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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 tablet clients making a good first impression with experts

by Linda Rosencrance
Contributing Writer, MSDW

Microsoft Dynamics NAV professionals have had a chance to get acquainted with NAV 2015 and its new tablet interface in recent weeks. Based on NAV 2015 native application pages, the new tablet apps are getting great reviews from NAV experts who describe both the approach and the results thus far as a success, especially for a first version.

The new Dynamics NAV tablet client lets users navigate their business data using a "fast and fluid interface" that leverages design concepts from Windows and Office 365, yet still remains distinctly Dynamics NAV, according to a blog post by the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Team.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 tablet clients 

"Do more on the go with capabilities such as send to Excel or Office 365, up-to-date charts and KPIs, emailing of sales quotes and invoices, and shoot and attach pictures with your camera," according to the post.

To learn more, we spoke with several Dynamics NAV experts who have been exploring the NAV 2015 tablet apps to get their impressions.

First reactions

When Microsoft Dynamics NAV MVP Alex Chow first saw the NAV 2015 tablet client, his first thought was "wow." The reason: Microsoft has created an interface specific to a tablet user.

"Everything is within reach of your thumbs," said Chow, founder of LA-based AP Commerce Inc. "This mimics how a ...

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About Linda Rosencrance

Linda Rosencrance is a freelance writer/editor in the Boston area. Rosencrance has over 25 years experience as an reporter/investigative reporter, writing for many newspapers in the metropolitan Boston area. Rosencrance has been writing about information technology for the past 16 years.

She has covered a variety of IT subjects, including Microsoft Dynamics, mobile security issues such as data loss prevention, network management, secure mobile app development, privacy, cloud computing, BI, big data, analytics, HR, CRM, ERP, and enterprise IT.

Rosencrance is the author of six true crime books for Kensington Publishing Corp.

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