Dynamics AX News

From the Microsoft Dynamics AX Blogs: AX for Retail; Lighter Access License Rights; Spell Checker; Generate a Report of Reports

Jared Berezin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:23:13 -0400

Dynamics AX for Retail is Now Available Worldwide: Microsoft's Lachlan Cash at the Reflections on Dynamics AX blog touts this "great solution for customers looking for an end to end retail solution. What is unique here is that the retail solution is an extension of the core Microsoft Dynamics AX. Customers are not deploying different solutions for different parts of their business."

"This is a great example of the simplicity in the Microsoft Dynamics AX architecture. Simple in the way we can extend our code base. The same way our pa...

Ignify Ranked for the Fourth Consecutive Year in Fastest 500 Companies List Recognizing Revenue Growth

Linda Rosencrance — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:45:13 -0400

For one Microsoft Dynamics partner, impressive growth has become something of a pattern. Ignify Inc., an ERP and CRM consulting firm and provider of eCommerce software, has been named to the Inc. 500 list for the fourth consecutive year. The company ranked 394th overall for fastest growing business in North America. Last year the company ranked 194 according to Inc. magazine.

According to Inc., over a three-year period Ignify's revenue increased 745% from $1.3 million in 2006 to $11.3 million in 2009.

In addition to the Inc. 500 recognition, Ignify ranked 71st nationwide and 3rd in Southern California in the Deloitte FAST 500 in 2009. In addition in 2010, the company was a Microsoft Partner of the Year Award Fin...

Armanino McKenna Acquires Microsoft Dynamics Consultancy 1 Source Solutions, Grows US West Coast Presence

News Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:45:35 -0400

Armanino McKenna LLP announced today that it has acquired 1 Source Solutions, also known as Fullscope West, to grow its US west coast presence as a Microsoft Dynamics VAR for GP, CRM, and AX. The 1 Source staff of 28 employees will join the firm and 2 former 1 Source executives, Bruce Kirschenbaum and Chris Moore, have been named as new partners within the Consulting department of Armanino McKenna.

The transaction includes acquisition of 1 Source's software modules that work in conjunction with MS Dynamics AX including manufacturing, distribution, revenue recognition and supply chain management. 1 Source clients include technology, manufacturing, medical devices and pharmace...

Olive-3 Technologies Announce On-Demand Editions of Manufacturing Management Solutions

Linda Rosencrance — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:06:22 -0400

On September 20, Olive-3 Technologies will be releasing a suite of cloud-based, on-demand editions of webOps TMM powered by Microsoft Dynamics AX to help companies manage and maintain their assets-from requisition to disposition-in the cloud

The offerings, which are all developed in Dynamics AX, are designed to help mid-size manufacturers maximize the return on investments of their assets by optimizing the management and maintenance of those assets, said Ali Aksut, President and Founder of Olive-3 Technologies, a provider of provider of on-demand and on-premise operations management solutions to manufacturers and distributors.

"This is the next step in our product road-map to offer ‘easy-to-use' and ‘affo...

Microsoft Dynamics Partner News Roundup: Zap’s First Swedish Client; Altus HR Suite Deployments Increase; New ASi R&D Hire

Linda Rosencrance — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:06:08 -0400

Swedish-based global organization, Lagerstedt & Krantz Group, has chosen Zap's business intelligence software to help manage its 16 international companies.

According to officials, LK Group, which uses Microsoft Dynamics NAV as its standard Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, becomes Zap's first Swedish client, as the software company expands in Europe.

LK Group said it will use Zap's Business Analytics for Microsoft Dynamics NAV to better communicate performance to its board, a well as analyze production and sales in the heating, plumbing, shipping, real estate management and finance industries.

According to Kristoffer Gustafson, LK Group IT Manager: "We wante...

Microsoft Dynamics AX Cited as an Order Management Hub Solutions Leader by Research Firm

Linda Rosencrance — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:17:58 -0400

Forrester Research Inc. has recognized Microsoft Dynamics AX a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Order Management Hubs for August 2010.

According to the report, Microsoft has reached Leader designation for the first time based mainly on the strength of its strategy, including a top three product and go-to-market strategy as well as market-leading ownership costs.

To participate in the Forrester Wave, vendors had to meet specific requirements, including an ability to provide support for market-leading industries, to demonstrate a broad business process footprint and to target organizations with 500 or more employees.

These vendors were then evaluated against 112 criteria based on current off...

Dynamics ISVs Learn to Build a Better Channel with New Microsoft Marketing Program

Linda Rosencrance — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:48:06 -0400

Call it a marriage made through Microsoft's Partner Channel Builder Program.

Microsoft ISV Tensoft Inc. has entered into a partnership whereby RMS McGladrey Inc., a Gold Certified Partner of Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Solutions, will promote and sell the Tensoft Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Suite for Dynamics GP, with a focus on technology businesses.

Although partnerships between ISVs like Tensoft, an ERP and supply chain solution provider for the semiconductor, software and high tech industries, and resellers like McGladrey, a large assurance, tax and consulting services provider aren't all that unusual, the Microsoft Partner Channel Builder Program that put them toget...

New Microsoft Dynamics Salary Survey Tracks Benefits, Profile, Attitude of Dynamics Professionals

Linda Rosencrance — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:23:23 -0400

It's that time again. Nigel Frank International, a specialist global Microsoft Dynamics recruitment agency, is conducting its annual survey of Microsoft Dynamics professionals' salaries and is asking for input to paint the most accurate picture of the current salary trends.

The survey is currently underway:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Microsoft_Dynamics_Salary_Survey_2010

Last year 5,800 people, mainly from Europe and North America, who either worked, or had worked in the Microsoft Dynamics community responded to the survey, according to the company.

Some of the highlights of the 2009 survey included:

The average ...
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New Book on Process Manufacturing with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Examines Broad Range of Business Models, Industry Needs

News Editor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:44:16 -0400

For process manufacturing and distribution firms evaluating or implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX as their ERP solution, the depth of the product's capabilities is both one of its greatest benefits and challenges. Learning the range of features and functions is essential for leveraging the business models embedded in the software, and the relevant information varies for different teams and organizations.

Aware of these challenges after years of teaching and implementing Dynamics AX, consultant and author Dr. Scott Hamilton's latest book, Managing Process Manufacturing using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, examines the software capabilities for supporting business processes in different types of process in...

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Tallan's new practice; Columbus IT Financial Results; Competitive Wins by Fullscope, 5280 Solutions

Linda Rosencrance — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:29:40 -0400

Tallan Inc. has announced a new Microsoft Dynamics CRM practice.

Founded in 1985, Tallan has adopted technology to accelerate its ability to deliver high-quality systems to its customers including through integrating the capabilities of Microsoft BizTalk, Windows Communication Foundation or the .NET Enterprise Library, according to CEO Craig Branning.

"The increased speed with which our developers are able to build systems to manage structured data with Dynamics CRM is impressive," he said in a statement.

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Microsoft partner, Columbus IT said it has grown its business in the first half of this year. The Nordic region, Western Europe and t...