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New! Microsoft Dynamics® AX Statement of Direction
Product strategy and roadmap for Microsoft Dynamics AX. This document will give you an insight into our Microsoft Dynamics AX development plans through the year 2018. Right-click then select "Save Target As..." to download the Microsoft Dynamics AX Statement of Direction. (2.71 MB; 54 pages)

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Professional Service Providers
Looking for resources and information on how Dynamics AX can help your firm gain a competitive advantage.  Visit the Professional Services Resource Center.

Get Lean with Dynamics AX
With Lean philosophies integrated into a new version of Dynamics AX, your business can be lean and mean. Visit the LEAN Center of Excellence to learn more.

Rollup 5 for Dynamics AX 2009 Released
Rollup 5 for Dynamics AX 2009 RTM and SP1 has been released. Microsoft is releasing one roll-up package per SP level (RTM and SP1). Each package is released separately.

Members may access the individual packages and the Dynamics AX 2009 Installation Guide using the links listed below. Available to registered Microsoft PartnerSource or CustomerSource members (password required):

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• Dynamics AX 2009 Hotfixes and Roll Ups
• Dynamics_AX_2009_SP1_Installation_Guide_(EN-US)

Did You Know! Lifecycle Supported Service Packs:
The Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy requires that the product’s supported service pack be installed to continue to receive support (including security updates). When a new service pack is released, Microsoft will provide either 12 or 24 months of support for the previous service pack.

• Matrix of the Microsoft product families and the duration of Dynamics AX service pack support for each product family

Microsoft Dynamics Links:

• Microsoft Dynamics AX Home Page
• MS Dynamics Newsgroups
• MS Dynamics AX 2009 Minimum System Requirements
• MS Dynamics 4.0 Minimum System Requirements
• Microsoft Dynamics CustomerSource
• Microsoft Dynamics PartnerSource
• Microsoft's Industry Builder Initiative
• Microsoft's Supply Chain Management Blog
• Dynamics AX Build Numbers

Dynamics AX Community Links and Forums:

• AX User Group
• MS Dynamics World
• Microsoft Dynamics AX Developer Center
• MS Dynamics Newsgroups
• Microsoft Dynamics Community

Dynamics AX Training:

• Microsoft Dynamics Training
• Webucator Dynamics Training
• Netcom IT Axapta Training Courses

Articles of Interest:

• MS Enterprise Apps Show Earnings Success (eWeek.com 01.26.2006)

White Papers:

• Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Standard Benchmark on Hewlett-Packard Proliant Servers—Detailed Results
• Integrating Microsoft Axapta with Microsoft Office and Microsoft SharePoint
• Reporting and business intelligence with Microsoft Axapta
• Making Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal Work on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Inventory Closing White Paper (.zip 604.33 KB)

Add-on Solutions:

• Dynamics AX Add-on Solutions Catalog
• MS Dynamics World Solution Directory
• aXTend Products for Dynamics AX

Business Partners:

• Systems Advisors Group - Your Global Dynamics AX Innovator
• Atlas xl - integrating Axapta with Microsoft Excel
• Red Maple - Dynamics AX Training Manuals as well as add-on solutions for Credit Card Processing, Web Management, and PDF
• Create!form - Document Processing Automation for Dynamics AX
• Logic Systems Engineering - Shipping Solutions for Businesses
• Symbology Enterprises - Bar-coding solutions for warehouse and retail applications