Oslo, BizTalk Mapper & Surface – Fjord

I came across a very interesting initiative from Microsoft and thought of blog it. It is about Microsoft's Fjord.

Fjord is the code name for the Microsoft Surface integration pieces to the Modeling commitments of Oslo. BizTalk Mapper, a BizTalk component is the first piece of Oslo to be integrated with Surface.

As Oslo’s one of the key focus is going to be on Modeling, I am expecting the orchestration designer can also be integrated with the Microsoft’s surface(lets see). For expression or for the editor requirement, they may come up with Tablet-PC kind of the keyboard in Surface for Orchestration. More surprises and wonders can be expected as part of Oslo.

Fjord – The code name for BizTalk mapper’s integration with Surface. As fjord means a long, narrow bay with steep sides from the top region of the mountains to the sea, the source schema and destination schema on the two sides on the functoids in the BizTalk Map could have resembled as mountains in the two side of the sea. Aptly named.

And another interesting fact about the Microsoft’s Fjord and Mother Nature’s fjord is Norway has got many deep fjords. Again I donn know why Microsoft’s Oslo is more linked with Norway (Norway’s capital is Oslo).

Reference:

http://www.biztalkgurus.com/blogs/biztalksyn/archive/2007/11/29/project-fjord-biztalk-mapper-to-require-surface-in-oslo.aspx