I hope you all had a fantastic summer and that you are all rested and ready to build on the fantastic momentum that we’ve seen with GP 2010 and the incredible sales results.  In case you missed it, we had a record breaking quarter ending in June.  Our partners delivered the most customer adds in one quarter in the history of the product. 

If you are interested in learning more about the direction of Dynamics GP and hearing from 4 of our most successful partners, you can access our WPC session here.  DigitalWPC

Cheers, Errol.

We wanted to pass a bit of news along for those of you readers based in Australia. We just got word from our our team there that Microsoft Dynamics GP recently passed an important milestone with regards to "official" registration with the Austalian Government's Tax Office. This basically means Microsoft Dynamics GP is listed on a Government website meant to help prospects determine which accounting packages can help them meet their taxation obligations within Australia. You can view the entry here if you are interested:

http://softwaredevelopers.ato.gov.au/productregister/businessproducts/1344

I can't leave you at that though. It's not terribly impressive to simply be on a Government website listed as being acceptable for meeting specific tax obligations. What is WAY more important is having happy, successful customers in Australia who can point to the real benefits of using a system like Microsoft Dynamics GP. So for you Australian businesses out there looking for a new ERP system, please have a read about two specific customers in your country who've experienced tremendous value from their use of Microsoft Dynamics GP!

Enjoy!

AndyW

In case you hadn't heard yet, I wanted to pass along the information regarding an upcoming conference right here in Fargo, The Partner Event! This is a great opportunity for Partners to network and ramp up their skills in many areas around sales, marketing and leadership. Make plans to attend today!

AndyW

Microsoft Dynamics partners are encouraged to attend The Partner Event, coming up September 19-21, in Fargo, ND.

The Partner Event is the premier opportunity for Microsoft Dynamics partners to build sales, marketing, and leadership skills by networking and learning from each other and industry experts. Year after year, partners comment that The Partner Event is the best training and networking event they attend all year.

As a Believer Sponsor of the event, the Microsoft Dynamics Community team will be there this year, networking with partners and sharing information about the upcoming release of their Community website.

Partners who attend the event will receive:

• Coaching from industry experts on sales, marketing, and leadership skills that will help them re-focus and implement key business strategies
• Tips from fellow partners as to what is working in their own businesses to drive leads, sales, and customer references
• Insight from our Keynote Speakers as far as what the industry future holds and how to prepare for the coming change

Go to The Partner Event to register.

Special offer! Enter the registration code MSFT2010 to get $100 off your registration fee. The event also offers $100 discounts for third and beyond attendees, so you’ll save money and cover more ground by sending multiple people to the conference. Information on obtaining that discount can be found at The Partner Event.

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010 – Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Location:

Holiday Inn of Fargo

701-282-2700

3803 13th Avenue South, Fargo ND 58103

I hope our readers don't interpret the recent quietness on this blog as a sign that things have slowed down in Microsoft Dynamics GP land! After closing out a FANTASTIC FY10 in June, then spending a great week in July with our Partners at WPC, we've been hard at work on a number of new initiatives and projects that will lead to some exciting announcements later in FY11 (with some much needed PTO mixed in there for good measure!). 

For those Partners who joined us at WPC, you know that "The Cloud" was a major focus for the entire conference.  It is no secret that for many years now, our Partners and Service Providers have been offering hosted versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP. However, with Microsoft's intense focus on the cloud, we are seeing more and more Partners, ISV's, and Hosting Providers get interested in learning about what it takes to host Microsoft Dynamics GP. While many organizations have teamed up with some of our great Hosting Providers already doing this, there are always those who want to consider building their own practice and need answers to how this can be technically achieved. I'm happy to report we have a brand new resource to provide those answers and more! The Microsoft Dynamics GP Hosting Guide is available on PartnerSource, and helps organizations navigate how to plan, build, and deploy a hosting service for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It's a great resource that we hope you will find helpful!

That's it for now...and I promise we'll get back on a regular blogging rhythm soon!

AndyW