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Best of 2013: Top Microsoft Dynamics AX news of the year

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

1. Microsoft releases Lifecycle Services v1 for Dynamics AX

If its momentum builds in 2014, Lifecycle Services could prove to be the most important product development of 2013 for Dynamics AX.  The tool set offers a range of capabilities built around customer and partner needs for planning, implementing, and supporting a Dynamics AX solution.

With little to announce in terms of major AX product releases in 2013, Lifecycle Services became one of the few hot topics the AX team could show off this year, both to partners (who have an incentive to better manage their prospects and clients via the platform) and to users/prospects who should recognize the utility of the various tools, from designing and managing workflows to improved access to the AX  support and knowledge base.

See also: Microsoft emphasized Dynamics AX Lifecycle Services in roadmap to AX 2012 R3, Rainier releases

2. Microsoft Dynamics AX Team Unveils 2013 Feature Packs for Warehouse, Transportation, Mobility

See also: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 to support Azure hosting, planned for April 2014

3. Microsoft Dynamics AX to deliver Windows 8 apps in 2013; Major release 'Rainier' due in 2014

See also: Microsoft previews Windows 8 Apps for ...

About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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