Computer Careers Book
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Microsoft BizTalk Server
This updates the article at:
Microsoft BizTalk Server for Not Yet Techies
The current version is Microsoft Biztalk Server 2004,
as of March 2004. Microsoft Biztalk Server includes:
Receive and send adapters
Receive and send pipelines
Orchestrations
Message box
Business rules engine
Microsoft BizTalk Server won the Reader Choice
Award for Middleware and Data Connectivity in
early 2004, from Visual Studio Magazine.
Key features of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 include:
Internal Application Integration Services
Trading Partner Deployment and Management Services
Vertical Solutions and Industry Accelerators
Activity Monitoring
Comprehensive Rules Engine
Document Transport and Routing Services
Data Transformation Services
Process Automation and Management Services
Data Analysis Services
Configuration and Management Services
Microsoft Windows Platform Integration Services
Scalability Services
Security Integration Services
Consulting Planning Services
Consulting Deployment Services
For more information, go to:
Microsoft BizTalk Server
Biometrics
This updates the article at:
Biometrics for Not Yet Techies
Biometrics is not something those of us who like to
think of ourselves as libertarians like to think
about - or to see making progress in the future.
Unfortunately, biometrics is not going away.
The field is progressing. As technology
improves, all over the world governments are
working hard to create security systems and identity
cards. If they have their way, biometrics is going
to create a world where nobody can ever be
anonymous -- or recreate themselves.
There are upsides and downsides, of course, to
biometrics. I understand the security aspect -- I
don't want known terrorists boarding planes with
bombs, any more than any other sane person does.
But I also don't want to be constantly tracked
and monitored by a government or anybody who thinks
they have the right to know where I am at all times --
and this is the potential for biometrics.
To learn more, go to:
Biometrics
Bioinformatics
This updates the article at:
Bioinformatics for Not Yet Techies
Bioinformatics is continuing to revolutionize biology.
I found it difficult to find news on bioinformatics
itself -- but news about genes and viruses and
disease and disease prevention is overwhelming.
In short, scientists are using bioinformatics in many
ways that you do not know about. They are investigating
cancer and how to cure it. HIV. Viral infections.
You name it, somebody is using bioinformatics to
research it and how to cure it.
Biotechnology companies are using this basic research
and bioinformatics to find cures and treatments for
disease that will make us all healthier in the
future.
Although this is not strictly related to bioinformatics,
it is relevant to anyone thinking of changing to a
computer career.
The recent HIPAA act passed by the government not only
forces new privacy standards on medical providers, it
also is forcing them to use electronic medical records
instead of paper.
This will make things more efficient,hopefully reducing
the cost of medical care somewhat.
It should also reduce medical errors -- the #3 cause of
death in America today. Do you know how much time
pharmacists spend calling doctors to ask them about a
prescription they wrote?
It will produce many beneficials results to the
healthcare industry, and will require a lot of
IT expertise to make the transition.
To learn more:
Bioinformatics
