Directly from Directions what’s new in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017
Directions EMEA 2016: It was very exciting to get a clearer picture of what’s new in NAV 2017. Here’s a brief overview and some of the possibilities with the new functionality. Commitment to Extensions We are excited about the mention of Cortana Intelligence and PowerApps & Microsoft Flow. It sounds like the built-in Cortana Intelligence will mean that you […]
Salesforce Strategy Revealed?
By: Steve Brooks The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has published an article listing the 14 companies Salesforce was looking to buy in May 2016. The list is based on emails from and to board member Gen Colin Powell. Those emails were published by DCLeaks. This is a site dedicated to leaking the emails of “top ranking officials and their influence agents […]
Retail update for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations (AX7) introduces both cloud and on-prem capabilities
By: Wendy Scheuring On November 1, Microsoft will transition Dynamics AX, including its retail components, to Dynamics 365 for Operations branding. 365 Operations will begin releasing new industry specific capabilities in waves, beginning with retail store in November, and shop floor and warehouse in Spring 2017, according to Pepijn Richter, Director of Product Marketing at […]
Thanks to Facebook, voter registrations surge
By: Sharon Gaudin Social media is more than posts of cat videos and political rants as Facebook showed by getting hundreds of thousands of people to register to vote this fall. “Facebook has demonstrated the power of social media to engage more people to register to vote, helping thousands take a big step to casting […]
Microsoft Unveils Dynamics 365 Pricing Information as Enterprise and Business Subscription Editions
Microsoft has revealed how it plans to price and license its upcoming Dynamics 365 cloud software. The cloud-based version of Dynamics, which was revealed in July, is designed to offer Microsoft a competitive way into the cloud CRM and ERP spaces. Microsoft intends to bundle CRM and ERP together as one “holistic subscription” for customers […]
NetSuite Announces SuiteConnect EMEA Cloud Conference
NetSuite, Inc., the industry’s leading Provider of cloud financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced SuiteConnect EMEA 2016, its largest user-oriented cloud event to date in the EMEA region. The customer-FOCused day-long event will include NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson’s keynote address on how global companies are thriving in the cloud economy, customers […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Customer communications; NAV architect hire; NAV CfMD achievment; AX7 sales and use tax
By: Linda Rosencrance Xpertdoc Partners with UXC Eclipse to Deliver CCM Solution Xpertdoc, a customer communication solutions (CCM) provider, has joined forces with UXC Eclipse to deliver its CCM solution and CRM connector products to UXC Eclipse’s Microsoft Dynamics CRM customers. As part of the deal, UXC Eclipse customers can use Xpertdoc’s CCM solution to […]
Dynamic Communities announces two Dynamics 365 UGs; Summit attendance grows 63%
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft Dynamics 365 will not hit the shelves until the November 1 general release, but Dynamic Communities, Inc. has already announced two new user groups to support organizations adopting Microsoft’s cloud-based ERP/CRM solution. Microsoft chose the independent UG Summit to unveil Dynamics 365, in an opening keynote by Scott Guthrie, Microsoft executive […]
Darkweb marketplaces can get you more than just spam and phish
By: Ryan Francis The underground market Underground markets offer a great variety of services for cyber criminals to profit from. These forums offer items ranging from physical world items like drugs and weapons to digital world items such as spam/phishing delivery, exploit kit services, “Crypters”, “Binders”, custom malware development, zero-day exploits, and bulletproof hosting. The […]
Let’s get serious about IoT security
By: Evan Schuman No one doubts anymore that internet of things (IoT) devices pose a huge security threat, as a recent massive IoT-fueled DDoS attack made clear. But what many enterprises have yet to wake up to is that major structural changes are needed, involving IT and C-level executives above IT. IoT is a new and […]