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eOne to Take Back Control of Extender with Release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013

by Linda Rosencrance
Contributing Writer, MSDW

eOne Solutions and Microsoft have agreed that beginning with the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 the Dynamics GP Extender module will no longer be available via Microsoft but will instead return to the control of eOne.

In 2006 eOne gave Microsoft the rights to market, sell and support Dynamics GP eXtender and Dynamics GP SmartList Builder via an OEM agreement, company officials said. As part of the agreement, eOne has continued to perform all development and quality assurance for both modules, officials said. The company also provided marketing and support escalation services to Microsoft.

But when the companies reviewed the OEM agreement this year's, they both decided that it would be best to withdraw Dynamics GP eXtender from the agreement, according to officials.

eOne officials said there were a number of reason for ending the agreement including:

  • Development: Working within the OEM, the partner said it was limited to Microsoft protocol when it came to adding additional functionality to eXtender. "We are now able to remove our blinkers and be as creative as we like to be at eOne - to add all the functionality we dream up," according to a statement.
  • Web Client: The company said a world of potential for how it can enhance eXtender to provide a great deal more flexibility for the upcoming GP web client. And now the company will be able to make much more regular releases without having to ask Microsoft to approve new functionality.
  • Two Versions: For the past six years, eOne has offered two separate products, Dynamics GP Extender and eXtender Enterprise. But there was often confusion during upgrades because both products used the same extud ...

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About Linda Rosencrance

Linda Rosencrance is a freelance writer/editor in the Boston area. Rosencrance has over 25 years experience as an reporter/investigative reporter, writing for many newspapers in the metropolitan Boston area. Rosencrance has been writing about information technology for the past 16 years.

She has covered a variety of IT subjects, including Microsoft Dynamics, mobile security issues such as data loss prevention, network management, secure mobile app development, privacy, cloud computing, BI, big data, analytics, HR, CRM, ERP, and enterprise IT.

Rosencrance is the author of six true crime books for Kensington Publishing Corp.

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