This video looks at 3 companies using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and examines the benefits it has brought to their business. View video

Check out this demo and interactive test drive to see how Microsoft Dynamics NAV can automate and streamline financial, customer relationship, and supply chain processes. Microsoft Dynamics NAV demo

Launched in January 2007, the program has strengthened Tectura’s commitment to delivering global business solutions with local service and support. Additionally, it allows for close collaboration on Microsoft Dynamics™ implementations to ensure quality and success.

Through Tectura’s Strategic Alliance Program, there is a constant exchange of industry and horizontal solutions, best practices, joint projects and global methodologies.

The resulting benefit to clients has been, and continues to be, the flexible, manageable and cost-effective delivery of solutions to the mid market and divisions of large enterprises, based on Microsoft’s market-leading products.

Partners are selected only after thorough research and due diligence. They must demonstrate a measurable high level of expertise, quality and client care. The partnership is mutually cooperative; Tectura commits to working exclusively with partners in their regions and alliance members collaborate with Tectura for international projects in countries where Tectura does not have a physical presence.

Tectura welcomes the following new Strategic Alliance Partners:

Axia Business Solutions:  Based in South Africa with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ AX.

Cadia Consulting do Brasil Ltda.:  Based in Brazil with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV and Microsoft Dynamics™AX.

Doversys S.A.:  Based in Argentina with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV

eCraft Oy Ab:  Based in Finland with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV.

Helios-IT:  Based in Belgium and the Netherlands with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV.

Infinity Solutions (a Fujitsu Company):  Based in New Zealand with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV.

MyPartner Consultoria Informática, Lda.:  Based in Portugal with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV.

Suani BSM Network S.L.:  Based in Columbia with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV.

Synergy Software Systems:  Based in Dubai with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ AX.

WBI s.r.o.:  Based in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV.

Recent high profile product recalls with Mattel & Durex highlight the potential devastating impact it can have on a business.  This article looks at product recall technology and outlines what you should expect from such software and your supplier. It gives tips on how to achieve a successful implementation drawing on the experiences of The Poupart Group.  Written by Tectura for the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport.  View article online

As part of its World Leader Lunch series, 30 January 2008 saw the Institute of Directors (IoD) host an audience with Bill Gates. Talking about his views on the ‘Second Digital Decade’ and what IT innovations we are likely to see over the next few years, Bill also announced the UK launch of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Bill talked about how the new version of Microsoft’s customer relationship management solution provides genuine enterprise scalability, full Microsoft Outlook integration and a choice of delivery models, making it an ideal option for businesses of all sizes. You can download videos of the presentations and learn more about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

With the introduction of Multi-Currency, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 has addressed the need of global business transactions. This online CRM 4.0 video walks through this powerful enhancement covering Setup, Usage and Customisation aspects.

This is an interesting new site with a searchable catalogue of add-ons, complete with ratings and comments for the Microsoft Dynamics product range including CRM: http://www.microsoftdynamicsaddons.com/index.php 

The Dynamics CRM suite will eventually support 25 languages with support for the remaining 17 getting rolled out over the next three months  

Dynamics CRM 4.0 is now available in Danish, English, Finnish, Dutch, French, German, simplified Chinese and Spanish, Microsoft announced Wednesday. The company begins a 12-week global tour this week to launch the suite, which is available for both on-demand and on-premise deployments. The company first released code for the software to partners and customers in December.

Over the next three months Microsoft plans to roll out the suite in 17 other languages — Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Hong Kong Chinese, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, traditional Chinese, and Turkish.

Microsoft added multitenant capabilities with version 4.0 of the product, which means a single instance of the software on a server can serve multiple customers when the suite is running as a hosted service. The company also added more support for global companies, giving customers a single view for managing accounts worldwide and adding support for multiple currencies.

Source:InfoWorld

The new version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, formerly code-named “Titan,” has been completed and released to manufacturing.

The new version is offered under two product names: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for on-premise and partner-hosted deployments and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live for Microsoft-hosted deployment.

Designed with a single unified-code base for both on-premise and on-demand deployments, Microsoft Dynamics CRM enables customers to choose the right deployment model for their specific business and IT needs, with the flexibility to change deployment models over time if their needs or preferences change. Find out more about this Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 release.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV was ranked among top four high-end accounting systems in the market and wins award by CPA Tech Advisor. The review emphasised that Microsoft with the release of NAV 5.0 introduced a variety of application enhancements that focus on user flexibility and the user experience, including data-entry screens, which are easy to use and easy to navigate. Moreover, product security is satisfactory at all levels.