Archive for March, 2009

The Buzz Around xRM

March 27, 2009

Here’s an interesting tidbit about Microsoft’s xRM Platform as a Service initiatives and what it all could mean for the company’s competitors.  The article also goes on to talk about how ING and the US Air Force in Europe are using some “out-of-the-box” thinking and leveraging Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0  to manage their vendor and [...]

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How Do I Display More Than 50 Records Per Page?

March 24, 2009

Go to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. List view: 1.      Dynamics CRM for Outlook: Click CRM from the top menu.  For the Web version: Click Tools from the top menu.  2.      From the drop down menu click Options.  Select the number of records you would like to display. The maximum is 250. Click OK. Please note [...]

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What’s New: SaaS on the Rise

March 24, 2009

In these times of shrinking IT budgets, companies are looking to save money on implementations without sacrificing performance.  That’ where SaaS (Software as a Service) comes in.  It’s the least expensive front-end version of Microsoft CRM. The software and hardware are all paid for on a month-to-month basis—in essence, allowing customers to only pay for [...]

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What’s New: Internet Explorer 8 Officially Released

March 19, 2009

Internet Explorer 8 was launched today, and now makes browsing simpler, quicker and safer with things like: Increased standards compliance Web Slices Accelerators Instant Search Box SmartScreen filtering In-Private browsing For more insight into the new features, especially on how IE8 will impact the browsing of existing sites, visit the MSDN IE blog

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Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft CRM

March 18, 2009

Microsoft has released Update Rollup 3. This is a tested, cumulative set of updates for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. It includes performance enhancements that are packaged together for easy deployment.  Microsoft has released Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Server, Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Office Outlook, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 E-mail [...]

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What’s New: Wireless Re-charging

March 17, 2009

From time to time, we’ll post information that we think might be of general interest to everybody.  There’s an article in The Economist this month that talks about wireless re-charging for mobile devices.  It looks like at some point in the not-too-distant future we’ll be doing away with power cables for Palms and Blackberries! Read [...]

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Event

March 16, 2009

Need to know what Microsoft Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) can do for your business? Streamline Solutions together with Microsoft is hosting a complimentary event on Friday March 27, 2009 from 10am PST to 1pm PST. Breakfast and Lunch will be served. We will demonstrate the power of the Microsoft platform. Specifically, we will highlight [...]

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Second CRM Incubation Week

March 16, 2009

Microsoft CRM Incubation Week was so successful that another one is being offered!  This 2nd CRM Incubation Week will take place at the Microsoft Technology Center in Boston, MA, from April 20th to April 24th.  Participants will spend their time on training, prototype development and evaluation by a panel of industry specialists for various prizes.  [...]

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xrm.com and Streamline Solutions to Attend NAB Show on April 18-23 in Las Vegas, Nevada

March 12, 2009

Once a year, leading professionals and solutions providers from all over the globe converge at the NAB Show to learn about the latest in content delivery across multiple platforms—from televisions to film, radios and computers to phones, and much more. The NAB show is the place to be for information, next generation technologies and connections [...]

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