Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Beta Available on PartnerSource

With little public fanfare from Microsoft, Dynamics professionals have begun revealing that Microsoft has released a beta version of Dynamics NAV 2013 on PartnerSource.

NAV2013 beta now available: mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/… #MSDYNNAV

— Paul Crawley (@MSDynamicsISV) May 14, 2012

Following the latest briefings and distribution of CTP4 to Dynamics NAV partners at Directions EMEA in Rome in late April, much of which was kept under NDA, the beta release opens up access to a broader range of partners. 

"I don't know about you, but I think today is a great day," wrote NAV MVP Vjekoslav Babic on his blog. Though he warned readers that NAV bloggers are still looking to Microsoft for the go ahead before discussing new NAV 2013 features in detail. 

And Eric Wauters writes about the beta availability: "That means: get your *** over to Partnersource, download and start playing with all those great new features in the release! Start debugging, start posting your assemblies, start creating your beautiful queries and use them in Excel PowerPivot with Odata, ... . There is a lot to look out for!"

Most of the significant new features of NAV 2013 are thought to be known publicly at some level, including the biggest new ...