GovCon : Pleasant Valley Business Solutions

Microsoft Dynamics for Government Contractors - New Product Launch - March 19th, 2009!

czmuda — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:11:54 GMT

Microsoft and PVBS invite you to the official launch of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, the fastest growing ERP and financial management software for government contractors

Be among the first government contractors to see Dynamics NAV 2009, Microsoft's DCAA-compliant ERP, project accounting, and financial management solution for companies that provide services and/or sell products to the Government. This is Microsoft's biggest new product launch in the last three years and is a must attend for government contractor executives.

The launch will be held at the Microsoft Technology Center in Reston on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Lunch will be served at this event.

Event Agenda:

11:00am: Registration, Lunch

11:30am: Welcome and NAV 2009 Overview

12:00pm: Executive Customer Panel Featuring Microsoft Dynamics NAV Users

12:30pm: Product Demonstration (This will be the first NAV 2009 DC-area showing.)

This event is open to all government contractors and product resellers however pre-registration is required. Mention (Czmuda@microsoft.com) for special recognition at the event.

Please click here to register online to attend this event.

I look forward to seeing you on March 19 at the new product launch.

Microsoft's Commitment to Government Contracting Demonstrated at the 2nd Annual GC Summit!

czmuda — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Despite a very rainy morning in DC, Microsoft hosted over 200 government contractors at the Fairview Park Mariott on December 11th, 2008. The day opened with an industry panel which focused on Exit Strategies in Turbulent Times. This session was sponsored by Pleasant Valley Business Solutions and and moderated by Nick Wakeman, Washington Technology Editor-in-chief. Panelists include: Robert D. Kipps, Managing Director, KippsDeSanto & Co. William J. Mutryn, Partner and Co-Leader M&A Practice, Holland & Knight LLP, Bernard A. Mustafa, CEO, PVBS, Dave Young, Co-founder, Oberon, a Stanley Company and Jodi Johnson, Co-founder, Oberon, a Stanley Company. Much of the discussion was centered on the successful sale of Oberon and Associates to Stanley and Associates and what government contractors can expect now from the market if they are on a buy or sell situation. Dave Young and Jodi Johnson shared very candidly that this was well thought out and shared key learnings from the process. A couple interesting takeaways:

- Oberon's Dave Young commented that they management team did not take the highest bid but rather the offer from the company that best married up to their culture.

- Oberon and Associates took care of employment agreements well in advance of the sale. This was a great way to recognize employees and keep business continuity post sales.

- Jodi Johnson commented that they built the company with best of breed foundational tools. Dynamics NAV was a great choice because the smart college hires they brought on all grew up on Microsoft. It was easy for them to navigate and management information was also readily accessible to all by role. This was critically important as there were over 700 due diligence questions many of them requiring financial data that were more easily obtained through Dynamics NAV for Government Contractors.

There will be several postings over the course of this week to provide access to the presentations delivered at the Summit.

Government IT Contractor Shows Force Is With Microsoft Dynamics NAV

czmuda — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:19:14 GMT

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 4, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Force 3 Inc., a leading IT solutions provider to the federal government and other organizations, has selected Microsoft Dynamics NAV to integrate and streamline its project accounting and financial management operations, manage its fast-growing business, and handle the stringent compliance obligations it faces as a government contractor.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a versatile, cost-effective and quick-to-set-up enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that enables mid-sized companies to grow their business, fuel productivity and meet their industry-specific needs.

Crofton, Md.-based Force 3 chose Microsoft Dynamics NAV as one of the only ERP systems capable of integrating its disparate operations into a single business management solution. Force 3’s operations span product sales, such as the networking gear and other hardware it sells to customers, and services, including the value-add customization, deployment, system integration and maintenance its skilled engineers provide at client sites.

Force 3 has performed network design and installation for hundreds of U.S. government agencies and private businesses, including more than 150 U.S. military hospitals worldwide. The company ranks as one of America’s largest minority-owned small businesses that is pre-approved as a government contractor.

