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Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Serenic Navigator 2013; Hosted GP 2013 for Energy Co; BI Partnership; AX practice hire

Dynamics AX News — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:18:55 GMT

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: Serenic Releases Serenic Navigator 2013 Built on Dynamics NAV 2013; SaaSplaza, Rand Group Partner to Put Energy Company on Dynamics GP 2013 in the Cloud; I.B.I.S., ZAP Offer BI to Dynamics Customers; Bevins Joins Rand Group's Dynamics AX Practice; Serenic Releases Serenic Navigator 2013 Built on Dynamics NAV 2013 Serenic Corp. , a publisher of financial management and business operations software for nonprofits, international non-governmental...(read more)

Hubwoo announces partner program for Microsoft Dynamics AX integration to The Business Network

Dynamics AX News — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:53 GMT

Collaborative business network provider Hubwoo is in the process of certifying a new adapter for Microsoft Dynamics AX that will allow AX customers to integrate Hubwoo's Business Network for AP automation and spend compliance. The integration follows the announcement earlier this year of the company's strategic alliance with Microsoft . The new alliance came after a tumultuous unwinding of Hubwoo's close relationship with SAP and Microsoft's previous strategic alliance with rival...(read more)

Manufacturers gain operational efficiency, sacrifice improvements in supply chain visibility: New report

Dynamics AX News — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:01:09 GMT

A new report from KPMG found that while global manufacturers are putting their supply chains at the center of their business strategies, a whopping 54 percent of domestic manufacturers admit that their supply chain visibility doesn't go beyond their Tier 1 suppliers (those direct suppliers to OEMs). The findings are part of New York-based KPMG's 4th annual Global Manufacturing Outlook - Competitive Advantage - Enhancing Supply Chain Networks for Efficiency and Innovation. Survey participants...(read more)

Microsoft Announces Winners of the 2013 Partner of the Year Awards

Dynamics AX News — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:09 GMT

Microsoft Corp. has announced the winners and finalists of 2013 Partner of the Year Award Winners and Finalists. The annual awards honor Microsoft partners for delivering innovative solutions during the past year that directly address customer challenges. Award winners and finalists, chosen from global nominations, will be recognized at the 2013 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, July 7-11 in Houston. This year, there were 44 awards that celebrated each core partner competency, including Microsoft...(read more)

From the Microsoft Dynamics AX Blogs: SCOM; Product Configuration; BI Beyond AX; Complex CRM Integration; AX 2012 Master Planning

Dynamics AX News — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:55:54 GMT

The Dynamics AX SCOM Management Pack: Dynamics AX solution architect Henrik Marx Larsen wondered recently why the AX SCOM management pack is so rarely used, even when the client is already using SCOM (System Center Operations Manager). As he explains: "One of the key features of the SCOM management pack is the ability to automatically discover AOS instances and monitor their health including client availability. From within SCOM you can react to event log messages thrown by the AOS instance...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Retail BI for AX 2012; CRM, NAV Wins; Yoodle is CRM Certified

Dynamics AX News — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:20 GMT

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: EdgeAX releases Retail BI for Dynamics AX 2012; XEC Taps Cincom for Dynamics CRM; Liberty Wines Selects TVision for Dynamics NAV; Yoodle Now Dynamics CRM Partner EdgeAX Announces Retail Business Intelligence for Dynamics AX 2012 EdgeAX , a unit of Visionet Systems Inc., has made its Retail Business Intelligence (BI) solution available for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. The solution is aimed at addressing the needs of retailers and offers out...(read more)

Multi-channel management: The new age of commerce

Dynamics AX News — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:53:35 GMT

After last month's Magento Imagine conference, the industry buzz around eCommerce is at an all-time high. Today's eCommerce options are so robust that they enable large companies the flexibility to manage their web sales channel with a similar finesse as they do their store or other sales operations. Meanwhile eCommerce systems are so affordable that small companies are able to compete against larger retailers with a similar level of comprehensive features. While traditional eCommerce sites...(read more)

SharePoint still a favorite CMS, but gaps in information accessibility concern users

