Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Unified commerce payments; Food industry NAV win; New ERP consultancy; CPQ vendor performance
By: LInda Rosencrance Shift4 Announces Unified Commerce Payments for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations Payment services and gateway provider Shift4 Corp. has launched its Unified Commerce Payments solution for retailers using Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations and Dynamics AX 2012. Shift4 partnered with Microsoft value-added distributor Retail Realm to develop the integration with Microsoft Dynamics […]
Experienced, German based Dynamics Partner joins Pipol Alliance to deliver international Microsoft AX solutions
With over 35 years of experience in ERP and a global approach; b4dynamics delivers high quality customer service and business solutions that make it a unique fit, for the Pipol Alliance. European engine for international business “Pipol continues to seek new qualified partners to grow the volume of our international business,” explains Morten Søger, Pipol […]
Lendlease and ME Bank sign on with SAP and Oracle disrupter Workday
Property development giant Lendlease and ME Bank are the latest high-profile Australian organisations to sign on to cloud-based software disrupter Workday as it takes aim at Oracle and SAP in the lucrative market for human resources and financial software. The company, which has already poached clients including Qantas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Toll Holdings, QBE […]
IT Channel Company broadens Dynamics 365 / CRM reach with MindsUnited Deal
By: Linda Rosencrance The IT Channel Company (TICC), via it’s division Quattro Business Solutions (QBS), an SMB Distributor for Microsoft Dynamics, has announced a new strategic partnership with Dynamics 365/CRM services and development firm MindsUnited. The partnership will combine QBS’ distribution capabilities and ERP expertise with MindsUnited’s CRM knowledge, tools and services, according to officials […]
Social Selling Assistant among new features in Microsoft Social Engagement 2017 Update 1.1
By: Linda Rosencrance A new feature of the just-released Microsoft Social Engagement Update 1.1 is the Social Selling Assistant, which the company says enables salespeople to sell more by taking advantage of social media. This application provides sales reps with personalized and smart recommendations to share on their social networks, enabling them to “increase their […]
Top 10 business applications stories of 2016
By: Brian McKenna The business applications of the internet of things have, alongside the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning in enterprise software, been the new and developing vista in 2016. The first three stories in this year’s crop reflect this wave. In the field of business applications, Computer Weekly has, in its 50th […]
The Microsoft Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 migration: Why to start planning now.
By: Dann Anthony Maurno One segment of the Microsoft Dynamics AX community is ready, willing, and eager to migrate to Dynamics 365 for Operations. But there also exists some of that “Our old system works fine” reticence. The case for web-based clients and the relative value of subscriptions over big yearly checks will continue to […]
Microsoft Earnings Release FY17 Q2: No surprise, Microsoft Cloud powers second quarter results
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has released its earnings for Q2 2017 (Q4 CY 2016), as follows: Revenue was $24.1 billion GAAP, and $26.1 billion non-GAAP Operating income was $6.2 billion GAAP, and $8.2 billion non-GAAP Net income was $5.2 billion GAAP, and $6.5 billion non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share was $0.66 GAAP, and $0.83 […]
Microsoft marks Outlook Mobile 2-Year anniversary add-ins for iOS – including Dynamics 365
By: Dann Anthony Maurno It has been two years since Microsoft launched Outlook Mobile with advanced email and calendar management; today, the company is launching a spate of add-ins for Outlook inboxes on iOS. On the Microsoft Office blog, Javier Soltero, corporate vice president for the Office team, announced: We’re thrilled to collaborate with Evernote, […]
The Dynamics AX Cloud Advantage – 5 Business Disruptions Circumvented in the Cloud
By 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-internet” policy is today, according to Gartner. There has been a transformational shift in the way IT spending is happening – making cloud one of the most disruptive forces since the beginning of the digital age. “Cloud-first strategies are the foundation for staying […]