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CRM Support for Your iPad® and Yammer

Microsoft has released the December 2012 update from Dynamics CRM Online.  This optional update brings new Apple® iPad® and Yammer support to an already feature-rich product.  The new iPad® features were designed with the sales representatives who need to get work done from the road, while they are on sales calls, in mind.  Microsoft has eliminated pop-up windows from the user interface and made it simpler to use with the touch screen.  You will log in to the online application through the web browser from the iPad® as you would from a laptop or desktop.

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Improving your SQL Server

A good starting point for performance tuning on your SQL Server is by establishing a baseline for your server’s current performance.  To help, Microsoft provides a SSMS dashboard to monitor your server’s performance.  The dashboard provides valuable information on:

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The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop and asks, “Can you make me one with everything?”

Can you make me one with everything? 

That seems to be the theme these days when exploring ERP solutions. No longer are organizations satisfied with the traditional limited-feature and functionality model. The software you choose to run your business should be a tool to help you grow, expand, increase visibility, and become more efficient. Success shouldn’t incur a penalty, or “growth-tax”, in the form of additional user licenses. Say hello to Acumatica.

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Winning Government Contracts is now Easier and Harder for Federal Government Contractors

We have observed over the last few years that bidding on contracts with the Federal Government is becoming easier and harder; a contradiction yes, but true just the same.

It has become easier because of the standardization of the award vehicles and bid consolidators like INPUT.  The task of finding the right contracts to bid on and the less complex responses required make bidding easier; but now that it is easier, there are many more firms competing, which makes winning contracts harder.

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Why Go To Convergence?

Should I be going to Convergence? What value is in it for me to go to Convergence this year?

These are just some of the questions we get from our customers this time of year regarding Convergence the Annual Microsoft Conference.

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CRM Polaris Release

On January 21, 2013, Microsoft announced the “broader availability” of the Dynamics CRM Online, updated in December 2012,named Polaris.  This update will bring more Microsoft Office, social networking, and multi-browser integration to CRM Online.  Some of the features include:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013: Web Client Phase Two

Phase 2 of the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 web client is on track for a March/April release. The next phase of the web client will include Human Resources and Payroll as a functional series as the primary purpose of this release. 

The web client for Dynamics GP 2013 will be delivered in 5 phases as laid out by Microsoft at the end of 2012.  The upcoming phases include:

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Top Features of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013

KTL Solutions, a full-service technology consulting organization that specializes in business applications, is now offering Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is the newest version of Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains), an enterprise resource planning solution that is simple to learn, easy to use and delivers comprehensive management functionality for small and midsize businesses.  Dynamics GP 2013 was released on December 19, 2012. It was the biggest release since February 1993, when the software changed over from Great Plains Accounting to Great Plains Dynamics.

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Dynamics CRM Online: Your Vision – Your Solution

Gone are the days when an organization’s sales department needed to adapt its business rules and processes to what software solutions dictated. Gone, are the days where “freedom and flexibility” meant paying an exorbitant price for a customized solution. Welcome to tomorrow, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.

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