FW: An American Millionaire Becomes Muslim.

Assalamo Alaikum!

Allah (subhanaho wa ta'ala) guides whom He wills, but the person must
possess the desire to be guided.

Allaho Akbar, this is a lucky man. He sought guidance, and was immediately
guided.

Allah Hafiz

Akhtar

WHOM ALLAH CHOSE AND GUIDES TO ISLAM - NO POWER CAN STOP

WHOM ALLAH CHOSE GO ASTRAY - NO ONE CAN GUIDE

ALLAHU AKBAR

HOW LUCKY THE MAN THROUGH WHOM THIS AMERICAN CONVERTED TO ISLAM !

ولله الحمد

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An American millionaire, Mark Shaffer declared his Islam in Saudi Arabia on
Saturday, 17th October 2009. Mark was at that time on a holiday in Saudi
Arabia to visit some famous cities like Riyadh, Abha and Jeddah for 10 days.

Mark is a well-known millionaire and also a practiced lawyer in Los Angeles,
specializing in cases of civil laws. The last big case he handled was the
case of the famous American pop singer,
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A tourist guide who accompanied Mark for 10 days in Saudi Arabia, Dhawi Ben
Nashir told: Since he set foot for the first time in Saudi Arabia, Mark
already started to ask question about Islam and Solat. As soon as he arrived
in Saudi, Mark stayed in Riyadh for two days. While in Riyadh, Mark was very
interested in Islam. After moving to Najran, we went to Abha and Al-Ula.
There, his fascination on Islam grew more obvious, especially the time when
we ventured out into the desert.

Mark was amazed to see three Saudi youths who were in our group in Al-Ula,
performing solat in the expanse of the very wide desert. A very fantastic
panorama indeed.

After two days in Al-Ula, we went to Al-Juf. As soon as we arrived in
Al-Juf, Mark asked if I could get him some books on Islam. I then obtained
some books on Islam for him. Mark read all those books. The next morning, he
asked me to teach him how to perform solat. I then taught him how to pray
and take wudhu (ablution). Then, he joined me and performed solat beside me.

After solat, Mark told me that he felt peace in his soul. On Thursday
afternoon, we left Al-Ula heading for Jeddah. He looked very serious
throughout the journey reading those books about Islam. On Friday morning,
we visited the old town of Jeddah. Before the time for the Friday prayer
approached, we went back to the hotel and I excused myself to go for the
Friday prayer. Then, Mark told me: I would like to join you for the Friday
prayer so that I can witness myself how the Friday prayer is like. So I
answered: welcome…

We then went to a masjid which was not far from the hotel where we stayed in
Jeddah. Since we were quite late, I and many other jamaah had to pray
outside, as the number of jamaah was overflowing. I could see Mark observing
the jamaah, especially after the Friday prayer was completed, when everybody
was shaking hands and embracing each other with radiant and happy faces.
Mark was very impressed with what he saw.

When we return to the hotel, Mark suddenly told me that he wanted to become
a Muslim. So I said to him: Please have a shower first. After Mark took the
shower, I guided him in saying the kalimah of shahadah (declaration of
faith) and then he prayed two rakaah. Later on, Mark expressed his desire to
visit the Masjidil Haram in Makkah and perform solat there before leaving
Saudi Arabia.

In order to fulfill his wish, we went to the Da'wah and Irshad office in the
area of Al-Hamro', Jeddah, to obtain a formal proof of his conversion to
Islam, so that he would be allowed to enter the city of Makkah and Masjidil
Haram. Then, Mark was given a temporary certificate of his conversion to
Islam. As a number of group members who participated in Mark's visit to
Saudi Arabia had to go back to America on Saturday afternoon,
Al-Hamdulillah, Ustadz Muhammad Turkistani was willing to send Mark to the
Holy Land of Makkah that same morning.

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Regarding Mark's visit to Masjidil Haram, Ustadz Muhammad Turkistani
narrated: After Mark obtained his temporary certificate, we straight away
departed heading for the noble Masjidil Haram. When he witnessed the
Masjidil Haram, he face looked radiant and it emanated an extraordinary
happiness. When we entered the Masjidil Haram and witnessed the Ka'bah for
ourselves, his happiness increased. By Allah, I could not express that scene
with words. After performing the tawaf around the noble Ka'bah, we performed
the sunnah solat and went out of Masjidil Haram. I could see Mark very
reluctantly wanting to leave Masjidil Haram.