Dynamics AX News — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59:54 GMT

In a new report, SharePoint: "Shows huge promise... Could do better..." UK-based content intelligence firm Smartlogic delves into the SharePoint gaps identified in an independent MindMetre Research study that polled more than 500 global users who offered up their likes, dislikes, and suggestions for improving the software platform. Brutally honest in their assessments, 80 percent of users say they're disappointed with SharePoint's ability to deliver satisfactory access to internal...(read more)

Microsoft ERP revenue grew to $1.1 billion in 2012, led by Dynamics AX: Gartner report

Dynamics AX News — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:42:28 GMT

Gartner stirred up some rigorous debate with its recent CRM market share estimates, which put Microsoft Dynamics CRM revenue for 2012 at $1.1 billion, up 26% from 2011. That number was seen as much higher than expected for CRM alone - other estimates usually put the Dynamics business overall - ERP and CRM - at between $1.2 and $1.7 billion. And the research firm has recently released another report, this one on ERP market share which estimates that Microsoft's ERP business grew 4% in 2012, "mainly...(read more)

The Value of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step: Beyond implementation standards

Dynamics AX News — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:29:41 GMT

Veteran ERP consultants understand how to execute an implementation project. They can call on their years of experience to design a new project that will have a good chance at success. And when the next generation of consultants joins the team, those practices are passed along, even if there is no process in place to manage the knowledge transfer. Many implementation consultants can probably recall their own experience learning "the way it was always done" at their early jobs. Consulting...(read more)

BI on the Microsoft stack: Can PowerPivot in the cloud steer Dynamics customers to more insight?

Dynamics AX News — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:36 GMT

Today's options for getting started with BI and reporting can seem daunting. Several viable tools and technologies have improved in recent years, from simpler approaches that rely on desktop tools and network drives to sophisticated third party BI solutions that can orchestrate a large scale BI and reporting strategy. Pivotstream of Independence, OH wants to offer another way for Dynamics ERP customers to consider moving BI beyond the desktop while keeping it Microsoft-centric. Offering what...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Doc management for AX 2012; Magento integration; ERP for utilities; CRM productivity tools partnership

Dynamics AX News — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:20:51 GMT

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: MetaViewer for Dynamics AX 2012; Magento-Dynamics RMS Integration; Ferranti Unveils Updated MECOMS ERP for Utilities; AvePoint, Tribridge Partner on Dynamics CRM MetaViewer Paperless Document Management for Dynamics AX 2012 Metafile Information Systems has integrated MetaViewer paperless document management solution with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to give companies more visibility and insight into accounts payable and accounts receivable...(read more)

New ERP integration from Dell Boomi coming to Ariba Network, including Microsoft Dynamics GP

Dynamics AX News — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:25:25 GMT

Back in 2012, Microsoft had been recruiting Ariba to become a "global ISV" as part of the Dynamics AX push into the enterprise market. And they appeared to make progress, as in April of 2012, Ariba announced a strategic alliance with Microsoft to offer an adapter between the Ariba Network and Dynamics AX. But then in May 2012, SAP announced its plans to acquire of Ariba for $4.3 billion, calling into... read more...(read more)

Why Channels Don't Work: A Self-Assessment

Dynamics AX News — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:31:48 GMT

It is not uncommon to see ISVs with business solutions (ERP, CRM, SCM, ECM) to be disappointed with their reseller partner channel's performance. The issues they highlight with their partners commonly relate to some or all of the following: It's too hard to get Partners' mindshare Partner are not pro-active in finding new clients Partners are not self-sufficient in winning sales Partners do not want to train their staff on the ISV solution Partners do not want to allocate sales and technical...(read more)

From the Microsoft Dynamics AX Blogs: Master data sync; RapidStart Tips; Absence/Leave Management; Enterprise Portal with SharePoint 2013

Dynamics AX News — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:34:10 GMT

Master data synchronization for AX 2012: Over at the Dynamics AX Blog, Kurt Hatlevik shares some info about a "nice" tool he's working on for Dynamics AX 2012. It is called ColumbusSync, and solves some data synchronization requirements of larger enterprises . like easier distribution of master data from a master company to a set of "client" companies. In that way a large set of companies can act as a single enterprise, even though it actually are a set of unique companies...(read more)