NetSuite’s Pre-Oracle Curtain Call: Growth and Costs Increase
By: Gavin Clarke NetSuite closed in typical fashion what promised to be the final quarter before it is subsumed by Oracle – growth in turnover continued, as did operating overheads and losses. The cloudy ERP firm reported Q3 results for the period ended September, while reiterating it will not give guidance for the fourth quarter […]
What’s new in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations (AX7) – Financials, Part 2
By: Yogesh Kasat Microsoft unveiled Dynamics 365 for Operations – Financials (known before as AX7) at the AXUG 2016 Summit, and offered details on its functionality on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations Roadmap portal. Between the AXUG sessions and the portal, there is considerable information to sort out, which I hope to do in […]
CafeX plans broad Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration for omnichannel customer engagement
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft has selected CafeX Communications, a provider of WebRTC-based mobile and web engagement solutions, to be its preferred omnichannel customer service solution provider for Microsoft Dynamics 365. The companies are working together to develop a roadmap as well as a go-to-market collaboration to ensure ongoing and proactive integration of CafeX’s omnichannel capabilities […]
SS&C to Acquire Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solution Provider Salentica
By: Linda Rosencrance SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc., a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, is acquiring CRM solution provider Salentica. Salentica will become a platform partner to the firm’s Black Diamond wealth platform and deepen integrations and support for other SS&C clients, including APX, Axys, and Global Wealth Platform, company officials said. The […]
SAP Announces Third Quarter and First Nine Months 2016 Results
SAP Raises Outlook After Strong Third Quarter Cloud and software revenue up 8% (IFRS) and up 9% (non-IFRS at constant currencies) Cloud revenue up 28% (IFRS) and up 29% (non-IFRS at constant currencies) Operating profit down 9% (IFRS) and up 1% (non-IFRS at constant currencies) Operating cash flow up 52% in the third quarter and […]
Artificial Intelligence is Transforming ERP Solutions
By: Baas de Baat Without a doubt, artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on the footprint of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions in the foreseeable future. AI will enable organizations to further optimize their operating model made up of business processes, software applications, governance structures and technology infrastructure. “If you don’t innovate fast, […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: 5 New AX Apps; Dynamics 365 Sales AI; Campaign monitor; 365 Quick start
By: Linda Rosencrance Crowe Horwath Intros 5 New Apps for Dynamics AX Crowe Horwath LLP, a Microsoft Gold Certified ERP Partner, has introduced five new apps to enhance Microsoft Dynamics AX for users. The apps are: Asset Calculator: This app combines lease management with a financial impact calculator to help organizations comply with the Financial […]
What’s new in Dynamics 365 for Operations (AX7) – Financials, Part 1
By: Yogesh Kasat AXUG Summit 2016 was a great opportunity to learn Microsoft’s vision for Dynamics products, Dynamics 365 in particular. I attended several sessions to learn what’s coming in the Financials module, and was very impressed by the speed at which Microsoft is delivering new features in Dynamics 365 for Operations – Financials (known […]
After Direction EMEA 2016, Microsoft Dynamics NAV partners face crucial decisions on their future
By: Guus Krabbenborg As a longtime Microsoft-observer with a perspective geared toward Microsoft Dynamics, I’d like to share some of my impressions of the important trends from this year’s Directions EMEA 2016 in Prague. This article is based on a more detailed analysis from in this year’s Directions 2016 Business Report for Dynamics partners. For […]
Clueless CIO cloud confusion continues
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols You have got to be kidding me. At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, the research company’s annual enterprise IT conference, Gartner vice president David Mitchell Smith said, “In many ways we’re nowhere nearer understanding what cloud is.” Oh, come on! The year is 2016, but Smith continued, “There are still a lot of […]