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Last week, Microsoft announced a new add-on for Microsoft Dynamics SL (formerly known as Solomon):
Microsoft Corp. today unveiled BIO™ for Microsoft Dynamics™ SL, an operational analytics application that gives decision-makers throughout an organization unique and relevant insight into business drivers. Slated for release to manufacturing in May, BIO (Business Intelligence Optimization) for Microsoft Dynamics SL provides personalized, role-based business performance scorecards that empower employees to help increase the value of their customer interactions, lower product and service delivery costs, and create strategic plans for expanding their business. BIO for Microsoft Dynamics SL extends the solution to include a robust strategic, operational and financial analytics solution.
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Built on Microsoft® SQL Server™ Analysis Services, it also fully integrates with SQL Server 2000 and 2005.
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Microsoft worked closely with channel partner NexVue Analytics Corp. to develop the new business intelligence capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics SL. NexVue, a business intelligence development and consulting organization, is focused specifically on delivering out-of-the-box business analytic solutions specific to the requirements of midsized businesses. NexVue has designed and developed both a business and technical model (BIO) that build on the Microsoft business intelligence development environment for the midmarket that reduces the technology gap and the cost of implementing BI solutions.
Today comes word of another Dynamics SL partnership:
Temtec, a leading provider of intuitive self-service analysis and reporting software for business intelligence, today announced it has signed a software distribution agreement with Microsoft Corporation whereby Microsoft will market a private label version of Executive Viewer® as part of its analytical platform.
“Our partnership with Microsoft Dynamics SL will enable us to significantly extend our penetration into the mid market and add real value to Microsoft Dynamics SL analytical capabilities,” commented Temtec Managing Director, Alan Parker.
Temtec is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and a leading provider of self-service analysis and reporting software. Executive Viewer is designed to optimise user access to information stored in Microsoft Analysis Services and provide non-technical users the ability to analyse business critical information at the speed of thought for better informed decision making.
Microsoft Corp. today announced general availability of Microsoft Dynamics™ SL 6.5, formerly Microsoft Business Solutions–Solomon. Microsoft Dynamics SL will be available starting Dec. 19 in Canada and the United States, and will be available in Mexico and other countries by the end of January 2006.
The release includes new Bank Reconciliation and Purchase Requisition modules, expanded out-of-the-box Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services-based portal capabilities including the ability to be deployed in an extranet environment for use with customers and vendors, user-specific scheduling of reports and processes within application server, and more than 100 enhancements for project-driven organizations and distributors. Microsoft Dynamics SL is part of Microsoft’s overall business solutions road map that will deliver next-generation innovation through two waves of upgrades.
The new Bank Reconciliation and Purchase Requisition modules are extra cost and the SharePoint Services integration is another instance of Dynamics products moving towards greater Office integration.
Jason Matusow, Director of Microsoft’s Shared Source program, announced it at the Open Source Business Conference on Tuesday and has the details on his blog:
The Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon team is posting the source code to their Business Portal Lite technology which enables multiple browsers to be used as a thin-client interface connecting the Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal and the Solomon ERP system. The portal provides time, expense approval, alerts and project profitability tracking and reviewing functionality. The advantage to using the Lite solution is that you can access the Microsoft Solomon back-end through Safari, Firefox, Mozilla and other non-Windows browsers.
The Solomon group has a strong community of partners and customers right now, with more than 600 certified partners servicing more than 15,000 customers. This release enables the certified partner community to build a common set of technologies allowing them to service customers’ heterogeneous environments.
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The code is available under the Microsoft Permissive License (Ms-PL) announced last week…
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Because this source release, and community development effort are targeted at a specific set of partners – this will be a “walled garden” project. The project on GotDotNet Workspaces will primarily be for certified partners but if there are customers interested in participating they will do so as an invitee by their integration partner. The source license will provide those partners with the ability to take the code and do what they wish with it – but the core project with the MS lead will remain on the GDN site.
More by following the link and also from Mary Jo Foley and Martin LaMonica.
Well, this morning’s sneak peek turned out to be a spoiler. There isn’t too much to add other than a link to the overview press release and a Q&A on Centro. One odd note was Bill Gates claiming Office 12 would ship in early 2006.
Update: Microsoft’s web site has a Midsize Business Center.
