Is critical infrastructure the next DDoS target?
By: Taylor Amerding The massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack last month on Dyn, the New Hampshire-based Domain Name System (DNS) provider, was mostly an inconvenience. While it took down a portion of the internet for several hours, disrupted dozens of major websites and made national news, nobody died. Nobody even got hurt, other […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: UK partners unite; AX revenue recognition; Tool-builder win
By: Linda Rosencrance Anegis-Pipol Partnership to Boost the UK Market UK-based Microsoft Dynamics AX consultancy Anegis has formed a partnership with Pipol, a provider of Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics NAV, and Dynamics CRM. As part of the deal, Anegis will add to its 35 certified full-time staff and large number of specialist associate consultants, all […]
IFS named a Leader in Gartner’s 2016 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has once again been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management. “We are honoured to receive this acknowledgement again, as we continue to grow our field service management (FSM) business and capabilities through close work with our customers and partners around the world,” IFS […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: CRM mobile offline sync; Marketing automation integration; AI for 365 Sales; 365 Financials online purchase
By: Linda Rosencrance Norsync to Enhance Mobile Data Access for Dynamics CRM Norsync Technology AS has announced that Microsoft Dynamics CRM will leverage its data synchronization platform. Norsync’s technology will provide Microsoft’s global Dynamics CRM customers with offline, mobile access to data, according to company officials. Mobile offline synchronization is generally available to Dynamics CRM […]
eBECS becomes CSC strategic affiliate for Microsoft Dynamics business solutions
By: Linda Rosencrance CSC has announced a partnership with eBECS Ltd., the 2016 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for the United Kingdom. As part of the agreement, CSC will invest in eBECS. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the deal, eBECS will be CSC’s channel delivery partner for Microsoft Dynamics Business […]
Firearms Retail: System Solutions automates compliance, records using Microsoft Dynamics AX
By: Linda Rosencrance Imagine keeping your books in a bound ledger – every transaction meticulously recorded in a thick tome from the office supply store. Or, consider the risk of a customer rethinking their purchases as they slog through mandatory written forms. That is classic firearms retail. That bound book is no tradition, it is […]
SAP Extends Enterprise Platform as a Service with New Services on SAP HANA Cloud Platform
SAP SE today announced new business services and key functions for SAP HANA Cloud Platform, making it the agile cloud innovation platform for enterprises worldwide. SAP HANA Cloud Platform Updates and Early Adopter Versions of First Deliverables of Partnership with Apple Help Customers Achieve Business Excellence, Attain Enterprise Optimization and Empower Digital Transformation The new features […]
Docker, machine learning are top tech trends for 2017
By: Paul Krill With 2017 fast approaching, technology trends that will keep gathering steam in the new year range from augmented and virtual reality to machine intelligence, Docker, and microservices, according to technology consulting firm ThoughtWorks. In its semiannual Technology Radar report published Monday, ThoughtWorks calls out four IT themes growing in prominence: Virtual reality […]
The Battle For NetSuite Enters Its Final Stage
One of the first ERP solutions I implemented for a client about a decade ago was NetSuite . The company was past its infancy stage at that time but was still going through growing pains and was yet to become a public company. When the company filed to go public in 2007, I read its […]
Microsoft Unveils Dynamics 365 App for Outlook
Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 is an Office add-in that is designed to allow users to directly interact with CRM data. Furthering its mission to turn its business email client into a productivity hub, Microsoft released a new add-in for Outlook that integrates Dynamics CRM data and functionality to users’ inboxes.The add-in, dubbed the Dynamics 365 app […]