Mary-Jo Foley has a great blog post on the latest features of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 see below:

Dynamics AX 2009: The ‘Halo’ for Microsoft’s app platform

Microsoft began rolling out to customers on June 2 the latest version of its high-end ERP application, Dynamics AX 2009.

The latest Axapta release (also known as AX 5.0) has lots of new bells and whistles: A compliance center dashboard that displays all kinds of key performance indicators (KPIs) in a single view; time-zone support; integration with the (stil-not-yet-shipping) SQL Server 2008 database release. But what caught my eye most about AX 2009 when Microsoft recently demo’d it for me was how it is the showcase app for so many different Microsoft technologies.

“What Halo is for Xbox, we are for Microsoft’s application platform,” said Kees Hertogh, Director of Product Management for Dynamics AX.

Read this blog post in full which includes a detailed features list

June 2008 Microsoft releases the latest version of their market leading ERP solution –Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 which is the upgrade from version 4.0.

With over 400 new features and improvements on this already highly accredited business management solution, it promises to remain the most rapidly adopted Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution.

Key new features:

Enhanced multi-site capabilities: Multi-site, multi-country, multi-lingual and multi-currency. Building on its strength as a multi company solution, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 now has improved scalability and performance to enhance its position as a global solution. Its enhanced multi-site capabilities make it an excellent solution for companies or divisions of companies that have multiple sites in different regions and time zones.

32 Role base portals: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 sees the introduction of a tailored role user experience, to provide each user with a single point of access to everything they need to do their job. This includes task lists, forms, reports, business intelligence, KPI’s, data and alerts. Each role also has a customisable home page.  Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 comes with 32 pre-defined roles including: order processor, purchasing agent, project manager, project team member, CEO and CFO. 

Windows Workflow: This enhanced built in workflow management system automates business processes across roles and departments, improving the flow of information whilst enforcing policies, ensuring compliance and reducing costs. Its compliance portal also helps you helps you manage the sharing of compliance documents and evaluation of controls.

Intuitive Navigation: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 looks like and integrates with the very familiar Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook, making accessing information easier than ever before. It also minimises training requirements and speeding the adoption of the system so that you gain the benefits faster.

What’s new in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009  -factsheet

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