Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: ISVs Announce New ERP Integrators; CRM 2011 Win Replaces Pivotal; Green Beacon Solutions Promotes Dane Koepke

In this Microsoft Dynamics partner new roundup:

• Navigator Technologies, Mendix to Extend Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• deFacto Global Announces deFacto Instant Connector for Microsoft Dynamics ERP
• Kingspan Insulation chooses Maxima to implement replace Pivotal with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
• Green Beacon Solutions Promotes Dane Koepke to Vice President, Channel Development

Navigator Technologies, Mendix to Extend Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Mendix, a business platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider, has teamed up with Navigator Technologies, a reseller specializing in integration with Microsoft Dynamics NAV to extend the functionality of Dynamics NAV.

Navigator Technologies use the Mendix Agile Business Platform to add new applications to existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV implementations and rapidly develop agile web applications, according to the companies.

Vincent de la Mar, Partner and Business Development Manager at Mendix, said more companies are looking to extend Dynamics NAV.

"Customers are looking for their existing systems to adapt to their ever changing business requirements," he said in the statement. "Mendix enables partners and customers to do exactly that by taking the best of existing systems and easily extending them with custom web apps."

deFacto Global Announces deFacto Instant Connector for Microsoft Dynamics ERP

deFacto Global Inc., a Microsoft-based corporate performance management (CPM) software company, launched a version of its deFacto Instant Connectors designed for Microsoft Dynamics ERP systems.

deFacto Instant Connectors integrate with Dynamics ERP systems out of the box. That means Dynamics customers can very quickly integrate deFacto Performance Management with their Dynamics ERP systems so they can optimize financial and operational planning and performance, according to the company.