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Power of Productivity : Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta Released

2010-09-10T09:38:00Z

No more Waiting! The Dynamics CRM 2011 Global beta is released! Today, the Microsoft Dynamics CRM team releases the beta of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 , for both cloud-based and on-premises deployments. The beta of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 for on-premises and partner-hosted deployments will be available in all 40 markets in eight languages. There is more goodness at the CRM Resource Center ‘What’s New’ articles: What's New in CRM Online? What's new in CRM On-Premise? To try out the Microsoft...(read more)

Power of Productivity : Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta Released

2010-09-10T09:38:00Z

Exciting Developer Experience with MS CRM SDK 4.0.12

2010-05-10T02:12:00Z

Advanced Developer Extensions Advanced Developer Extensions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, also referred to as Microsoft xRM, is a new set of tools included in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK that simplifies the development of Internet-enabled applications that interact with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. It uses well known ADO.NET technologies. This new toolkit makes it easy for you to build an agile, integrated Web solution! Advanced Developer Extensions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM supports all Microsoft...(read more)

Customer Care Accelerator available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM in Codeplex

2010-05-10T01:51:00Z

Customer Care Accelerator for Microsoft Dynamics CRM is available for download on the CRM Accelerators codeplex site. The Customer Care Accelerator focuses on delivering contact center enabling functionality, such as the ability to create a unified desktop by combining data elements from disparate line of business applications and displaying it in a single user interface. The core Customer Care business scenarios highlighted by this accelerator include the following:  Integrated desktop: Customers...(read more)

Microsoft CRM 4.0: Deployments vs Features

2010-04-15T07:12:00Z

On-premise Hosted (IFD) Online Customization and Configuration Tools Customization: · Entities · Attributes · Forms and views · Relationships · Mappings · Workflows Yes Yes Yes Configuration: · Business units, Teams, Roles · Administration · Business Management · Product Catalog · Relationship Roles Yes Yes Yes Scripting Form and Field event scripts (Jscript) Yes Yes Yes Client Extensions Navigation (SiteMap) Yes Yes Yes UI Control and customization (ISV.Config) Yes Yes Yes IFRAMEs Yes Yes Yes Custom...(read more)

Microsoft CRM 4.0: Deployments vs Features

2010-04-15T07:12:00Z

Microsoft Translator inside Microsoft Dynamics CRM

2009-12-31T09:19:00Z

Another nice cool feature! Microsoft Translator inside Microsoft Dynamics CRM. This customization is designed to call the ‘Microsoft® Translator’ service from within CRM. This example uses a custom button, included in an entity form, to call the service and translate text into another language. Recently Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team has published a helpful post with the necessary steps to invoke the Microsoft Translator. Check out the post here ....(read more)

Update Rollup 7 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is available

2009-10-24T04:43:00Z

Update Rollup 7 has been released . As Always, This is a tested, cumulative set of updates for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. It includes performance enhancements that are packaged together for easy deployment. Quick Details Below: Version: 04.00.7333.2138 Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: KB971782 Download Link : Click here KB Article : Click here...(read more)

CRM at a Glance

2009-10-12T16:07:00Z

Thanks to Jim for sharing this....(read more)

Updated Microsoft Dynamics CRM Statement of Direction is available for download

2009-09-25T08:47:00Z

Updated version of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Statement of Direction available for download, both on PartnerSource and CustomerSource . Microsoft has prepared a well-defined Roadmap in bringing new innovations to customer relationship management (CRM) software with Microsoft Dynamics® CRM. This document outlines the future direction of Microsoft Dynamics CRM through to the next major release, Microsoft Dynamics CRM “V.Next” which is targeted for release in 2010. “V.Next” is planned to provide a Best...(read more)

Record Counter for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 released in MSDN Code Gallery

2009-09-08T20:12:00Z

Are you facing difficulty in counting the total number of records in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0? Are you wondering if you could find a way to count the number of Pages and Records? If the answer is yes, then it is worth downloading my project from MSDN Code Gallery. Record Counter walkthrough document is included in the Downloads tab which walks you through the plugin functionality and deployment procedure. Record Counter Plugin is available for download from here . This simple plugin designed for...(read more)

Free Silverlight 3 Firestarter Sessions - Register now

2009-09-08T14:12:00Z

The Silverlight team is running a one day event at Microsoft on September 17 to talk about Silverlight 3. The agenda for the event: * Keynote by Scott Guthrie * Key Silverlight Scenarios by Tim Heuer * Expression 3 Overview by Adam Kinney * Sketch Flow by Janete Perez * Toolkit & Controls by Justin Angel and Shawn Oster * RIA Services by Brad Abrams * Building Silverlight UIs with XAML Power toys by Karl Shifflett If you’re interested, the sign up link for attending the event is here ....(read more)

How xRM can Stretch IT?

