The Kinect is better known as the device that my son loves for gaming.  The "You are the Controller" tag line is more than just a tag line, it really is true.   I've started to use the Kinect as an input device for my TV using motion and voice to navigate the Social, Music and TV areas of our XBOX in the living room.  Using Bing Search with voice commands (Kinect) on my TV via Xbox is soooo cool.  "Xbox search Billy Joel" . . . and up pops songs . . . "Xbox play" and off runs a playlist of Bill Joel songs.

I've started to do some reading on all the different types of potential applications for the Kinect and it is staggering all the ideas and potential uses that are popping up.  I'm not one for predictions, but . . . the Kinect as an input/interaction device for businesses is only a matter of time.  If you've got an idea on how the motion and voice commands could be used in a business application, I'd love to hear them.

To get you started . . . here are some blogs to view.

General info     Kinect Fusion     the Kinect Effect    

At CDS, the strength of Microsoft Dynamics GP in making information available and enabling efficiencies is a key element in the company’s success. Ron Wollner, President of CDS, comments, “Microsoft Dynamics GP has played a critical role in our successful growth. With this solution, we can do business effectively with enterprises by offering resources and service levels that one would expect from a company much larger than ours.”

Through automation, elimination of duplicate data entry, improved inventory planning with substantial cuts in inventory on hand, and a variety of process efficiencies, CDS generated substantial savings. Donna Driscoll, Director of Finance at CDS, states, “With Microsoft Dynamics GP, we were able to save $800,000 in the first year after the implementation and more than $5 million in the cost of service delivery through five years. We recouped our implementation costs in less than one year.”

In its international growth, CDS has taken advantage of the robust, flexible business solution. By using the multicurrency and multicountry modules in Microsoft Dynamics GP, along with automatic sales tax calculations and other automations, the company achieves growth while keeping overhead small. “We quadrupled our business without adding people to the finance and IT departments,” says Wollner. “Much of the credit for that goes to our use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.”

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GPUG is hosting a Management Reporter 2012 event.  This session will review the new functionality that is coming directly from the development team.  Come to this session to hear from the source and learn what's coming.

http://www.gpug.com/events/anintroductiontomanagementreporter201203062012?date=2012-03

Accolade Plublications is offering a free book of if you visit their booth at Convergence, of course only a limited number.  I've reviewed several of their books and they have a lot of valuable. 

Stoppin by Booth #2008 to get a free book would be worthwhile, so if you are attending Convergence, put this on your list of go do's!

Accolade Plublications is offering a free book of if you visit their booth at Convergence, of course only a limited number.  I've reviewed several of their books and they have a lot of valuable. 

Stoppin by Booth #2008 to get a free book would be worthwhile, so if you are attending Convergence, put this on your list of go do's!

Some very popular and valuable Microsoft Dynamics GP Books are on sale the month of February.

I've heard direction from customers on the value of these books, so they are worth checking out.

Happy Reading!

Pam

http://www.packtpub.com/news/microsoft-dynamics-mayhem

 Date: Saturday, March 17th

Time: 1:00 - 4:30pm (CT)

Location: Hilton Americas | 1600 Lamar | Houston, TX
77010

Cost: Free

This is a wonderful opportunity to make more connections
in the Dynamics GP community and Microsoft executives. All presentations given
will be by the Microsoft product and development team.

 This is an exclusive event, hosted by Dynamics GP Partner
Connections (GPPC), and is only open to Microsoft Dynamics GP VAR's and ISV's -
so don't miss this opportunity to focus on networking, education, preparation
and strategy-building for Dynamics GP '12' before customers start arriving in
Houston for Convergence 2012.

 Make sure to secure your seat today! You can find further
details, a full agenda and register here: http://gppregame.eventbrite.com/. 

 Also remember on Sunday afternoon, GPUG hosts a free half
day conference called DayONE. Here you and your clients can attend up to 18
unique sessions provided by users and subject matter experts. To learn more go
to http://www.gpug.com/events/dayoneatconvergence201203182012?date=2012-03.

 I hope to see you there!

Join us in February and March for three powerful web seminars about accelerated demo scenarios specifically for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 and best practices when working with Hyper V. The details and registration information are included below for each session.

Microsoft Dynamic GP – An Accelerated Demo (Part I)
February 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM Pacific
If you are seeking ways to shorten your sales cycles, attend the upcoming Presales Profits web seminar. This session will empower your presales professionals to demonstrate how Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 informs, prioritizes and facilitates communication and ultimately improves decision making. To support your efforts of building a REPEATABLE sales demo we’ve built a click-through DemoMate for you to model future demonstrations.

Presenters: Microsoft Partner Technology Advisors - Jon Elliot  and Chad Niswonger
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Microsoft Dynamic GP – An Accelerated Demo (Part II)
February 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM Pacific
Part II of our series will provide you with ideas on how to build and maintain a repeatable demo environment using Dynamics GP 2010 R2. During this session we will provide you with a library of demo “scenarios” – such as Finance, SOP, POP, etc. which you can import via a spreadsheet and be instantly prepared for your next prospect demo.

Presenters: Microsoft Partner Technology Advisors – Craig Crescas and John Dooley
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Best Practices When Using Hyper V
March 8, 2012 at 11:00 AM Pacific
Please attend this informative session covering the Hyper V technology. You will learn best practices regarding hardware requirements, configuring your Dynamics environment and maintaining your system for demonstration reliability and performance.

Presenter: Microsoft Partner Technology Advisor, Tom Higginbotham
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