Date: Aug. 14, 2000
Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/articles/biztalk/bizorchestr.asp
Source Author or Organization: Bob Laskey and James Parker, Microsoft Corporation

This tutorial describes a use of the set of XML messaging tools and services provided by Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 known as the business process orchestration features, or BizTalk Orchestration (BTO). BizTalk is used to model a reverse auction, a common dynamic pricing technique characterized by a single buyer issuing a request for quote (RFQ) and accepting bids from multiple sellers. The article also includes a discussion of advanced BizTalk Orchestration features.