IBM doubles down on developers and open source
IBM doubles down on developers and open source | Business Cloud News July 23, 2015 Written by Business Cloud News IBM launched developerWorks Open this week, a platform being aimed at developers looking to develop open source solutions in collaboration with IBM using the company’s technology as a foundation. The cloud-based platform will provide access […]
MICROSOFT TO BUY FIELDONE
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft has reached an agreement to buy FieldOne Systems, which markets field service management applications. Based in Mahwah, N.J., FieldOne had joined Microsoft’s Strategic Global ISV Partner Program in March. The benefits are the same—FieldOne is built on Dynamics CRM and Microsoft was going to sell the […]
COLUMBUS NABS SHERWOOD SYSTEMS
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. InterDyn BMI, itself acquired by Columbus this year, has seen its parent purchase Sherwood Systems. The recent deal moves Minneapolis, Minn.-based BMI into the Southwestern United States. Founded in 1990, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sherwood carries Dynamics GP and CRM. It is also one of 40 Source Code authorized […]
INNER CIRCLE NAMES SEEPING OUT
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft has named the Dynamics Inner Circle members for 2015 at its Worldwide Partner Conference. However, the company apparently has not posted a list of those or members of the President’s Club, as it usually does. So names are emerging as individual companies issue press releases. U.S. […]
CLOUD AX PREVIEW THIS QUARTER
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft is building up to the launch of Dynamics AX 7′. That includes tightening the rules for third-party developers. The program itself was described in a blog post by VP Wayne Morris as “an enterprise-class business application built for the cloud.” Morris noted that there will be […]
What Do Recent Changes at Microsoft Mean for the Future of Dynamics?
What Do Recent Changes at Microsoft Mean for the Future of Dynamics? – ERP Software Blog Are you wondering what recent changes at Microsoft mean for the future of Dynamics? Have you heard the rumor that Microsoft will sell the Dynamics line? Ever since Microsoft purchased the Great Plains, Navision, Solomon and Axapta products and […]
Burning Questions about Dynamics GP in the Cloud
Burning Questions about Dynamics GP in the Cloud – ERP Software Blog A wise man once said that you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. And for Microsoft Dynamics® GP customers, independent software vendors (ISVs) and value added resellers (VARs), the wind seems to be blowing towards more instances of Dynamics GP being […]
Power BI General Availability Coming July 24th
Power BI General Availability Coming July 24th – MSDynamicsWorld.com Microsoft on Friday announced that Power BI will be generally available July 24th. This culminates fully seven months of user input and incremental improvements. Microsoft in December released a Power BI preview, and closed it down in mid June to put on the finishing touches. The […]
Make Way for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016
Make Way for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 – MSDynamicsWorld.com Microsoft yesterday announced the upcoming release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, and they made clear that it’s a new NAV-deeper in the cloud, easier on integrators and of course, on users. Microsoft had previously codenamed the release “Corfu,” leaving open whether it would be a minor […]
The End of Windows Server 2003 Support: How Are Organizations Plotting Their Next Moves?
The End of Windows Server 2003 Support: How Are Organizations Plotting Their Next Moves? – MSDynamicsWorld.com by Karen Kroll, Contributing Writer published July 8, 2015 On July 14, Microsoft will end its support of Server 2003. That will present challenges for organizations whose servers still run this operating system; according to a recent Softchoice survey, […]