There are a number of ERP software solutions available in the UK, Microsoft Business Solutions have Dynamics AX, Dynamics GP, Dynamics CRM. Dynamics AX 2009 will be released later this year and looks set to repeat the success of AX version 4 at IFS, IFS, IFS component base software, Syspro and Epicore have enjoyed popularity and there’s a number of Sage systems available. Sage have several Sage products. Navision, Axapta and Great Plains were forerunners of Dynamics. SSA, Infor, Swan and System21 are solution names that some will recognises as well as Oracle and SAP. A lot of consolidation has occurred in the ERP market and its forecast that only the likes of Microsoft, Oracle and SAP will have the financial stability to stave off take over. Axapta vacancies, Dynamics AX vacancies, Hosted ERP, ERP as a service, Axapta Online,

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2007 A Record Year for Dynamics

 

Microsoft’s year end figures for 2007 showed another massive gain for the Dynamics range of business software solutions with Dynamics AX leading the way. In a market place which is growing at less than 4%, Dynamics AX sales increased by over 40% mirroring the growth seen in 2006 and making Dynamics AX the fastest growing business application in the UK and the world.

 

Dynamics AX 2009 

 

With a published roadmap of future development extending to 2013 Microsoft have stolen the lead on all their major competitors and have made a very positive commitment to the the future of Dynamics AX. Dynamics AX 2009 was released in the late summer of 2008, rather than opting for a version 5 title, Microsoft brought their ERP products in line with the rest of their software portfolio and branded it Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

 

Dynamics AX version 4.0 was released in November 2006, this helped take Microsoft to the top of the UK software performance leagues with new sales and licence revenues surging ahead by over 40%.  This success was repeated globally with Dynamics AX taking the number one spot for new business wins.

 

Microsoft's schedule of continued development is bringing a major release to the market on average every two years, each release been supported for a minimum of 5 years. When you follow the upgrade path and maintain your service agreement you are entitled to upgrade to the next release, so selecting Microsoft Dynamics could be the last time you ever need change your core business application again.

  

The extensive Microsoft Partner community have contributed greatly to the look, feel and general user experience within Dynamics AX 2009. Many of the enhancements and new developments have come directly via the partner channel and this is part of the reason why Microsoft Dynamics AX is enjoying such unprecedented sales success. 

 

Microsoft have developed the largest, most sophisticated partner channel through which they deliver their ERP business applications and services. The combined resources of Microsoft and this partner channel have contributed significantly to the rapid and continued development of the software. 

 

Microsoft Certification has brought measurable standards to the ERP software sector and AX Software as a Gold Certified Partner company are ready, willing and able to show you the benefits Dynamics AX 2009 can bring to your business. 

 

Convergence 2008

 

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO was on hand at Convergence 2008 to give attendees a sneak peak at the upcoming launch of Dynamics AX 2009, the new release of Microsoft's high-end ERP application that's due for release in June this year.

  

During his keynote address before 10,000 attendees of Convergence 2008, Ballmer highlighted the work Microsoft is doing to connect back-office applications, such as ERP and supply chain software, with the front-office applications like Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Such integrations have been at the forefront of Microsoft's Office and Dynamics development for the last two years.

 

Bridging these two environments is a big focus at Microsoft, Ballmer said. "We have been very focused in as a company from the Office side, from the SharePoint side, as well as from the Dynamics side, in filling in that white space in the middle," he said.

 

With Dynamics AX 2009, Microsoft has made efforts to make the ERP system more usable by improving its user interface. The company's user experience team worked with students at the IT University of Copenhagen on so-called "desireability studies" to determine how usable (and therefore how desirable) the full range of Dynamics ERP and CRM applications' screens would be to a range of users.

 

This process, which Microsoft also called "Feel IT," yielded more than 30 user interfaces that Dynamics AX 2009 users can work with, depending on their role. This approach, which Microsoft dubs RoleTailored, helps users cut through the clutter and view the information that's only relevant to their jobs.

 

Other enhancements in the new ERP system include a new workflow framework for customising business processes, a new compliance center that Microsoft bills as a "one-stop shop" for compliance-related information, and new reporting capabilities, which were developed with Visual Studio 2008.

 

The new ERP system also supports Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, a combination that Ballmer said yields a 70 percent performance improvement compared to previous versions. And when users run Dynamics AX 2009 on preconfigured versions of Windows Server 2008, such as Windows Server Essential (the new mid market bundle due to ship later this year), the installation and management of the ERP system will be made easier, Ballmer said.

 

Microsoft also announced what it's billing as "the first in a series" of "rich online services" that will work with the complete line of Dynamics ERP software. These include: an online payment service for clearing credit card transactions using the payment networks of PayPal and Chase Paymentech Solutions; an online marketplace service that allows Dynamics customers to sell products on eBay; and a keyword marketing service for tracking and managing search engine marketing initiatives.
 

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