Dynamics CRM updates

Hi folks. I know it’s been awhile since my last post but it’s been nice to be too busy to blog! Let’s get caught up on some recent Dynamics CRM related updates.

First update – the team at Microsoft has really gotten it together in regards to the Dynamics CRM Accelerators.  They had some initial problems getting these out of the gate last year but have really caught up. Not only are the original accelerators released and stable, they have updated the Analytics to R2 and are releasing two new ones next week.

The download site for these is http://www.codeplex.com/crmaccelerators and they are free. Companies currently using Microsoft Dynamics CRM would benefit from reviewing these and contacting their partner about them. Microsoft says these have been downloaded over 50,000 times to date. Not sure how many of those are in production though – did I mention you should call your Microsoft Partner for help?

Here is the press release on the two new accelerators http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2009/jul09/07-08MSDynamicsCRMAcceleratorsPR.mspx

Second update – just today, Microsoft released the Dynamics CRM Mobile Express tool for version 4. I haven’t had a chance to work with it yet but had several clients express interest. It is installed at the server to allow mobile devices to log in and view their CRM data on their mobile browser. Nothing gets installed on the mobile device to allow for greater device flexibility.

Third update – Microsoft is now up to CRM Rollup 5 for version 4. Think of rollups as service packs and you get the idea. I am amazed at the number of folks still without any of the rollups. Just do it.

Finally, some well deserved props to some Twitter friends. I follow a bunch of folks that are Microsoft, CRM, or Sales\Marketing related and am amazed at the amount of usable information they impart. I am still on the fence about Twitter as a whole (that’s a blog post by itself) but these people truly make it workable for me. If you twitter and work with Dynamics CRM, or Sales follow these folks.

@tekoppele   @MSDynamicsCRM   @TheCRMGuy   @partnerchannel   @adriannemachina

Thanks tweeple!  

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