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Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc ----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a
When Microsoft purchased Great Plains Software and formed Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions (soon renamed into Microsoft Business Solutions) and acquired new ERP/MRP/accounting applications: Navision, Axapta, Solomon (Solomon Software was bought by Great Plains Software in the late 1990th). When Microsoft introduced Microsoft CRM it tried to change traditional partner reselling model, lets see what it is and why (this is our personal opinion we are trying to envision the future for generic ERP VAR)Remote Support. This means that you do not have to be at the client office to troubleshoot, install and even train users to be more direct and dare to say implement the system remotely. Of course in the close future it will unlock the doors for offshore consulting firms, but in this article we are sticking to US nationwide and Canadian markets and consultants in the USA and Canada. For Microsoft Business Solutions it means that if client is technical enough it can serve the client from its customer support center by increasing the number of servicing techniciansSoftware Sales Margin Decrease. If you can serve the customer your self you can probably cut software sales margins. We see this happening with new Microsoft CRM line in general it is harder to get new customer (new customers tend to purchase the software directly through MBS and then scream about the need to help them). We see more and more new customers purchasing Microsoft CRM from Microsoft for pilot project or just placing on the shelfOpen Technology. Microsoft CRM SDK you can download from Microsoft website and use it at will if you are C# or VB.Net programmer. This is opposite philosophy remember old-good-days Great Plains Dexterity you could not get this EDI free and you needed to purchase training class to get skills in this proprietary programming language. This trend probably indicates the maturity of the industry and consulting prices decreaseGo Nationwide and Internationally. Yes this is what we got to do following the Microsoft Business Solutions way. Plus well have to try to cut down our expenses by opening offshore facilities. International business is very tough from cultural standpoint and the earlier you jump there the better. At this moment we see companies from India and Philippines who are trying to get USA subcontracts these are your potential partners.Cross-Platform Integrations. We believe that XML introduction launched new epoch of computer platforms integration and harmony: Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, IBM DB2/AS400/RS6000, Oracle. Corporate clients, including manufacturing, logistics, consignment, international business, distribution will leverage multiplatform strategy to decrease the risk and increase longevity of the ERP/MRPGood luck with selection, implementation and customization, if you have issues or concerns we are here to help! If you want us to do the job - give us a call 1-866-528-0577! [email protected]
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