After Mark declared his Islamic faith, he had the chance to express his
happiness in Al-Riyadh Newspaper saying: I could not express my feeling at
this time but I am being reborn and my life has just started… then he added:
I am very happy. This happiness that I am feeling could not be expressed in
words especially when I visited the Masjidil Haram and noble Ka'bah.

Regarding his next step after his conversion to Islam, Mark explained: I
will learn more about Islam, I will delve deeper into this religion of Allah
(Islam) and come back to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj.

As to what impelled him into converting to Islam, Mark explained: I have
already had information about Islam, but it was very limited. When I visited
Saudi Arabia and personally witnessed the Muslims there, and saw how they
performed the solat, I felt a very strong drive to know more about Islam.
When I read true information about Islam, I became confident that Islam is a
religion of haq (truth).

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Sunday morning, 18th October 2009, Mark left the Airport of King Abdul Aziz
Jeddah heading for America. When filling in the immigration form before
leaving Jeddah, Mark wrote ISLAM as his religion.

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Inventory Closing in AX2009

Steps that are performed by the Inventory Close routine
When you run the Close routine, Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following steps:
1. Check whether any Recalculations were run after the date that you choose for your Close. Microsoft Dynamics AX will cancel any of those later Recalculations before the Close can start.
2. Put all the items that are to be processed into a queue. These items are stored in the InventCostList table.
Note While a Close or Recalculation is processing, you can click Calculation/Calculation List from the Close & adjustment form to view the data in the InventCostList table. This shows which items are still to be processed by the Close or Recalculation process.
3. Process each item from that queue sequentially. Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following for each item:
a. Settle individual receipts and issues against one another for the item according to the Inventory Model Group such as FIFO, Weighted Average. • Make any required cost adjustments to the issue that was settled based on the cost of the receipt(s) against which the issue was settled.
• Update the inventory transactions to show the settlement and cost adjustment data.
• Write the settlement data into the Inventory Settlement table. The data will include records that show explicitly which Receipt(s) were settled to each Issue in addition to any cost adjustment that is made to the Issue that is settled.
b. As soon as all possible transactions are processed for that item, Microsoft Dynamics AX looks for any transactions that are fully settled, and then update those transactions to "Closed." For more information, see the "What fields show that an inventory transaction is closed" section.

4. As soon as all the items are processed, the settlement records that were created are read and sorted by General Ledger Account. Then, Microsoft Dynamics AX summarizes all the cost adjustments that were made, and a General Ledger Journal is created and posted.
5. If you select the Run recalculation after closing check box in the Close dialog box, a Recalculation will be run for all items up to today's date.


Steps that are performed by the Inventory Recalculation routine
The Inventory Recalculation routine does a similar job to the Inventory Close routine. However, there are a few differences. When you run the Recalculation routine, Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following steps:1. Check whether any Recalculations were run after the date that you choose to run your Recalculation up to. Microsoft Dynamics AX will cancel any of those later Recalculations found before your Recalculation routine can start.
Notes
• In the Select dialog box, you can select item(s) for which you want to run the Recalculation, unlike the Close routine that always processes all items.
• While a Recalculation or Close is processing, you can click Calculation/Calculation List from the Close & adjustment form to view the data in the InventCostList table. This shows which items are still to be processed by that Close or Recalculation.
2. Put all the items that are to be processed into a queue, and then store the queue in the InventCostList table.
3. Process each item from that queue sequentially. Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following for each item: • Make a "virtual" settlement between individual receipts and issues for the item according to the Inventory Model Group such as FIFO, Weighted Average. This is a "virtual" settlement because it is occurs in the Recalculation’s calculations. However, the detailed settlement data that shows the explicit matching of each issue to the various receipts is not stored in the InventSettlement table. The only data that is stored is the cost adjustment that is made to the issue.• Make any required cost adjustments to the issue that was settled based on the cost of the receipt(s) against which the issue was settled.
• Write a single settlement record for any cost adjustment that is made for that Issue into the Inventory Settlement table.

4. As soon as all the items are processed, the cost adjustment settlement records that were created are read, sorted by General Ledger Account, and summarized and posted in a General Ledger Journal.

