Microsoft Officials Preview Dynamics GP 11.0 at GPUG Summit

In the keynote kickoff session to the GPUG Summit 2008 Monday in Las Vegas, Microsoft executives stressed their commitment to helping customers utilize Microsoft Dynamics GP to help move their businesses forward, while providing a sneak peak at what Dynamics GP 11.0 will offer.

Jeff Young, the product unit manager for Microsoft Business Solutions, spoke about how Dynamics GP can help drive business forward. What's important to consider, he said, when looking at your GP capabilities, is how you can "marry technology opportunities into business opportunities." Especially in today's economic environment, he stressed the need to maximize existing software investments.

Young's introduction on Microsoft's commitment to helping customers move their businesses forward led to a preview of what 2009's release of GP 11.0 will hold.

While the preview of GP 11.0 was limited -Young, promised a more complete preview at Convergence 2009- a PowerPoint presentation highlighted key expected new features.

"11.0 is a big release [for us]," Young said. It has the longest GP beta period ever, which...