The integration of desktop tools with enterprise applications is a two-way street that brings personal productivity, which in turn translates to improved corporate productivity. Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks company (NYSE: HHS), recently conducted a benchmark report titled “Two Worlds Converge: Enterprise Applications Meet the Desktop” and discovered that Best-in-Class (BIC) companies see a 20% increase in gross margin and 21.3% increase in revenue year-over-year, with a ratio of revenue growth to staff growth of 2.2. This compares with less than 1% increase in gross margin, 1.6% increase in revenue and a ratio of revenue to staff growth of .7 for Laggard organisations. View this article.

TheInfoPro (TIP) an independent research network and leading supplier of market intelligence for the Information Technology (IT) industry, today announced that 100% of Global 2000 organisations participating in its inaugural Enterprise Application Services (EAS) study indicate planned spending increases, with the outsourcing of Data Warehouse services being the area targeted most often for the next wave of spending.

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Manufacturing software should streamline processes, leading to less manual effort, and an agile enterprise.

That particular realisation prompted a Burr Ridge, Ill.-based manufacturer of parts and components for industrial refrigeration systems—to evaluate its options and implement a new ERP system with Tectura - read this article on Manufacturing Business Technology

Many Microsoft Dynamics customers are already enjoying the benefits of switching from ERP solutions such as SAP, Sage, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Baan and JD Edwards.  See the benefits you could enjoy by switching to Microsoft Dynamics.

At the annual US conference for Microsoft Dynamics™ customers, Convergence March 2007, Microsoft announces it is to deepened its ongoing commitment to delivering industry-relevant software. In support of this strategy, Microsoft announced an investment across five industries — manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and public sector.

“We continue to deliver software that is industry-relevant,” said Tami Reller, corporate vice president, Business Solutions Marketing Group at Microsoft. “With deep investments in five targeted industries combined with an extremely broad ecosystem of more than 3,000 ISV solutions, customers can get industry solutions that support their business vision, and partners get a richer platform on which to build”. Full announcement

Best place to learn about your Microsoft Dynamics Solution - hear from Bill Gates, attend training sessions and product demos, network with over 2,000 Microsoft Dynamics Users.

Tectura have secured discount pricing for their customers - visit www.tectura.co.uk/convergence to find out more