In its federal government business, Force 3 must furnish Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) auditors with extensive documentation and reports to meet the rigorous auditing requirements that government contractors face when servicing U.S. government agencies. Microsoft Dynamics NAV demonstrated its ability to amply meet these critical requirements of doing business with federal government clients.

Force 3 also liked the fact that Microsoft Dynamics NAV is tightly integrated with its existing Microsoft systems, including Microsoft Office. This enables Force 3 to get its employees up and running quickly with minimal training and support, and to protect and extend the company’s IT investments.

The solution, to be implemented by Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Pleasant Valley Business Solutions LLC (PVBS), replaces a myriad of incompatible systems that lacked the capabilities Force 3 needed to take its business to the next level. To read more please visit http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/nov08/11-04Force3PR.mspx or www.pvbs.net.

High-Growth Government Contractor Says Microsoft Dynamics NAV Solution from PVBS Helped Company Manage Growth and Optimize Contract Opportunities

czmuda — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:29:00 GMT

Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS) released a press release in regards to one of their customers Oberon Associates. What I find particularly notable is that Dynamics NAV supported Oberon’s growth without Oberon having to invest in more functionality. I often hear in talking to government contractors that they outgrow their Quickbooks and GCS Premier solution. This means a considerable effort in upgrading and often times the need to re—learn the system. The PVBS Dynamics NAV solution was robust enough to meet the needs of a high growth and award winning government contractor even as they experienced 135% growth over a 4 year period. This is just plain out awesome. A great solution - DCAA Compliant that is built to last.

Oberon Associates topped the 2007 Washington Technology Fast 50 list of fastest growing government contractors. The company also received recognition as the 2007 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year, with revenues between $25M and $75M, at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce's Northern Virginia Government Contractors Council Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards banquet held in early October. Oberon Associates, a woman owned, service disabled veteran owned business, provides operational intelligence, engineering, and information technology services to the intelligence community and government agencies.

Veterans Jodi Johnson and David Young founded the Manassas, VA company in 2002. It has since grown to 420 employees and reported $48.4 million in revenue in FY2006, for a compound annual growth rate of more than 135 percent. Johnson was profiled in the Washington Technology Fast 50 issue in September.

Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS) released a press release in regards to one of their customers Oberon Associates. What I find particularly notable is that Dynamics NAV supported Oberon's growth without Oberon having to invest in more functionality. I often hear in talking to government contractors that they outgrow their Quickbooks and GCS Premier solution. This means a considerable effort in upgrading and often times the need to re-learn the system. The PVBS Dynamics NAV solution was robust enough to meet the needs of a high growth and award winning government contractor even as they experienced 135% growth over a 4 year period. This is just plain out awesome.

Oberon Associates topped the 2007 Washington Technology Fast 50 list of fastest growing government contractors. The company also received recognition as the 2007 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year, with revenues between $25M and $75M, at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce's Northern Virginia Government Contractors Council Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards banquet held in early October. Oberon Associates, a woman owned, service disabled veteran owned business, provides operational intelligence, engineering, and information technology services to the intelligence community and government agencies.

Veterans Jodi Johnson and David Young founded the Manassas, VA company in 2002. It has since grown to 420 employees and reported $48.4 million in revenue in FY2006, for a compound annual growth rate of more than 135 percent. Johnson was profiled in the Washington Technology Fast 50 issue in September.

Oberon became a PVBS customer in 2006 when Johnson, Young and their management team realized that the company's fast growth was quickly exceeding the limited capabilities of its QuickBooks accounting application. Johnson and Young said, "Our management team liked how everything is integrated in the PVBS solution, from reporting to business analytics, which eliminated the requirement for costly and often incompatible third-party add-ons. The analytics were particularly interesting to us because it would help us understand how well we are managing our contract opportunities." To Read the full release click here.