Microsoft Integrates Adxstudio xRM Technologies into Dynamics CRM SDK

Microsoft has included the Adxstudio Inc. xRM web portal technologies into its Dynamics CRM Software Development Kit (SDK), according to Adxstudio.

Including the tools developed by Adxstudio in the newest release of accelerators for Dynamics CRM lets solution providers integrate web-facing portal features with Microsoft's customer relationship management tool, according to the company. The new SDK includes an advanced web portal framework with web content management capabilities and a new LINQ-to-CRM provider to make it easier to develop CRM-connected applications using ASP.NET, company officials said.

"We're excited that Microsoft has chosen Adxstudio xRM technology as the basis of their Dynamics CRM web portal development kit," said Adxstudio President Doug Schneider, in a statement. "We've been fortunate to introduce xRM to several Microsoft partners for integration into their Dynamics CRM solutions over the past year. Now the broader Dynamics CRM and .NET communities are positioned to benefit from the efficiencies realized when developing web applications using xRM."

At Convergence last month, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Product Manager Reuben Kipper presented several new R2 Portal Accelerators for CRM built on the xRM framework by Adxstudio developers.

Adxstudio said it has also released a suite of advanced Dynamics CRM web portal extensions called xRM Portals. Built on Adxstudio's xRM technology, xRM Portals are fully compatible with the new Dynamics CRM SDK and include web-based CRM extensions for managing web content in other languages, conference and event management, surveys, polls, discussion forums, membership portals, customer e-service and e-commerce, according to the company.

Adxstudio said the xRM Portals are perfect for building enterprise-class, web-based CRM application solutions because they offer flexibility in authentication methods and robust security. Additionally, Adxstudio said customers can choose ...