Microsoft fixes exposed TLS key for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Enterprise (at long last)

Customers of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Enterprise edition were vulnerable to “man-in-the-middle” attacks for three months before Microsoft resolved the exposure. And according to the developer who discovered it, Microsoft only deployed a fix  after increasing pressure that made the issue public. German software developer Matthias Gliwka describes himself as a “curious world […]

NetSuite Adds Three New Partners Seeking to Drive Growth with Cloud ERP

Oracle NetSuite, one of the world’s leading providers of cloud-based financials / ERP, HR, Professional Services Automation (PSA) and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced the addition of new partners to NetSuite’s Solution Provider Program and Alliance Partner Program. Apps Associates, BTM Global and iSP3 are expanding their longtime Oracle partner relationships to add NetSuite practices to their portfolio. Partnering with […]

ERP systems slow to embrace AI

By: Daniella Hoffmann No ERP system is offering interfaces for artificial intelligence (AI). So several carmakers are cooking up ways to bring AI into their ERP platforms on their own. Automotive companies such as Volkswagen are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their labs. They have been setting up new AI-based processes on the operating engines […]

Things that made me say “Wow!” about Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018

By:  Roberto Steffaneti After a fair wait (considering we were accustomed to a release every year), and after several rumors about its publication or delay, the new release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV 2018, includes some interesting features. My reaction after a first look: Wow! Although I had seen the Community Technology Preview (CTP) versions […]

Microsoft Commercial and Enterprise CVP to analysts: Aggressive cloud investment can co-exist with customers’ hybrid, on-prem interests

By:  Dann Anthony Maurno Perhaps Microsoft’s cloud-first strategy seems to some like a runaway train, leaving partners and slower-moving customers on the platforms with their “baggage” of on-premise products and expertise. Or, perhaps that’s not the full story. Microsoft’s appearance at last week’s Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference reveals more forethought […]

Transforming Your Business with an ERP Deployment in 2018

By: Jeff Carr The New Year is when we assess our current personal situation and look to create goals to exercise more, eat less and lose weight or learn a foreign language. The same is true for manufacturers and distributors; it is the ideal time for a company to work on improving its current situation […]

The cloud: It’s raining possibilities

By: Paul Robson Perhaps it feels as though the concept of cloud computing has been around for a long time, and that it’s an expected part of every CIO and CTO’s toolkit. It might be a surprise then to learn that cloud uptake is only at about 20 per cent, even though last year, spend […]

Columbus Makes Offer to Buy 100% of The Shares in iStone

iStone is a Nordic IT services company with global representation and a leading provider of business applications and e-commerce solutions in Sweden and Norway. iStone consists of five separate business areas covering various technologies and solutions. Market leader in the Nordic region With the acquisition of iStone Columbus enters the Swedish market and holds a […]

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Fleet management for D365; Microsoft competencies; Aussie NAV partnership; NAV for mortgages

Fleet365 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 launches on the Geotab Marketplace Geotab, a provider of telematics technology, has announced that Fleet365 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 is now available on the Geotab Marketplace. Fleet365 brings Geotab data into Dynamics 365 to provide an integrated fleet management solution for Dynamics 365 field services customers. Fleet365 acts as a […]