The two-day event would have three interesting sessions like `Ask The Expert' (ATE), `Peer Talk' and entertainment evenings. While ATE will feature panel discussions with top experts, speakers and panelists, Peer Talk have small round table groups to discuss issues in person.

Microsoft will also provide entertainment evenings to professionals to really open their `windows' and come out for fresh air. On the first day of the event there would be a live show by acelebrity and a movie premier on the second day, according to a Microsoft official.

The company's BizTalk framework consists of a technical specification that defines a way to use extended markup language (XML) in a consistent way, a code set that defines a small number of mandatory and optional XML tags, and the www.biztalk.org web portal.

According to the company, XML is an ideal technology to use as a cross platform data interchange mechanism that reduces the need for applications to move information in a set order or format.

The framework was designed to allow developers to eliminate three elements found in all glue implementations. These elements are transport selection, calling convention and data format.

Grissly from Microsoft helps developers build a series of tasks or the workflow process, the order in which they must be performed. From issue tracking to expense reporting applications, Grissly enables developers to quickly build solutions for almost any business process that needs to beautomated.

At the core of Windows 2000 server is a complete set of infrastructure services based on the `Active Directory'. The Active Directory simplifies management, strengthens security and extends inter-operability. It extends the application services established by Windows NT server 4.0.

Microsoft's Platinum would be the fourth release of exchange server. It refines exchange messaging and collaboration infrastructure and provides a high degree of integration with Windows 2000.