Category: Microsoft

IMGroup Microsoft’s innovation partner of the year

Since Microsoft and partners have been cranking out the news (some of it not involving Sam Adams beer) from their annual worldwide partner conference in Boston this week, surely no one is surprised at another item released today. Pleasantly surprised a bit must be IMGroup brass, though, who were able to announce their second consecutive […]

Just the Factiva, ma’am

Factiva representatives today introduced Factiva SalesWorks for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 for Microsoft certified partners participating in the Factiva Partner Program. Factiva SalesWorks is a global collection of company, industry and executive news and information culled from Factiva owners Dow Jones and Reuters. PR for Factiva SalesWorks’ integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 promises an […]

CRM Live from Microsoft

After Windows Live and Office Live SaaS, Dynamic CRM from Microsoft will be the third Live hosted service by the company. The service will first be introduced in North America in the second quarter of 2007. Microsoft is aiming to target SMBs with its initial efforts with CRM Live. Read more about this over here.

Microsoft’s new scheme

Microsoft Corp. today unveiled a new licensing scheme, which should be enough to draw the attention of anyone and everyone in the industry. (“What? Microsoft? Money? Sssh!”) The new model will use a per concurrent user pricing model across its multiple lines of Dynamics ERP applications. The pricing schedule known as Business Ready Licensing is […]

Q4bissed in Boston

Q4bis Inc. representatives have announced the extension of the Q4bis business intelligence suite to Microsoft business partners. The granting will take place as part of the Microsoft worldwide partner conference known as WPC 2006 currently being held at Boston Convention Center through Thursday. Q4bis is using the convention as springboard to land worldwide partners to […]

Hitting the road

Kintera Inc. and Microsoft, have announced an eight-city roadshow to kick off on Monday, on a mission to “educate organizations about how social constituent relationship management on a software as a service platform can impact fundraising efforts and constituent relationships.” The educational seminars carry no admission charge, and will serve as a showcase for Kintera […]

Q-pid

Apresta, specialists in providing wireless access to enterprise data, today announced support for the Motorola Q, a smart phone that runs handheld applications on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. With Apresta, Motorola Q users should now achieve access to data from any back-end enterprise database system, including CRM, ERP, and financials. Apresta is designed […]

Refrigeration company revamps

Microsoft representatives were pleased to announce that mobile refrigeration manufacturer Waeco Pacific has revamped their ERP system with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The archaic legacy system at Waeco had reportedly “plagued all aspects of the company,” in management, ordering, stock control and dispatch. Operations such as stocktaking, stock control and communication had been done manually. Enter […]

New captain from the Netherlands

Captain on the bridge! Microsoft Corporation today announced the promotion of Michel van der Bel from head of Microsoft Holland to vice president for the public sector for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Van der Bel has been an old Microsofty since 1999 and replaces Jan Muehlfeit, who was earlier promoted to EMEA corporate […]

No blues in Bluespring

Bluespring Software announced today that the firm had been named a finalist in the Microsoft “Technology Innovation Partner of the Year” in the ISV/Software Solutions category. The awards recognize Microsoft registered, certified and gold-certified partners that have developed “exemplary” solutions. In the case of Bluespring, it was the Bluespring BPM Suite that received singling out. […]