Released on: September 8, 2007, 4:42 pm

Press Release Author: Alba Spectrum Group

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Microsoft Dynamics ERP products family includes both Great
Plains and Microsoft CRM, so it is initial good sign for you if you are making MRP
research for your company. Let's take a look at additional features of Microsoft
Dynamics products and try to compare and figure out trends. However please note
that both Microsoft Dynamics NAV Navision and Microsoft Dynamics AX Axapta have CRM
modules in their original and so integrated modules sets

Press Release Body: Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918

Microsoft Dynamics ERP products family includes both Great Plains and Microsoft CRM,
so it is initial good sign for you if you are making MRP research for your company.
Let's take a look at additional features of Microsoft Dynamics products and try to
compare and figure out trends. However please note that both Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Navision and Microsoft Dynamics AX Axapta have CRM modules in their original and so
integrated modules sets. Microsoft CRM has integration tool to Microsoft Great
Plains, plus such companies as Scribe Software offer advanced integration modules
and scenarios. Plus consider the fact that Microsoft CRM is marketed by Microsoft
Business Solutions worldwide and is localized for various countries and regions.
Let's take a look at additional facts and concerns:
1. GP international marketing. Great Plains Software had grandiose plans for
expansion and Great Plains Dynamics Dexterity text strings were translated into
multiple languages at the end of 1990th: Polish, Russian, German, French, Spanish.
However when Microsoft Purchased Great Plains Software and soon after that Navision
Software, it kind of decided to concentrate on Navision and later on Axapta
internationalization and phase out GP advances and even support in Europe, China,
and some other parts of Asia. GP is currently supported in English speaking
countries, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines, Pakistan,
India, also in Arabian peninsula, South Africa, UK, Quebec and Spanish Speaking
South America. Please note that in Brazil Microsoft pooled out GP and supports
Axapta and Navision. Probably one of the reasons that GP does not expand to
countries, such as China, Burma, etc. is the fact that Great Plains Dexterity
doesn't support Unicode characters - Chinese hieroglyphs for example
2. GP implementation strategy. If you are outside of non English speaking
countries, you should consider GP as ERP platform seriously. If Axapta is too large
for you and Navision doesn't fit your requirements we recommend you to consider GP
and CRM tandem.
3. CRM developing advancing. Microsoft Dynamics CRM - you should expect additional
functionality released in rapid time, as MS CRM is marketed worldwide and is offered
as separate product or with integration to Great Plains
4. Current versions. Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP has current version 10.0.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM has 3.0, however it was released in 2005, so we expect new
version release relatively soon

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