New capabilities coming to Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft has released enhanced capabilities for Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) to help companies maximize their employees’ productivity as well ensure their critical business data is protected, according to a blog post by Andrew Conway, general manager, EMS Product Marketing. The enhancements are: Pass-through authentication with Azure Active Directory, available now in […]
Year End SuperPodcast: 2016 highlights, 2017 predictions
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Something a little different this week: seven enterprise software podcasters weigh in on 2016 and 2017, talking about everything from Microsoft’s sudden burst of product releases, consolidations among both enterprise packages and partners, and even driverless cars and bitcoin. Hosted by Bob McAdam (acting as moderator), Todd McDaniel, and Darcy […]
Microsoft Envision discontinued, melts into Microsoft Ignite
By: Dann Anthony Maurno In a post entitled Microsoft 2017 event lineup, Microsoft announced that there will be no Microsoft Envision conference in February 2017; rather, it will be rolled into Microsoft Ignite. Microsoft Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela made the announcement – the third of three items (more on […]
Perspectives on moving to Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations (AX7): Making sense of early user, partner reactions
By: Chris Hurley Microsoft disclosed many important details about the future of Dynamics AX at AXUG Summit 2016 in October. Our team at Computer Futures was very interested to hear the announcements related to Dynamics 365, which brings CRM and AX, along with other application and platform capabilities, together into a seamless solution that could […]
Microsoft Rolls Out New Cloud Training for Next-Gen Tech Pros
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft has launched new free Azure training courses to help address the need for highly skilled cloud techs across a variety of industries – especially those in which Microsoft partners operate. The courses are available in an interactive online learning environment, where people can work at their own pace, stated Gavriella Schuster, […]
IT Channel Company appoints new CEO of its QBS Group division
By: Linda Rosencrance Netherlands-based The IT Channel Company (TICC), a distributor of ICT (information and communications technology) solutions for the small and medium enterprise, has appointed Michael Hartmann as the new CEO of its Quattro Business Solutions (QBS) division. Hartmann was just appointed chief commercial officer at QBS in August, effective Oct. 1. Prior to […]
DialogTech brings phone call analytics to Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales
By: Dann Anthony Maurno “Optimize the customer journey for your best leads: phone calls,” promises DialogTech, the call attribution platform. The company today announced an integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365. The integration enables companies to automatically capture intelligence on every phone call, caller and conversation generated from marketing within Microsoft Dynamics 365. The integration automatically […]
Relationship Insights for Dynamics 365 now in preview
By: Linda Rosencrance The Microsoft Dynamics 365 team has announced that Relationship Insights for Dynamics 365 is now in preview. Relationship Insights takes advantage of the data integration and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities built into Microsoft Azure to combine and analyze a company’s Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Outlook data, the team stated in a blog […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: CRM Silver Cloud competency; NAV for healthcare; CPQ for Dynamics 365; Warehouse voice-enablement
By: Linda Rosencrance Intellitec earns Microsoft Silver Cloud CRM Competency Intellitec Solutions has announced that it has achieved a Silver Cloud Customer Relationship Management competency, demonstrating its ability to meet the evolving needs of Microsoft’s customers. Intellitec Solutions focuses on helping companies make unique use of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, helping them use online web-based […]
Columbus acquires UK firm, bolstering Microsoft Dynamics 365, Office 365, cloud offerings
By: Linda Rosencrance Columbus has announced that it had acquired Cambridge Online Systems, a UK-based IT services company specializing in ERP, CRM and the cloud. With the acquisition of Cambridge Online Systems, Columbus seeks to increase its footprint in the growing Microsoft Dynamics 365 market as well as boost its cloud and Office 365 business […]