CRM5 Formally Christened Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 at WPC 2010

Today at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington DC, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 - formerly code-named "CRM5" - will be publicly available as a "broad beta release" in September 2010. 

This timing is in line with estimates made at Convergence 2010 earlier this year.  Dynamics CRM 2011 is a broad release, with significant changes in areas including expanded cloud capabilities, improved user experience, stronger development frameworks, and easier integration to other Microsoft tools like SharePoint and Outlook.

"We are very confident in our ability to deliver to the marketplace," Dynamics CRM general manager Brad Wilson told MSDynamicsWorld.com.  "For customers, [Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011] offers new levels of user productivity and collaboration that meet their specific business needs with a low total cost of ownership. For partners, it...