Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 on Track for Official Release in Late June

All the tea leaves are pointing toward a late-June release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 (sometimes referred to as AX 5.0).

The release will be accompanied by a national roadshow, much like Microsoft has undertaken in recent months to introduce Dynamics CRM 4.0.

At an AX Users Group session yesterday sponsored by Dynamic Communities, a consultant with Microsoft partner Green Beacon Solutions, Dane Koepke, told attendees that he understood that AX 2009 would be released "at the end of Microsoft's fourth quarter," which is June 30.

Then, he said, Microsoft is due to go on the road to do demonstrations and heighten user interest in the new release.

According to Bill Clough, research program manager for Dynamics AX product planning, "The partner is correct! And we definitely have an entire team dedicated to the launch of this exciting new version."

Microsoft partners have been using pre-release versions of AX 2009 to familiarize themselves with the product, and to begin demonstrations with...