From the GP Blogs: Microsoft to Phase out Public Newsgroups; Implementations Exam for Sure Step 2010; “Real Time” Dynamics GP Integrations; Dynamics GP/CRM Connector

Microsoft to Phase out Public Newsgroups for Greater Consolidation: Mariano Gomez, the Dynamics GP Blogster, laments but still approves of the move: "I will personally say that this is the best that could have happened to the Microsoft Dynamics GP community in general - though I am a bit sadden to see them go away, since they are the main reason I was awarded my MVP status. The transition of the newsgroups to the more robust forum-style Community platform should benefit both users and partners alike. The newgroup transition will also bring some much needed consolidation. I am really tired of having to post responses in 4 different places :-)

"The only thing that worries me a bit is the lost of all this accumulated knowledge. After all, it's been almost 10 years of postings. There are thousands and thousands of questions with thousands and thousands of responses currently available on both the developers' and the users' newsgroups which will potentially be unavailable after the migration. That would be a significant lost of knowledge if no one can search these anymore."

Managing Dynamics Implementations Exam for Sure Step 2010: Blogger Waqas Butt explains what's covered: "This certification exam measures your ability to understand Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step as a structured engagement methodology for Dynamics implementations. This exam measures the working knowledge that the candidate has of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step.... Till now what I know is the exam will have 40-70 questions with the time of 140-160 minutes.