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My last post!

mennotk — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Don't let the title confuse you, it's only my last post here at MSDN! As most of you know, I've been blogging on MSDN since 19 December 2005! It is time to move on...

I made the decision to move my blogging addiction to my very own domain. On the new location you can continue reading about freaky CRM stuff, but I'll mix it up with some additional topics that interest me and hopefully you guys as well.

Please update your bookmarks, RSS Readers and OPML files.

Blog: http://www.tekoppele.com/blog

RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/crmfreak

It took me a lot of time and effort to design my new blog from the ground up. I want to thank Alex Vermeule, Scott Barnes Jaap Steinvoorte and Jron for their help and advice. Over time, I will slowly migrate all of my posts and comments.

Puhutteko te suomea ja CRM:ta?

mennotk — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:28:51 GMT

Not sure if the title is correct Finnish, but I did my best to find an online English to Finnish translator, which was hard!

We have released the Finnish language pack Please read this post for details on how to download it.

Currently we have released the following languages:

English
German
Spanish
Dutch
Danish
Finnish
French

Expect more languages in the upcoming weeks!

Webcast: CRM Knows where you are part deux!

mennotk — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:04:46 GMT

Remember my post that linked to the article talking about OCS integration a little while ago? Based on my stats you all liked it and are ready for more ....right?

Well, you don't have to wait any longer as our US ISV team have, once again, posted a video / screen cast on Channel 9. This time they are talking about the integration points between Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Office Communication Server 2007 (OCS).

Click here to watch it

Taler du Dansk og CRM?

mennotk — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:08:51 GMT

Ok, this one took me a little longer as my Danish is not up to sniff! (Thanks Nicolai!) But as of a few days ago you now can download the Danish language pack. For details on how to do this, read this post.

Citrix: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

mennotk — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:03:12 GMT

I know a lot of you have been waiting for this announcement.

Today is the day and I am happy to tell you that the CRM Product team is announcing that Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is now compatible with Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 (32-bit and 64-bit).

Microsoft Dynamics Add-ons

mennotk — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:30:00 GMT

I just got spammed with an email announcing a new web site with a searchable catalog of Microsoft Dynamics add-ons, complete with ratings and comments.

Each Dynamics product has their own section. It's clearly work in progress, but after only been up a month, the site already has over 200 ISV’s showing their offerings! I hope to see that this site will grow over time with tons of more add-ons for each of our Dynamics products. Visit http://www.microsoftdynamicsaddons.com and let me know what you think of it!

If I was an ISV I want to get my product listed here, so register yourself!

Available: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Sample Data

mennotk — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:33:42 GMT

As of two days ago, you now can download Sample Data for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

You can use sample data in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Sample Database in marketing and sales presentations or for training people to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

The sample database includes a set of comma-separated value (CSV) files that contains the sample data and an XML map file that maps the data to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. To install the sample data on your on-premise installation or VPC, you must use the Data Migration Manager.

Spreekt U Nederlands en CRM?

mennotk — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Today we released the Dutch language for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Please read this post to find the download location(s) and how to select your language.

Available: Dutch Language Pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

mennotk — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:23:00 GMT

All my Dutch readers can be happy today, the Dutch Language Pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is available and you can download it here.

Vous parlez le français et le CRM?

mennotk — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:49:00 GMT

Today we released the French language for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Please read this post to find the download location(s) and how to select your language.

Available: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Language Packs

mennotk — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:56:55 GMT

As you might have noticed, we have released localized versions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 in English, German and Spanish.

When are the language packs available? This was a great question asked in the comments by Jeffrey from CWR Mobility. Well as of today, we are releasing the English, German and Spanish language packs.

By installing a Language Pack on the server that is running Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and then enabling the language in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web application, users can view Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 in a language other than the base language of the installation.

Follow these instructions to get the packs:

Access the download page (display languages are available for each 4.0 language version)
Select the ‘Language Pack’ from the “Change Language” dropdown in the Quick Details section on the download landing page.

Usted habla español and CRM?

mennotk — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:45:00 GMT

Today we released the Spanish language for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Please read this post to find the download location(s) and how to select your language.

Available: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 SDK

mennotk — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:15:02 GMT

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 SDK is now ready for download. The live MSDN version will be posted soon.

The package contains lots of new sample code, walkthroughs and general information about the new features. It will be updated once a month for the next 3-4 months and thereafter on a quarterly basis. Feedback about the SDK is welcome.

Happy Coding!

You speak German and CRM?

mennotk — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:23:00 GMT

I am Multi Lingual and that's why I always try to post updates about stuff we release in different languages than English. I announced in an earlier post that the BITS were available and that it will take a few days/weeks to get other languages. Today we released the German language.

Existing customers can download v4.0 here. If you want to use the 90-day trial in German, you can download that here. You can see the other download locations in the earlier post.

Make sure you change the English language into German before downloading!

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 IG

mennotk — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:47:00 GMT

Now that you have downloaded the BITS of v4.0 you are wondering how to install it right? To help you with that challenge the product team has written a great document called the "Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Implementation Guide".

The IG has all the questions you might have, if not send us feedback and the product team might include your feedback or suggestions in updates to this document.

You can download your copy of the Implementation Guide here