MICROSOFT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

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MICROSOFT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

• Steffen Niehues
• Microsoft GERMANY
• MBS ISV TECHNICAL EVANGELIST
• sniehues_at_microsoft.com

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Agenda

• Microsoft Business Solutions Overview
• Our product for the upper mid-market Microsoft
  Axapta
• Microsoft Business Solutions Vertical Business
  Model
• Microsoft Business Solutions in Retail
• Q A

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Microsoft Business Solutions Productspart of
Microsoft Dynamics
Enterprise (gt 500 PCs)
Axapta
Microsoft CRM
Mid Market (25 500 PCs)
Navision
Great Plains
Small Business (1 25 PCs)
Navision User Based Pricing
Solomon
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• 5.000 Customers and 800 Partners
• 32 country versions
• Typical install 50-500 concurrent users

• Multi-site warehouse scenarios
• Larger customers
• Multi-Entity, Multi-Site, Multi National
• Extreme adaptability

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Microsoft Axapta Design Goals

• Improving Business
• Eliminate software boundaries
• Quickly adapt to changed business conditions
• Adapt easily to changed customer demands
• Multilingual, Multi Site
• Labels
• Auto size (IntelliMorph)
• Configuration keys / Security keys
• Clever and Smart
• Clear separation between GUI Business logic and
  Database (3-tier)
• All Information in ONE place
• Based on standards
• Object oriented
• Microsoft Windows, Microsoft SQL Server,
  Microsoft BizTalk

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Microsoft Axapta A platform to grow
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Microsoft Axapta Technology

• One Toolbox
• One Database
• One Business Logic
• Why is this good ?
• Minimise roll-outs issues
• Cost efficient upgrades
• Single place for customisations
• Reduced infrastructure management
• Reduced maintenance, support, skills,
• Greater integration and collaboration

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Architecture
Web App
Mobile App
2 Tier App
3 Tier App
COM App
Commerce Gateway
HTML
XML
Enterprise Portal Framework
Axapta Business Connector
Application Object Server (AOS)
Business Logic (Object DB)
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Adaptability - MorphX

• IntelliMorph - hassle free modification of
  forms/reports.
• Full Development Suite
• Client / Web Development
• Multi-Developer Support
• Performance Tools
• Compare Tools, Upgrade Tools
• Multilanguage label system
• Customizable HTML Help System
• Full ActiveX Control Support and COM support

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Adaptability - MorphX

• MorphX Development Suite is the name of the
  Axapta toolbox.
• MorphX is a secure and efficient Integrated
  Development Environment (AOT) built on
  cutting-edge technology.
• Object Oriented programming language (X).
• C like syntax with embedded SQL access
  ,optimised for business applications.
• Access to the business logic and tools to build
  customer solutions.

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Demo
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Adaptability - MorphX

• Layer Technology controls the updates and
  modifications to the system.

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The Microsoft Business Solutions Vertical
Business Model
Law Firms
Government
Not-for-Profit
K-12 Education
Motor Vehicles
Specialty Retail
Hospitality
Healthcare

• Denmark 200 solutions
• Germany 70 solutions
• Austria 12 solutions after FY04 launch
• United States Added 100 in FY04

Deep and growing vertical ISV partnerships!
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How to engage with Microsoft Business Solutions
Products
Connect
Embed
Extend
ISV/VAR Products
ISV Products
Business Solutions
ISV Products
Business Solutions

• Full integration
• ISV embeds and sells a complete solution that
  includes Business Solutions and ISVs product
• ISV channel may includes Microsoft partners

• Tightly-linked products
• Business process can be extended across
  applications
• ISV extends core functionality
• Distribution through Microsoft or ISV channel

• Loosely-linked products
• ISV product shares data with Business Solutions
  products
• Bi-directional data integration (batch/real-time)
• Distribution through Microsoft or ISV channel

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Microsoft Business Solutions in Retail

• Landsteinar Strengur (www.lsretail.com)
• Retail and hospitality solutions based on
• Microsoft Axapta and Microsoft Navision
• In Retail since 1988
• 85 Employees solely working on basis of MBS
  development
• Representation in 44 countries
• Microsoft Business Solutions global ISV Partner
  of the year 2005

Extend
ISV/VAR Products
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Microsoft Axapta in Retail

• Customer
• Waltons Stationery Company, South Africa
• Leader in home, school and office supplies
• Countries largest stationery and office
  equipment Company
• Business Situation
• Replacement for legacy DOS based POS and ERP
• Waltonsis going from a position where the
  business was struggling with its previous system
  and at risk, to a new system that gives it
  fantastic visibility throughout the business

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Waltons Stationary Company, South Africa

• Challenge
• 80 stores throughout South Africa
• real time POS to Backoffice and work
  offline/replication
• Solution
• Microsoft Axapta Landsteinar Stengur for
  Axapta Retail
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
• Benefits
• Facilitate better decision making for retailer
• Comes with a low TCO
• Interfaces with other systems, including
  e-business
• Affords a flexible, user friendly application

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More information on Microsoft Business Solutions
http//www.microsoft.com/businesssolutions http/
/www.microsoft.com/BusinessSolutions/partnersource
.mspx

• All MBS products available on MSDN
• Universal MSDN subscriber status necessary

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