Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Advanced mapping for CRM; AX food win; NAV homebuilding win; New GP hires

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup:

• Esri's Location Platform Brings Power of Place to Dynamics CRM;
• Junction Solutions To Implement Dynamics AX for King Arthur Flour;
• Eastwood Homes Switches From Sage Timberline to Dynamics NAV;
• Boyer & Associates Expands Dynamics GP Support and Development Teams

Esri's Location Platform Brings Power of Place to Dynamics CRM

Esri has released an enhanced Esri Maps for Microsoft Dynamics CRM that adds a new analytical perspectives for retailers.

From a single store to the entire supply chain, users can collaborate to author and share analytical intelligence on customers, stores, products, markets, and the competition with a wealth of demographic data for 120 countries.

"We believe geography is a powerful way to connect all aspects of retail from store operations and merchandizing to financial planning and e-commerce," said Simon Thompson, director of commercial industry at Esri. "Location analytics helps to identify, explain, and communicate trends and patterns about the places that matter the most so that companies can quickly respond to that insight to deliver the best possible outcome."

Esri Maps adds new location-oriented workflows that uncover hidden trends and patterns with interactive tools, data, and analysis. That means Dynamics CRM users can author maps and interactive infographics from their internal information resources, according to officials. These interactive visualizations and analytics provide users with insights about customers as well as knowledge about operations. The geographic data and tools can then be shared with ...