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SQL Server Report Pack for Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains 8.0 (msi): The SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains 8.0 is a set of 8 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services reports that work with the Great Plains 8.0 sample database, Fabrikam. With the Report Pack, you have the choice of using the sample reports either as-is...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Great Plains Software, Server, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2007-08-28
Microsoft aims to make Dynamics more dynamic: Microsoft aims to make Dynamics more dynamicYou can bet that Microsoft WILL make all applications dependent on Windows."However, it is still treading fairly cautiously when it comes to providing full-on hosted versions of its Microsoft Dynamics products"Microsoft knows that they need to create as many applications as possible that depend...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., open source, Great Plains Software; Discussion threads 2006-11-06
See Ya Later Doug: Burgum Leaves Microsoft Much the Wiser: When I saw Doug Burgum at the Microsoft World Partners Conference last summer, there was an air of the short-timer about him. Not the kind who mails it in every morning with his feet on his desk, but more the short-timer who's done all he can and is waiting to...; Tags: Doug Burgum, Dynamics AX, Dynamics GP, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2006-09-12
Linux displacing Solaris?: Grandpa over there, he's just dumb: ran some home brew ERP in something called Progress on a Sun 6500, cost him a million bucks - me, I can do that job using Great Plains and four Xeons for about $10K. What an idiot he was to fall for that SPARC/Solaris...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc.; Blog posts 2006-04-26
Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains Business Intelligence White Paper: Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains Business Intelligence is designed to provide businesses with the tools they need to help analyze data in order to make faster more informed decisions. This white paper is intended to provide the reader an overview of the solutions available to address this complex business...; Tags: Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management; White papers 2005-04-01

Microsoft outlines business software redesign: Microsoft outlines business software redesignWon'd do much good.MS has ruined a great accounting package. Great Plains accounting was the premier package for small and medium businesses until they took it over and forced everyone to Dynamics. Most small businesses RAN to Quickbooks to avoid the huge cost migrating...; Tags: Operational accounting, Enterprise software, software, Microsoft Corp., Great Plains Software, Intuit QuickBooks, business software; Discussion threads 2005-03-07
How Great Plains Beats MAS 90/200: Microsoft and Best Software are the two largest accounting software companies in the world, and Great Plains and MAS 90/200 are the marquee accounting software products for these two companies. Both solutions are well respected and highly touted as world-class accounting systems. Both solutions are backed by large, impressive organizations...; Tags: Accounting, Great Plains Software, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; White papers 2005-03-01
Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains and Microsoft Office: This paper is directed toward Great Plains customers to help them understand the ways that Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains form a powerful tool that connects information with the people and processes their organizations use to succeed. Integration between Great Plains and Microsoft Office offers...; Tags: Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; White papers 2004-11-01
Microsoft elevates Great Plains division: Microsoft elevates Great Plains divisionGreat Plains is JunkMicrosoft would be best of squashed GP and started out from scratch. I don't see them even coming close to Oracle or SAPMS's THE McDaddy Pimp!The guy reports to ballmer instead of the office group. Thats the meat of the article. Okayyyy."..60...; Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, Servers, Great Plains Software, accounting, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-06-03
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: A Case Study in Growth and Benefits of ERP Solutions: This webcast discusses trends and why MBS enterprise resource planning solutions are being chosen by companies. This webcast covers how Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains provides solutions for the supply chain management pain with an example of how Blue Moon Industries and Uvex Sports worked together to implement systems...; Tags: Webcast, Benefit, Great Plains Software, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Discover the Benefits of Business Portal 2.5 for Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains (Level 200): Unlock business potential and enhance productivity by providing role-based access to information and processes from a single Web-based portal. This webcast explains how to unlock the potential of your employees and resources with Business Portal 2.5 for Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains.; Tags: Webcast, Benefit, Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Portals, Web Technology, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Serco Business Services Reaps Greater Business Insight and Financial Clarity From Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains and Advantage Business Systems: Serco Government Services is now a core customer of Serco Business Services. When Serco Government Services was faced with the challenge of providing standardised applications for an organically growing business that was constantly changing and developing, they needed a highly-functional, flexible and scaleable solution. Having worked with Microsoft Business Solutions-Great...; Tags: Financial, Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Serco Government Services, Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chooses Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains as Its Global Financial Solution: With 230 overseas offices in 190 countries, all of which regularly consolidate their finances into the FCO's London headquarters, the FCO needed to quickly and cost-efficiently replace its obsolete finance system with a flexible, user-friendly solution. By choosing Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains, the FCO has solved its problems,...; Tags: Financial, Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies
eBRIDGE Software Case Study: Arthur Schuman Inc.: Founded in 1946, Arthur Schuman Inc.'s knowledge of the cheese industry has spanned three generations. Arthur Schuman needed a solution that could handle their customized Great Plains - customizations include: "catch weight" functionality - sell by the case and bill by the pound; as well as discounted orders. Arthur Schuman...; Tags: eBRIDGE Software, Great Plains Software; Case studies
Mentec Implements Microsoft Great Plains at the Golden Discs Group: With 31 stores nationwide, Golden Discs represents Ireland's largest music retail chain with an annual turnover in excess of EUR39m. Golden Discs needed to replace the incumbent accounting system with one that would provide improvements such as daily consolidation of receipts from multiple retail outlets. Golden Discs selected the Great...; Tags: Microsoft Great Plains, Great Plains Software, Disc, Microsoft Corp.; Case studies
Mentec Helps Startup Company to Win Key Distribution Contracts and Achieve Critical Mass With Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains Edition: Merseyside-based Au Logistics Ltd provides a range of services for the travel trade including brochure distribution, mailings and direct marketing. From the company's inception the management team recognised the critical role that IT systems would play in achieving their target. At the same time as Au Logistics was preparing its...; Tags: Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Sales Channel, Advertising & Promotion, Team Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing, Management; Case studies
Pope Woodhead Stays With Great Plains for Continued Successful Project Management: Pope Woodhead is a firm of business consultants that works primarily with the pharmaceutical industry. Pope Woodhead wanted to introduce a system where it would be able to monitor ongoing projects more effectively. Pope Woodhead first went with Microsoft Great Plains because it felt it offered them a more effective...; Tags: Microsoft Great Plains, Great Plains Software, Pope Woodhead, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Monitors & Displays, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Hardware, Components; Case studies
Ellis Williams Architects Cements Its Relationship With Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Software and Mentec: Well-established architects Ellis Williams have a portfolio of successful projects that are definitely worth shouting about. EWA needed a system that would allow them to cross-reference costs and keep historic costs to allow monitoring of project expenses over a set period of time. After considering the various software packages available,...; Tags: Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Finance; Case studies
DSS UK Selects Great Plains From Mentec as a Platform for Growth: In 2002 DSS was a 'green field' site following a management buyout. The company chose Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains Edition software, supported by its solutions partner Mentec. The solution provides DSS with a platform to achieve its aggressive growth targets by optimising business-critical processes while avoiding the associated...; Tags: Solution, Great Plains Software, Decision Support System, DSS UK, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Great Plains Financial Applications Helps Nonprofit Organizations Run More Efficiently - Level 100: Managing a not-for-profit organization requires business, financial, and reporting practices that are complex and unique. In this webcast, you will discover how the recently integrated functionality within Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains Financials solves the needs of not-for-profit NFP organizations and enables them to run more efficiently. You will...; Tags: Webcast, Great Plains Software, Microsoft Corp., Financial Application, Digital Media, Financial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance; Webcasts