What fields show that an inventory transaction is closed
To show that an inventory transaction is "closed", Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following:1. When the Inventory Close routine has fully settled the Quantity and Financial Cost of a specific inventory transaction, Microsoft Dynamics AX updates the individual inventory transaction to show that the transaction is "closed."
2. For a transaction to be closed, it must meet the following criteria:• The "Quantity" must match the "Quantity Settled."
• The sum of "Cost Amount Posted" plus "Cost Amount Adjustment" must match the "Cost Amount Settled."
3. When those conditions are met, then the Close program will do the following:• Set the field "Value Open" from "Yes" to "No."
• Store the date of the close in the field "Date Closed."
This means that the individual inventory transaction is "closed."

Arabic AX 2009 Online Help

Dynamics AX 2009 Help available in Arabic

 

The AX 2009 Online Help (in Arabic) is available for download from the site below:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e3ef211e-5e0e-409d-9708-5381823fe79f

 

(Change the language to Arabic to see the translated download page.)

 

Dynamics AX 2009 Compliance Management

Compliance factor can be internal, External which are based on SOP, Document Transactions, Data Integrity, Audit Trail and delegation of duties, all this is possible in Dynamics AX. The dashboards are required to be refined before it can go to live environment.

Microsoft Dynamics Silverlight

Sliverlight 3 is a great addition to BI Family, one of my close assoicate Jehanzaib Javeed has developed Dashboards in BI for Dynamics AX 2009. He has done profiles for each role, Sales, Purchase, Operations, Manufacturing. Anyone interested to know more can contact jahanzaib.javaid@m-consultants.com or email me... I'm planning to put some on a test site soon.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Pakistan

Dynamics GP in Pakistan is getting popular day by day, one of the core reason for this is due to high adaptability and ease of use. Many of the entrepreneurs are focused on getting the following done as soon as possible;

• One source of Truth
• Integrated Solution
• Flexible
• Best practice implementation

We have total of 100 plus Dynamics customers in Pakistan

Any customer looking for free initial level support can contact support@m-consultants.com

DataLoader

“Pakistani bunch of professional’s explored easy data import software for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
Yes, now importing data in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is not a gigantic deal. DataLoader, software in use for Data Entry in Oracle is also applicable to enter data in Microsoft dynamics AX 2009. It works just like macro; people who are familiar with the use of Macros in Microsoft Dynamics GP will find it fairly easy to use.”

Kind Regards,

Hammad Rauf

An Update from AX Decisions 2009

With AX Decisions 2009 just a month away on Wednesday October 14th, we'd like to share some of the developments that are getting us so excited about this virtual conference and trade show.

Where to start? How about the tremendous variety of timely and strategic sessions that will inform, educate, and hopefully motivate you to improve the quality and value of your AX investment. Leading off is Ray Wang's Keynote on maximizing your Dynamics ERP investment in tough economic times, and Jeff Onesto and Cindy Jutras's talk on the rise of the Dynamics AX "Value Engineer". And for anyone interested in lean manufacturing, we're fortunate to have one of the true thought leaders on lean manufacturing for AX, Dr. Scott Hamilton.

And we can't say enough about the support and participation of Microsoft leaders including Crispin Read and Kees Hertogh. They'll share the latest views on maximizing value with AX, as well as looking to the future of the product. The goal of this conference from the start was to bring the most timely analysis and strategy of the times in which we live, and we think our speakers live up to that goal. Even better, all the general sessions will be taking questions live. When is the next time you'll have direct access to so many leading Dynamics thinkers from both inside and outside of Microsoft?

There's also the opportunity to talk to representatives from leading vendors for AX add-on solutions in the expo hall. Their sponsorships are what makes this event free to the attendees. And if you consider that these vendors probably have some of the deepest knowledge in their respective competencies, it's worth attending just to get a chance to meet them without the hassle and expense of a physical show.

And don't forget about the great opportunities to connect with your fellow attendees - people who are as interested, informed, and passionate as you about Dynamics AX. Chat about sessions, vendors, and any other AX topics that are your mind. The virtual conference experience is more than presentations and sponsors, it's about connections with people who share your interests. If you haven't had a chance, take 3 minutes to view a demo of the virtual environment.

We'll check in again with more thoughts and updates before the live event. We hope you are anticipating the event as much as we are. See you there!