2009-09-08T09:45:00Z

Theorem with Proof. Excellent...! I just got this news letter from Microsoft....(read more)

How xRM can Stretch IT?

2009-09-08T09:45:00Z

Theorem with Proof. Excellent...! I just got this news letter from Microsoft....(read more)

Update Rollup 6 for MS CRM 4.0 Released

2009-08-28T06:27:00Z

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Development team continues to release regular rollups. Microsoft has released Update Rollup 6 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. The update includes bug fixes and performance enhancements packaged together for easy deployment. Update Rollup 6 is available for all languages that are supported by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. For more information about this release, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 970148: Update Rollup 6 is available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 . Download...(read more)

Did you know: Sort records by multiple columns in MS CRM

2009-08-25T17:41:00Z

Just hold down the SHIFT key and click the column heading and you can sort on multiple columns. Click here for more details....(read more)

Did you know: Sort records by multiple columns in MS CRM

2009-08-25T17:41:00Z

Just hold down the SHIFT key and click the column heading and you can sort on multiple columns. Click here for more details....(read more)

Did you know: Easy way to troubleshoot Asynchronous failures using [Advanced Find]

2009-08-25T16:21:00Z

MSCRM 4.0 uses a lot of System Jobs to drive many features such as Workflows, Import Data,Duplicate Detections, Campaign Activities distribution, Send Bulk E-Mail and more... These jobs are processed by the Asynchronous Service and it can happen that the service fails to process these jobs. Jobs can fail or get stuck in waiting state. Quick step: Add Error Code and Message Column in Advanced find and Filter the System Jobs which are showing error Code. Detailed steps: Here are a few steps you can...(read more)

Did you know: Easy way to troubleshoot Asynchronous failures using [Advanced Find]

2009-08-25T16:21:00Z

Did you know: MSCRM and Outlook Keyboard Shortcuts

2009-08-24T18:11:00Z

Shortcuts are documented in the CRM help file but here is a quick list of MSCRM, Outlook and general shortcuts. Top keyboard shortcuts Select all text in the current field or current list CTRL+A Close an active form ALT+F4 Move forward through a form's fields TAB Move backward through a form's fields SHIFT+TAB Save a form CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 Save and close a form ALT + S Expand/collapse Form Assistant CTRL+SHIFT+F Cancel edits and close a form ESCAPE Delete a record CTRL+D Save and then open...(read more)

Did you know: MSCRM and Outlook Keyboard Shortcuts

2009-08-24T18:11:00Z

Introducing “Did you know” Series….

2009-08-24T16:29:00Z

Discover the fascinating facts and amazing stories about the Dynamics world. Loaded with useful trivia facts about Microsoft xRM. In this series, I intend to keep my posts short and easy to understand. With that being said, I welcome you all to my blog! I intend to update it frequently....(read more)

Introducing “Did you know” Series….

2009-08-24T16:29:00Z

A little more on MS CRM 5

2009-07-20T18:34:00Z

Brad Wilson, GM of Microsoft Dynamics CRM has discussed some details of the next major release at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans this week. According to Brad, Dynamics CRM 5.0 will sport improvements in the user interface and data visualisation features, enhanced sales and marketing capabilities, and tighter integration with Microsoft's SharePoint Server collaboration platform. The full article can be read at http://www.crn.com/software/218500733...(read more)

A marriage between Bing and Twitter

2009-07-20T17:55:00Z

Surprised to see BingTweets, a fusion of Twitter and Microsoft's search engine Bing. BingTweets enables you to see deeper, real-time information about the hottest topics on Twitter by fusing Bing search results with the latest tweets. Created by Federated Media. Check out BingTweets @ http://bingtweets.com/...(read more)