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April 2006 - Posts

Friday, April 28, 2006 8:51 AM

Does the Microsoft CRM / Microsoft Dynamics Connector use SQL 2005?

Great question... And an even better answer... http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoftcrmconnectors/archive/2006/04/27/584744.aspx So the words current version leads me to think.... Never mind... Thought stricken....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:00 AM

What is the difference between functionality and business benefits?

What is the difference between functionality and business benefits? So you are involved in selling Microsoft CRM ? Ever wonder why you do a demo and then redo the demo and then never seem to be able to close a deal? Here is what a business decision maker
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:01 AM

Offering Microsoft CRM Hosted to your customers

So one of the biggest advantages Microsoft CRM has is the ability to be able to be on-premise or hosted. ( See Charlie Wood’s great article he has on the SaaS vs on premise with Microsoft CRM. ) The on-premise product has been available for some time,
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:00 AM

Managing Relationships.... Quotes to Orders to Invoices in Microsoft CRM 3

A small change between 1.2 and 3.0… In 1.2, you could create mappings among invoice, order, opportunity, and quote entities. So if you added some additional fields to the products in a quote, you could quickly map them to orders and invoices. In 3.0,
Posted by Ben Vollmer | 4 Comments
Monday, April 17, 2006 7:00 AM

Does Microsoft CRM support Firefox or Opera?

Firefox now has about between 8 and 10 percent of the browser market. ( Although it seems to change from month to month. ) So about once a week I get an email from a partner or a customer asking if Firefox is a supported platform instead of Internet Explorer?
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Friday, April 14, 2006 7:00 AM

Everybody is hiring....

There are a TON of jobs around Microsoft CRM right now. We are having a Microsoft Partner job fair this month. In addition, we and our partners have a bunch of jobs... Submit Your Resume -- Microsoft Sponsored Partner Job Fairs on April 19 th (online)
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Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:55 AM

ISV News: CDC to acquire software firm c360

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8GV47N85.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc This makes life interesting.... c360 is now part of CDC. I am going to withhold comment until I see more of the strategy and thought behind this... CDC is
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Thursday, April 13, 2006 7:00 AM

Fun with JScript: Auto Saving Forms in Microsoft CRM

If you have ever used PartnerSource, you know you can look at your organizations tickets that they opened. When I worked at a partner, I used to troll them so I could see what the rest of my team was learning. <BG> Now I can troll only tickets opened
Posted by Ben Vollmer | 2 Comments
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:00 AM

Demo Tip: Microsoft CRM Mobile Demo - Displaying PDA Screen on Computer Screen

So I have gotten a couple of questions this week alone about how to display a Windows Mobile Device’s screen on your laptop’s screen for projecting to a group of people. There are two ways to do it. One is free and one costs money. J The free option is:
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:00 AM

Demo Data in Microsoft CRM 3 - Write your own...

So if you decided that you REALLY hate Adventure Works Cycle and MUST use something else, I just found a great article on the Sandbox written by the Program Manager in charge of the Demo Data in CRM. (Along with other things.) Enjoy! http://gotdotnet.com/codegallery/customization/uploadedhtmlpage.aspx?FileID=1de72a03-9e7a-422b-a9a6-2596912de7ee&id=b6499eb0-0eae-4597-b38e-ee9cbc71a40
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Monday, April 10, 2006 7:00 AM

Fun with JScript - Cloning a Case aka How do I have a "Master" Case with Microsoft CRM 3

So recently on one of our internal discussion aliases, somebody asked about how to have a master case with a number of “sub-cases.” This is handy when you have a number of issues like a service outage or patch that doesn’t quite apply as desired. J So
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Attachment(s): CloneCase.zip
Sunday, April 09, 2006 7:00 AM

ISV Support for Microsoft CRM 3: LinkPoint for Microsoft CRM - Lotus Notes and Novell Groupwise Integration

I have been working with the team over at LinkPoint since they where called VirtualLogix. (ala SalesLogix) They have always done a great job of integration into the email systems most software publishers hate. (i.e., Notes and GroupWise.) So if you have
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Friday, April 07, 2006 7:00 AM

Live Meeting: Services for ISV Partners

Learn about all of the different services available to partners that develop solutions on the Dynamics platform. (i.e., Add-On's or ISV Solutions.) The Microsoft Dynamics Services ISV Web Seminar is for ISVs that currently integrate or develop with Microsoft
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Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:00 AM

Migration from Salesforce.com to Microsoft CRM 3 - Source Code Download

A common issue facing many integrators and developers is that of migrating data from another CRM to Microsoft CRM. Although Microsoft's data migration tools and commercial applications are available for this purpose, there are situations that may call
Posted by Ben Vollmer | 1 Comments
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:00 AM

New Materials Posted to the Microsoft Partner Portal for CRM

You may need to have a valid Microsoft Passport to access these materials. I love the qualification tool. Way cool. Event in a Box (through-partner marketing materials) – check Market & Sell section on https://partner.microsoft.com/global/productssolutions/business/businesscrm/40025241
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:14 PM

Microsoft CRM Mobile Download Location

It is now available for download... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ea5a3566-7ec8-4afe-bbfa-91e7210c55c4&DisplayLang=en Enjoy! Ben
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics – Convergence 2006

Over 7,000 Microsoft Customers, Partners and Employees traveled to Dallas , Texas from March 25th – 28th for Convergence 2006. If you were unable to attend in person you can access keynotes, information, etc via the links below: Bill Gates Keynote Jeff
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Monday, April 03, 2006 7:15 PM

Want to Win $10,000? Enter your company in the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program Awards

The annual Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize partners that have delivered exemplary solutions during the last twelve months. The program is a unique opportunity for Microsoft Partners to showcase their solutions and to earn global recognition.
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Monday, April 03, 2006 7:00 AM

Troubleshooting Outlook with Command Line Switches

I know Outlook ALWAYS behaves, but just in case you need a little help in troubleshooting, I almost always default to a command line. (I know it is the DOS or CPM in me coming out...) There are some nice ways to use a command line switch to make Outlook
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