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What’s the best way for a software vendor to prove that a business management solution is viable?  It’s to use it yourself.  That is exactly what Microsoft is doing. Microsoft Corp. has long claimed that their Dynamics mid-market ERP solutions are a great fit for a two-tier ERP strategy.  They’ve backed up this assertion by creating [...]

SharePoint Online, a part of Office 365, gives organizations of any size the opportunity to take advantage of the collaboration, search, and document and task management functions of SharePoint within the cloud.  Microsoft has put together a series of 5 brief videos to give IT professionals: An introduction to SharePoint Online The business scenarios that the tool [...]

The first step toward a successful business management software project is selecting the right solution for your organization.  In our experience of implementing almost 2000 solutions in over 26 years, we’ve seen the long-lasting effects that selecting the wrong software solution can have on an organization and from those experiences, we’ve compiled a list of [...]

Salesforce.com is a stalwart in the cloud CRM market, but that doesn’t mean that it is the right choice for every organization. For those companies looking for a different option, Software Advice recently had a blog post highlighting “Salesforce Alternatives | 5 Cloud CRM Systems to Consider.”  Of the five options that CRM Analyst, Lauren [...]

On September 27th, Microsoft Dynamics GP Product Management Director, Errol Schoenfish will be giving a 75 minute presentation on the direction of the Dynamics GP solution at Socius’ Aspire conference.  If you are interested in getting a taste for what he’s going to be sharing with us, he has posted the video below in which [...]

The much anticipated release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 took place today, rolling out the “powerfully simple” business solution to 25 countries in 23 languages. Unlike other product releases, Microsoft has completely rebuilt the architecture of the Dynamics AX software to create a solution that is powerful and agile, yet simple. It combines comprehensive core ERP capabilities [...]

Since it was released, the SharePoint 2010 feature that we have seen the most, overwhelming interest in is the Search functionality. It makes sense that this functionality would be so popular – who wouldn’t be interested in being connected to information they need to get their job done? There are three things that make the Search [...]

The worldwide “principles-based” accounting standards for general purpose financial statements being issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are called International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  Currently, over 80 countries/regions  are allowing or requiring the preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS and others in the process of adopting the standards. Worldwide adoption of [...]

There are many definitions of cloud computing floating around the Web today. For this purpose, consider that cloud computing is an all-inclusive solution in which all computing resources (hardware, software, networking, storage and so on) are provided rapidly to users as demand dictates. The resources, or services, that are delivered are governable to ensure things [...]

All of the Sage and Microsoft CRM solutions that Socius provides hold positions in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation.  These solutions were analyzed based on their opportunity management capabilities as well as their mobile functionality and their ability to enhance sales effectiveness and performance. Microsoft Dynamics CRM holds a prominent place in the “leaders” [...]