Today Microsoft has released production ready BETA version of BizTalk RFID 2009.

The key features of BizTalk RFID 2009 include:

·         BizTalk RFID Mobile (RFID platform for Windows Mobile and Windows CE based devices)

o   BizTalk RFID Mobile consists of a runtime engine, tools and components to develop, deploy and manage RFID solutions on mobile devices.

o   Store and Forward: BizTalk RFID Mobile supports the ability to store events locally as well as forward them to the server.

o   Remote Management: BizTalk RFID Mobile allows remote management of Windows Mobile-based devices.

o   SQL Sink service: BizTalk RFID Mobile supports using a SQL database to store events and information on the mobile device, in much the same way that BizTalk Server RFID does.

·         Support for industry Standards

o   LLRP Provider: Out-of-the-box connectivity with readers using the EPCglobal-ratified Low-Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) reader-host standard.

o   TDT: Services to decode tag attributes natively via the Tag Data Translation (TDT) standards library

o   WS Discovery: A library for providers to discover devices using the standard web services based discovery mechanism.

·         Support for newer platforms             

o   Windows Server 2008

o   SQL Server 2008

o   .Net 3.5 SP1 and Visual Studio 2008

Read the complete post at http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric/archive/2008/10/27/ready-beta-for-biztalk-rfid-2009.aspx