Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart. | ||
| --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | ||
Microsoft has not chosen to let their mature frameworks and existing product base act as their sole service strategy. Instead, Microsoft is entering a compelling period of new offerings that enables us to create, consume, and compose services in ways not previously possible. In this chapter, we'll briefly talk about three brand new technologies that are core to Microsoft's long-term application platform strategy. Then we'll talk about what the future holds for the BizTalk Server product. Finally, we'll close out our time together with a summary of the material we've covered in this book. Please note that all discussions of upcoming technologies will contain information that is subject to change prior to the formal release of the corresponding products.