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

2013-05-24T20:18:55Z

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)

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

2013-05-23T21:01:09Z

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)

Live Thursday: Microsoft Dynamics NAV Roundtable

2013-05-22T19:16:07Z

With Wednesday's release of Update Rollup 2 , Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 is now well into its release lifecycle . So what are Dynamics NAV implementers thinking about these days? With the profound changes rolled out in 2013 and a new release due later in 2013 as part of the new annual release cadence , we thought this would be a great time to chat with some NAV community veterans to discover what they a... read more...(read more)

Microsoft Announces Winners of the 2013 Partner of the Year Awards

2013-05-21T12:16:09Z

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)

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

2013-05-17T19:42:20Z

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

2013-05-17T13:53:35Z

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

2013-05-16T19:59:54Z

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

2013-05-15T13:42:28Z

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

2013-05-15T02:29:41Z

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)

Microsoft extends availability of Advanced Management licenses for Dynamics GP 2010, NAV 2009

2013-05-13T18:24:56Z

Microsoft informed its Dynamics NAV and GP partners earlier this month that it has decided to keep NAV 2009 and GP 2010 Advanced Management editions of Business Ready Licensing (BRL) available through June 2014 for both new and existing customers. The Business Essentials edition is not included in this extension and, as such, will no longer be available for new customers after 30 November 2013, Microsoft explained on PartnerSource. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, GP 2010 License Availabil... read more...(read more)

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

2013-05-13T12:30:36Z

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)

How a small company owner impacts an ERP implementation, for better or worse

2013-05-10T18:41:27Z

(This article is adapted from Gloria's new book Rapid Implementation , an expert guide for small business owners who need to support a successful, low-cost ERP implementation or upgrade. - Ed.) If you own a small business, then you are the most important person in your company's ERP project. Of all the deadly sins of software implementation, you as the owner and leader have the opportunity to commit or avoid more of them than anyone else in your organization. Your support may begin with a...(read more)

Why Channels Don't Work: A Self-Assessment

2013-05-07T14:31:48Z

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)

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: nChannel funding; Scribe sales growth; Sunrise in Switzerland; Equisys on SaaSplaza

2013-05-03T18:25:29Z

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: nChannel Secures $2.4 Million in Funding; Scribe Marks Milestone Quarter; Sunrise Technologies Opens Swiss Subsidiary; Equisys, SaaSplaza Partner to Make the Cloud Paperless nChannel Secures $2.4 Million in Additional Funding for New Products nChannel , developer of cloud-based multi-channel management platform, has closed $2.4 million Series A funding round led by the Ohio TechAngels Funds. The funding will let the company launch new products...(read more)

Transforming field sales with mobile POS technology: Tips for planning your solution

2013-05-03T16:29:56Z

Sales teams face a unique challenge today. They are required to perform a variety of tasks out in the field, while still remaining productive. Leaving sales reps to perform their tasks through the use of manual efforts leaves them open to data entry errors and the risks of lost time and productivity. In addition, the tasks that need to be completed today are complex, especially when there is more than one back-end system that needs to be updated with all the pertinent information to ensure maximum...(read more)