Microsoft Moves to Small Business Accounting/Retail Market – Stakes and Thoughts by Andrew Karasev
In this small article we will be looking at the new opportunities for Microsoft Small Business Server specialists, but rather look at the global business strategy and possible ways of future ERP modules standardizing and interoperability. This is important to get into consideration for midsize... As the stake on Great Plains was high – Microsoft formed business systems subdivision – Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions, later on Great Plains name was taken off and now we see Microsoft Business Solutions.

MCP Market News: Microsoft SQL Server & SQL Reporting Services by Guy Leba
Are you ready? SQL Server 2005, the next-generation data management and analysis software from Microsoft, will deliver increased scalability, availability, and security to enterprise data and analytical applications. SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based reporting... Develop better understanding of Microsoft .NET Developer Tools 2.) ROI and Business Value of Microsoft SQL Server & SQL Reporting Services In this session, we’ll take a look at technical and business scenarios where Microsoft SQL Server & SQL Reporting Services provide value.

Microsoft CRM Implementation - US Market Lessons by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft CRM is CRM answer from Microsoft Business Solutions. If you compare it to other traditional CRM applications, such as Siebel - you will see that Microsoft CRM does use all the resent Microsoft technologies, that means that Microsoft targets its CRM to Windows market exclusively, plus... Microsoft CRM is for MCSE / Microsoft oriented IT departments – Microsoft CRM would be be-loved system for IT specialists. ... Microsoft CRM - is not CRM - but rather simplified CRM - if you do remember old days whitepapers about CRM in general, or even it's predecessor - Lotus Notes/Domino -...

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Barcoding by Andrew Karasev
Barcode modules and extensions for Great Plains are a bit confusing and multiple options exist on the market. Barcoding is hardware as well as Great Plains Dexterity software development & customization oriented. • Warehouse Management. Either Microsoft Dexterity or SQL Store procedures or even... eConnect software development is current trend for Microsoft Great Plains 9.0 (new Project Green name is Microsoft Dynamics and Great Plains is now Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as Microsoft Navision is Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Axapta is Microsoft Dynamics AX) • Third Party Extensions.

Microsoft Great Plains Partner Selection: Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Solomon and Axapta are Microsoft Business Solutions ERP applications, serving to the whole spectrum of vertical and horizontal markets. Assuming that you already have one of these systems installed and implemented we would like to give you - IT director,... This is very common scenario - in fact Microsoft Business Solutions introduced direct quoting to the companies like yours - just to insure that you have an option to pay this required maintenance fee. ... It is actually more easy than you may think - you just send to your new proposed partner the letter...

Microsoft Navision Integration with Microsoft RMS - Overview for IT Specialist by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions Navision serves both European and American megamarkets. It was originally written by Denmark-based Navision Software in its own proprietary language C/SIDE (Client/Server Integrated Development Environment). Currently Navision is supported on two platforms - Navision... In this small article we would like to give you the clue on Navision integration with Microsoft Retail Management System - Microsoft RMS. ... Microsoft RMS is SQL based application - this means that even C/ODBC is limited - Microsoft RMS is using alien database platform and we do not recommend...

Microsoft CRM: Implementation, Customization, Support – Consultant Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is present several years on the US software market plus it makes advances in Europe. We expect substantial number growth of Microsoft CRM implementations across USA. • Sales. Microsoft CRM in opposite to former CRM leaders, such as Siebel, Onyx, Saleslogix... And this is due to the fact, that MS CRM utilizes all the resent Microsoft technologies: MS Exchange Server 2003/2000, Active Directory, MS SQL Server, Crystal Reports Enterprise, MS Outlook client, Microsoft IIS, .Net components, etc.

Microsoft Great Plains Remote Support - Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains is now standard mid-market ERP application, serving the whole spectrum of businesses. In the case of mid-size business we usually see strong IT team with SQL querying skills plus accounting department is already trained to use Great Plains and needs minimal help in... We strongly recommend you to use consultant in the following cases You have Dexterity customization You are doing migration from Pervasive/Ctree to Microsoft SQL Server/MSDE, especially when you have third-parties without migration tools You have a lot or ReportWriter Modified Great Plains...

Microsoft CRM in Latin America: Implementation, Customization, Support – Overview for Consultant by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is present several years on the US software market plus it makes advances in Europe. We expect substantial number growth of Microsoft CRM implementations across South and Central America and the need for Microsoft CRM implementation, support, tuning, reporting,... Microsoft CRM is very simple from business logic and intuitively understood by IT group. ... And this is due to the fact, that MS CRM utilizes all the resent Microsoft technologies: MS Exchange Server 2003/2000, Active Directory, MS SQL Server, Crystal Reports Enterprise, MS Outlook client,...

Microsoft Great Plains, Axapta, SAP Business One, Oracle E-Business Suite–SQL Databases/Companies by Andrew Karasev
Corporate ERP clients sometimes come up with the question, which can not be answered by one specific ERP reseller. Very good example is this question: our corporation has about 100 legal entities, such as subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Russia, plus we have legal entities in... In this small article we are trying to orient you, IT specialist. ... How this is designed in other MRPs: Oracle Financials, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP Business One? ... Currently we have Microsoft Dynamics GP – Great Plains architecture requires each legal entity to be Great Plains company and...