The Association of Dynamics Professionals Launches First Round of New GP, NAV Certification Exams
by Linda Rosencrance The Association of Dynamics Professionals (DynamicsPro) has announced the availability of its Certified Dynamics Professional assessment and credentialing programs. The DynamicsPro certification program will enable professionals to obtain credentials and attestation of their levels of Microsoft Dynamics GP or NAV expertise, according to the organization’s officials. Many people were disappointed with Microsoft’s […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: EDI for AX 2012 R3, GP; Digital transformation in engineering and architecture; BI awards
by Linda Rosencrance In this week’s Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: Data Masons Recertifies its EDI Solution for Dynamics AX 2012 R3; HighJump EDI Offered as a Managed Service for Dynamics GP Users; Avanade Helps HNTB in its Digital Business Transformation Journey; Focus 2015 Partner Award Winners Data Masons Recertifies its EDI Solution for Dynamics […]
Why Microsoft’s VoloMetrix “People Analytics” Acquisition Matters – A Lot
by Dann Anthony Maurno, Assistant Editor If “knowledge is power,” as Microsoft founder Bill Gates often said, current CEO Satya Nadella seems focused on turning knowledge into productivity. Nadella has been laser-focused on building a single-platform productivity suite around Office 365, and the recent VoloMetrix acquisition promises to be another intriguing step-change for Office-based productivity […]
Software and platforms as a service driving our growth says Oracle
Written by Business Cloud News Oracle’s latest quarterly results show the increasing strategic of importance of revenue from cloud software and platforms as a service, according to the vendor. Chairman Larry Ellison also claimed the sales figures show Oracle will soon overtake Salesforce as the top selling cloud operator. The official figures for Oracle’s fiscal […]
McGladrey Chief Economist: Fed Likely to Raise Rates This Year
Chicago (September 14, 2015) By Daniel Hood Joe Brusuelas, the chief economist of Top 100 Firm McGladrey, expects the Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates by at least 25 basis points this year, with a further increase early in 2016. Writing in The Real Economy, McGladrey’s monthly publication on economic trends affecting the […]
Intuit Realigns with More Layoffs
Mountain View, Calif. (August 26, 2015) By Danielle Lee Intuit is laying off 249 employees, according to an internal memo from CEO Brad Smith obtained by TechCrunch. The company confirmed the layoffs, mostly in the Small Business Group, to Accounting Today: “Yesterday we communicated organizational changes that continue to drive our transformation from a […]
Cloud business users grow faster and are twice as profitable says study
Written by Business Cloud News Companies that commit themselves to cloud computing are likely to grow faster and enjoy twice the profit of their non-cloud using rivals, according to a study. The research also indicates that the UK is leading Europe in cloud adoption. However, one critic said there is no evidence that cloud computing […]
Salesforce IoT Cloud promises to create meaning from M2M talk
Written by Business Cloud News Salesforce has launched its Internet of Things (IoT) offering with IoT Cloud, which promises to convert machine to machine conversations, digital content and customer information into useful intelligence that sales staff can act on. The IoT Cloud is powered by event processing engine Salesforce Thunder, which will allow customers to […]
UXC’s Dynamics Unit Experiencing Growth in North America
Australian Microsoft Dynamics partner UXC Eclipse has posted $68 million in revenue from its recently established North American business. Part of UXC Limited, UXC Eclipse grew from a handful of employees to over 200 workers in North America in the past 18 months, according to company officials. UXC Eclipse CEO Bradley Stroop said the company’s […]
MACOLA CHANNEL PLANS OUTLINED
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Exact Macola has outlined a five-point plan in what it calls a high-level strategy to change its approach to the channel. The plan was detailed by Gayle Prokop, director of alliances and channel development, at this week’s Exact Macola Edge 2015, its channel conference. The first was […]