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Office 2010: Product Guides

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

The retail release of Office 2010 is right around the corner!  Learn all about new features and improvements in the downloadable official product guides from Microsoft.

Office 2010: Product Guides

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SQL Server 2008 R2 is released

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

SQL Server continues to get updated, the latest release 2008 R2 has significant updates to performance, business intelligence, and data availability as a service.  PC World has a quick rundown on the release and more info is available at Microsoft.

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It’s Official – GP 2010 Available May 1

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Today Microsoft officially introduced Dynamics GP 2010, the latest update to the popular Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) ERP system.  The official press release can be viewed here.

Dynamics GP 2010 will be the focus of this weekend’s Microsoft Convergence, the annual conference for Microsoft Dynamics customers and partners.  The upgrade will be available beginning May 1, 2010.

Of the many enhancements, further integration with SharePoint and Office are key improvements.

More information can be found at the official US launch site.

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Six new Professional Services Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 “11” FREE!

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

SALES SERIES TOOLS

SOP PO Number Check (FREE)*

Verify Customer PO Numbers for duplicates as data is entered into the field on both the SOP Entry window and the SOP Customer Detail Entry window.

PURCHASING TOOLS

POP Cost Defaulter (FREE)*

Use this tool to default in the Standard Cost or the Current Cost within the Purchase Order Entry window instead of the vendor specific Last Invoice Cost.

Default Add Item POP/SOP (FREE)*

Automatically mark the Add Item option to be marked in Sales Transaction Entry, Purchase Order Entry, POP Receiving’s Entry and Purchasing Invoice Entry.

Doc Date Verify (FREE)*

Verify document dates fall in a valid fiscal period when entered in Payables Transaction Entry or Receivables Transaction Entry. If the date does not fall within a valid fiscal period, a message will be issued and the user will not be allowed to continue until the date is in a valid period. This customization will also do a validation if the period is closed.

Decimal Place Tool (FREE)*

Adjust the Check Amount in Words to two decimals, for both Payables Management and Payroll checks. This tool is useful when the currencies in Microsoft Dynamics GP have been changed to more than two decimals, which can alter the amount when a check prints. Note: Report Writer must be used to modify the check report and adjust the currency fields.

SYSTEM TOOLS

Update User Date (FREE)*

Automatically update the User Date at midnight.. The application will run in the background as long as Microsoft Dynamics GP is open. This tool can be useful when the solution is left open on a machine overnight running integrations or other processes.

*Available only on Microsoft Dynamics GP “11”

Other Free Professional Services Tools Library for Microsoft Dynamics GP

SALES SERIES TOOLS

Territory Modifier (FREE)

Change territory IDs in the system. The

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Office 2010 to launch on May 12

Monday, April 5th, 2010

ZDnet is reporting that Office 2010 will be released at an event in New York on May 12th, you can watch it at Microsoft here.  Initially it will only be immediately available for businesses with licensing agreements.  It should reach retail and the masses sometime in June.

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