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One month ago, Microsoft released the latest version of Dynamics CRM in the cloud only.  Today, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 became available for on-premise and partner-hosted deployments.  As a result, existing Microsoft Dynamics CRM users with an active Microsoft Software Assurance agreement can access the new version immediately via the Microsoft Download Center. Not only does the [...]

At the Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2011 last month, Microsoft revealed some details about the next release of the product, beginning with the move from calling the release by its code name of “AX 6” to its official name of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.  They also announced that this release will feature an entirely rebuilt architecture.  [...]

As consultants and salespeople focused on Dynamics GP, we spend a lot of time explaining the difference between a Full-Access User and a Light User.  The conversations often focus on a particular capability: “What license do I need if I want to <fill in the blank>?”  While this approach is helpful in addressing a specific [...]

Human Resource technology adoption is often driven by small projects aimed at specific business problems that, when solved, provide a very clear return on investment.  As an example, Employee Self Service technology, or ESS, has evolved as a fantastic solution for an HR staff that is burdened by the repetitive administrative task of responding to [...]

By conducting a survey of SharePoint users in August 2010 and repeating it in January 2011, Global 360 was able to to draw some interesting comparisons that revealed that SharePoint 2010 is being more rapidly adopted and more widely appreciated than was anticipated even a few months ago.  In August, only 8% of survey respondents had deployed [...]

In an era where potential customers have access to unprecedented amounts of information quickly and easily, it becomes increasingly important for your sales professionals to also leverage information in order to stay productive.  A recent survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit uncovered four ways that organizations can enhance sales productivity through the better use of information: Rapid [...]

Why Business Intelligence and Dashboards are Changing the Face of Reporting There’s an old adage that says “a picture is worth a thousand words.”  Maybe that’s why businesses today are scrapping their traditional reports with endless rows of tabular data and replacing them with business intelligence tools and visual dashboards that are simple to read and [...]

Any CRM software solution is only beneficial to the degree that it is adopted and used.  With the release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, Microsoft has taken great steps to make sure that the solution is easy to adopt and use by giving it a familiar and naturally intuitive Office-esque user interface.  In addition, Microsoft [...]

After a year of incrementally adding value to the ERP MAS 500 product through Product Updates in 2010, Sage has big plans in store for the product in 2011.  Sage is on pace to release MAS 500 version 7.4 in the second quarter of this year.  This next release promises enhancements to the product along five [...]

2010 was a huge year for Sage MAS 90 and 200.  It included the release of version 4.4, the introduction of MAS Intelligence as an alternative to FRx, and the release of version 4.45 which enables new MAS 200 installations on a SQL server. This year, Sage is building off of all of the momentum from [...]