Customer Demand Driving Acumatica Partnership Expansion with ISVs
Acumatica, the world’s fastest-growing cloud ERP company, today announced multiple new ISV partnerships, largely driven by customer demand for Acumatica cloud ERP business management solutions. Some of these new ISV partners include SAP Concur, HighJump, ShipStation, CIMcloud, xkzero and Criterion, all of whom bring significant functionality to their respective customer bases. “Acumatica’s partnership with SAP […]
Microsoft Q2 2018 Earnings Release: Azure up 98%, Dynamics 365 up 67%
Microsoft has announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2017: Revenue of $28.9 billion, up 12% Operating income $8.7 billion, up 10% GAAP net loss $(6.3) billion, with non-GAAP net income $7.5 billion GAAP diluted loss per share $(0.82), with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.96 GAAP results include a $13.8 […]
Aptean Introduces New Identity
Aptean, a leading global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific software solutions and support, has introduced a new, modern identity to reflect the company’s transformation and expansion since its formation five years ago. “Aptean is now 2,100 employees, 7,000 customers and close to 50 products strong, with a renewed focus on operations and innovation so we can […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Engagement for banks & CUs; Canadian CSP; Certified doc management; ISV’s 8000th customer
Hitachi Solutions America launches Engage for Banking and Engage for Credit Unions Hitachi Solutions America has launched Hitachi Solutions’ Engage for Banking and Hitachi Solutions’ Engage for Credit Unions, products re-engineered specifically for Microsoft Dynamics 365. Engage for Banking and Engage for Credit Unions are part of a suite of industry products designed for the […]
Microsoft pledges “highest-value support available” standard with Azure
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft on its Azure blog has announced changes to Azure Standard support, claiming that Azure “now offers the most cost effective and predictable support offering amongst major cloud providers.” What’s different? A significant price cut from $300 USD per month to $100 USD per month for eligible Azure customers, being those […]
Sportswear giant Columbia will use Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure to strengthen consumer engagement
By: Dann Anthony Maurno A big-brand win for Microsoft and the Microsoft Cloud. Columbia Sportswear plans to deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Azure for its retail, call center, CRM, and merchandising operations, the companies announced today. “[We] have a long history of leveraging innovative technologies to help connect active people with their passions,” said Columbia’s Chief […]
Three Game-Changers in the Automotive Industry in 2018
New data-driven services, strong light-weight materials and a rapidly built-out infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) are trends impacting the automotive industry this year. Stefan Issing, the Global Industry Director for Automotive at IFS, presents his industry predictions for 2018. Trend #1 SERVICE REVENUE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WILL INCREASE BY 30% DURING 2018 When German […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Advanced CRM activity planning; Acquisition due diligence; AX for shoe retailer; Omnichannel funding round
MyCRM releases next generation of activity planning for Microsoft Dynamics MyCRM has announced the latest release of its advanced activity planning solution, ePlanner. The solution now allows users to create unlimited planners and set security for team members, along with views for each of the individual planners. The security in ePlanner continues to follow the […]
Optimizing your Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365 ecosystem: Migrate, integrate, or consolidate?
By: Zak Pines You’re a Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365 administrator. Like many businesses, your company has other applications running alongside your Dynamics instance such as a marketing automation system. You know that optimizing the performance of all your systems, as a unified engine, is key to user productivity and business growth. You also need to ensure […]
CHINA WINNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WAR AGAINST U.S.
By: Nicole Goodkind Chinese artificial intelligence is now capable of outperforming humans in reading comprehension. A neural network model created by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba beat its flesh-and-blood competition on a 100,000-question Stanford University test that’s considered the world’s top measure of machine reading. The model, developed by Alibaba’s Institute of Data Science of Technologies, […]