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March 24, 2008 - Microsoft presented a preview of the
next generation of
its
Dynamics AX ERP platform at
Convergence 2008 in Orlando in March.
The next generation of AX will be
dropping the ordinal version number in favor
of the Microsoft standard of naming their
product releases by year. And that simple
name change is more than symbolic of how
Dynamics AX 2009 embodies Microsoft’s vision
for the future of ERP business software.
Dynamics AX 2009 Supports Your Business
Dynamics AX is founded on four key
pillars to help businesses:
- Improve productivity - streamlined
access to critical information and
processes through Role Centers helps
to organize and manage an individual's work
better
- Manage change - respond quickly to
change by integrating processes and sharing
information and documents
- Compete globally - centralize and
standardize processes; manage business
across geographies and locations
- Ease compliance - reduce the risk,
liability and cost associated with
corporate governance and customer
initiative
Key Features of Dynamics AX 2009
Dynamics AX 2009 is packed with new
features and performance
improvements that will definitely garner the
market’s attention. Key features will
include:
- The ability to access information
will be easier than ever, with an
intuitive navigation structure that takes on
the look and functionality of familiar
Microsoft products like the Office 2007
productively suite.
- Integration with SQL Reporting Services
delivers key performance indicators (KPI) through
Role Centers hosted on the Sharepoint platform
- “Business Intelligence
(BI) on Demand“ uses predefined cubes to generate analytical
and ad-hoc reports in Microsoft Office Excel
2007... Accounting is going to love this.
- Flexible service oriented
architecture (SOA), easy exchange of
business documents, and Web services
make it faster and easier to adapt
Dynamics AX to new business models and
expanded partner relationships.
- Windows Workflow Foundation, a
powerful workflow engine, will enable
Dynamics AX users to define business
rules and customize workflows like never
before.
- Web-based expense management helps
ensure that your company's best
practices are followed.
- New multi-site capabilities enable
growing organizations to plan and
allocate material and resources smoothly
across facilities.
- Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step, a
suite of tools, methodologies and
services simplifies and standardizes the
upgrade process for AX 3.0 and AX 4.0.
- Features like the new Site Inventory
Dimension and support for multiple time
zones, as well as extended language support,
strengthens Dynamics AX’s lead as the ERP of
choice for
organizations with global operations.
In addition to these features, Microsoft
has enhanced the performance of other
functions of Dynamics AX, including:
- Purchase requisitions
- Human resources management
- Financial management
- Customer relationship management
- Microsoft Dynamics Client for
Microsoft Office and SharePoint
The release to market date for Dynamics
AX 2009 is scheduled for late June 2008. For additional information about Dynamics
AX, visit
Microsoft.com/Dynamics/AX
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