Archive for August, 2011

Zap, a creator of business intelligence software that compliments Microsoft Dynamics products, has released Zap CubeXpress 2011. CubeXpress 2011 simplifies the process of creating and maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse to produce an optimized SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) OLAP (online analytical processing) cube. This process tends to be the most complicated part [...]

Microsoft released Update Rollup 19 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 on August 21, 2011, including packages of hot fixes and updates for the following: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Server Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 E-mail Router Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Client for Microsoft Office Outlook Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data Migration Manager Microsoft Dynamics CRM Language Packs [...]

This is simple but huge. New to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, every user can set his or her own default view for every entity. That means whenever you navigate to an entity you commonly access, you don’t have to wait for the system default view to load and then choose another view. It’s a move [...]

A study produced by the independent analyst firm Verdantix, which was recently released by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), indicates that by switching from an on-premise solution to cloud computing, a company can significantly improve business process efficiency while reducing the carbon footprint of its IT operations. Here is a brief summary of the findings [...]

The Microsoft Office 365 release on June 28, 2011 has stimulated much  curiosity and speculation on the web about this cloud-based service bundle. As Microsoft takes to the cloud, people want to know if signing up for Office 365 will truly benefit them and their businesses. Here is a refresher for you on Office 365. [...]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recognized xRM.com as a key contributor and innovator in taking