Clients First knows their software, but they are also astute business people, and they really understand manufacturing and distribution in particular.
Jimmy Witcher, COO, Merrick
SAP recently announced that service update 12 will include a new “Cockpit” and a preview to the new “Dashboards” functionality in the solution. It also includes other features such as queues and high speed ‘google’ like search.
They recorded a webinar/video which I have posted in hi-def on youtube. To check out how the cockpit feature works, see below:
Thanks to Wayne Shulz for his blog entry covering Sage’s quietly updated product roadmap. The main difference is they have made the end of 2010 update all about payroll compliance and kept new functionality out.
It also explains how FRx will be replaced by the new Sage ERP MAS Intelligence get’s rolled out. This new tool is similar to the old F9, except that it talks to all modules, not just the General Ledger. You use Excel to build your reports and it populates them.
Have you ever wanted to cut down on the number of servers needed to run your Sage MAS90, MAS200 or MAS500 server? Want the ability to ‘undo’ a recent product or OS update?
Virtualization allows you to run multiple servers within one physical box. They are easy to copy, move and even ‘rewind’ soyou can undo those changes.
Here is a recent document from Sage showing tested comp ability with various virtualization options.
This press release was announced today around significant new functionality that is being added to Dynamics NAV (Navision) soon.
As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to providing leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to midrange organizations worldwide, the company today unveiled Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 at Directions EMEA 2010. Because of the investment in architecture for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, customers are able to take advantage of the benefits of the software-plus-services vision through the R2 release more quickly than scheduled, including built-in integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and online Payment Service. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 customers will benefit from the following:
Microsoft Dynamics CRM integration. Today’s fast-paced business environment demands instant access to customers and vendors. Microsoft is providing built-in integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Benefits of customer relationship management (CRM) integration include eliminating redundant data entries, keeping information up to date in both ERP and CRM solutions, and providing salespeople with the ability to quickly access detailed business information about contracts, pricing and product availability. Customers can choose between integration to on-premises Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online with the option to migrate to either option over time.