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In today's business environment it is imperative to ensure that the solution you build is based on commonly accepted protocols and document formats. It is also important to know that your solution will enable integration with the widest variety of business partners and applications, will work securely over the Internet, and will scale as your business needs grow. Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 is designed to address these issues. Today's global marketplace dictates a need to efficiently operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers are more sophisticated and want to stay informed in real time, which translates into an accelerated pace of business and the need for faster decision-making processes. In addition, business relationships have become highly dynamic, and new customers and partners expect businesses to adapt quickly. There is also a need to support multiple applications on a variety of platforms, and to integrate with business partners using the Internet, extranets, business-to-business (B2B) exchanges, and other resources. Existing information-technology investments need to be preserved, which requires having the ability to support legacy systems and [Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)][1] networks like [X12][2] and [EDIFACT][3]. And, perhaps most importantly, to effectively compete in today's market, you need to be able to build new solutions quickly, using open Internet standards and technology to assure maximum interoperability. For more information, see [Supporting Standards][4].