| As we are writing this article - a lot of new ERP | | | | Australia, New Zealand, LATAM: Mexico, Columbia, |
| related information about Microsoft Business Solutions | | | | Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, |
| products: Axapta (Microsoft Dynamics AX), Navision | | | | Salvador, Panama, Caribbean |
| (Microsoft Dynamics NAV), Microsoft Dynamics CRM, | | | | - Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Microsoft CRM 3.0 will |
| Microsoft Great Plains is published on the daily basis, | | | | become the CRM frontend for all the Microsoft |
| especially with the advance of the so-called "Project | | | | Dynamics ERPs, including Great Plains, Axapta, |
| Green". We would like to be a bit pessimistic and toss | | | | Navision, Solomon. The most interesting part is |
| in new ideas about future Microsoft MRP products | | | | Microsoft CRM integration, when you can automatically |
| development and marketing positioning as we see the | | | | move Customers, Quotes, Orders from Microsoft |
| development on European (including UK, East Europe: | | | | CRM to accounting back end - here you have two |
| Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, plus Southern Europe: | | | | options: use Microsoft Great Plains CRM integration |
| Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece), Latin American (including | | | | (based on BizTalk for CRM 1.2 or eConnect based |
| Brazil, where Microsoft is starting from scratch) and | | | | integration for MS CRM 3.0 and GP 9.0) |
| Asian ERP markets. | | | | - Oracle/Java/EJB/J2EE. Here we have to appeal to |
| - Microsoft Dynamics GP vs. Microsoft Dynamics AX. | | | | our third party programming expertise and knowledge |
| This is probably the question of future positioning of | | | | experience with Oracle Financials/Oracle E-Business |
| these two ERPs. Axapta has modern design (the end | | | | Suite/Oracle Applications development and |
| of 20th century), while Great Plains Software | | | | Programming |
| Dynamics was designed in the beginning of 1990th as | | | | - SAP MRPs. SAP is another traditional MRP market |
| Great Plains Dexterity application | | | | leader. For years ago SAP purchased Israel made |
| - Microsoft Dynamics GP USA MRP market. This | | | | MRP software application, now known as SAP |
| seems to be the stronghold of Microsoft Great Plains. | | | | Business One. SAP Business One is seamlessly |
| Microsoft Business Solutions makes its Microsoft | | | | integrated with Microsoft Office (what is the next step |
| Dynamics GP 9.0 the first wave of its Project Green | | | | from SAP R/3 mySAP project Mendocino with |
| with the switch from Microsoft Dexterity to .Net and | | | | Microsoft for the next few years), plus SBO is |
| Visual Studio development: C# and VB, plus the | | | | integrated on the Sales and Purchasing transaction |
| increased role of eConnect (initially introduced for | | | | consolidation level wit mySAP/SAP/R3. In the case of |
| eCommerce web XML developers, now the middle | | | | SAP - you will need customization/integration partner |
| tier to resolve Great Plains Dexterity peculiarity with | | | | to help you with the above consolidation |
| generic .Net development) | | | | - International aspects. Well - as you can conclude |
| - Microsoft Dynamics GP European ERP Market. In | | | | from this whitepaper and our past publications - |
| Europe Microsoft Great Plains is leaving its French, | | | | Microsoft Great Plains / Dynamics GP is not supported |
| German, Spanish and Dutch positions (leaving current | | | | for non English or Spanish speaking countries. In the |
| Microsoft Great Plains clients to switch to Navision or | | | | case of Brazil/Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro/Salvador - |
| Axapta). Microsoft Dynamics GP will stay in UK, | | | | population speaks in Brazilian Portuguese. |