Best Regards,
The AX Decisions Team

DynamicsZone: DataLoad software also works with AX

DataLoad V4 - Classic & Professional

"If you have hundreds of records, then DataLoad Classic is a good way of loading the records that you need; if you have thousands of records then DataLoad Professional is the tool to use. Good thing is that this tool is made by oracle and Flexibiulity of AX being windows platform is such that this tool works on it as well.
And it’s FREE Implementing or supporting any application requires significant effort to configure and load master and transaction data, for example from legacy systems, an expensive and time-consuming activity.
DataLoad reduces the time and costs associated with data migration. Its easy-to-use interface means that it can be used by non-technical employees, giving end-users an active role in the implementation and support of any system. With 8,000 downloads a month and customers in over 30 countries, DataLoad is the world's most popular data entry tool for end users, consultants and developers.
Why Use DataLoad?
· Non-technical users can easily configure and load data into any system
· Recommended by Oracle, DataLoad contains specific additional features to load large volumes of data in Oracle E-Business Suite
· DataLoad is sponsored by leading UK systems integrator Edenbrook, which has committed to support and improve the tool
· DataLoad is available in Classic and Professional editions, catering to all types of application implementation from the simple to the vastly complex
· DataLoad Classic is available to download free of charge and is not a time limited trial version
· DataLoad has a proven track record with over 10 years of production use and is still actively developed to meet today's needs
DataLoad Functionality
A summary of DataLoad functionality is provided below,
DataLoad provides a spreadsheet style interface and the data contained within that spreadsheet can be loaded into any system using a Macro load, or into Oracle Applications using Forms Playback. Either way, data or setup is loaded through the application's forms and that provides many advantages. Users have a choice between the free DataLoad Classic or more feature rich DataLoad Professional,
Macro Loads
All versions of DataLoad provide the Macro load functionality and this is the load technology of choice in DataLoad Classic, the freeware version.
The easiest way to load data into a form is using a keyboard and mouse and this is what DataLoad does with Macro loads. You configure the data, keystrokes and mouse clicks in DataLoad that you want loaded into your form(s). When you run the load DataLoad presses the keys and clicks the mouse as you specified. Any keys on your keyboard can be used by DataLoad, in any combination, and the left and right mouse buttons can also be used. And because DataLoad calls the same low-level Windows code that is called when you actually press a key or use your mouse, the application you are loading data into cannot tell the difference between data entered by you at the keyboard or DataLoad.
To build a DataLoad load write down what keys and mouse clicks you use to enter one record in your application. Now enter that into a DataLoad row and copy the instructions down into as many rows as the number of records you are going to load. Finally, paste your data into cells in DataLoad that correspond to the fields in your form. Your load is now built!
To load data as quickly as possible DataLoad uses Windows copy & paste to copy data into form fields. Where the actual keystrokes should be sent instead the data just needs to be preceded with a backslash, '\'. To send mouse clicks use the *ML or *MR commands to send left or right mouse click respectively. Please read the User Guide for more information about keystrokes, DataLoad commands and mouse clicks.
Controlling the Load
DataLoad can send data, key strokes and mouse clicks far faster than applications can handle them. To slow down DataLoad there is a comprehensive set of Delay options, using both the Delays form and the *SL (Sleep) command which cause DataLoad to wait at key points.
For the fastest, most reliable copy & paste loads use the Load Control functionality in DataLoad Professional. Load Control enables DataLoad to monitor a log file written by the application you are loading data into. Having configured DataLoad to use the log file your load will not run faster than the application is processing the data. No delays are required and DataLoad will run as fast as possible without overloading the target application. Another great benefit of Load Control is that if an error occurs in the application DataLoad will stop sending data. Therefore loads can be run unsupervised.
To download visit http://www.dataload.net

Posted by Ali Jawad     at 4:09 AM

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Changes in Sales and Transfer Order Picking from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 to Dynamics AX 2009

Overview
The purpose of this post is to present the major changes and new functionality that was introduced for sales and transfer order picking in AX 2009.
The aim and the idea behind these changes is to move towards a single system for picking that can be shared in order to simplify and unify future extensions.
The post contains information about:
· User Interface changes
· Changes to tables and classes
· Upgrade scripts
· New functionality for order picking
· New enhancements for advanced WMS outbound processes
Differences in terminology
Picking registration, as known in AX 4.0, is referred to as order picking. Picking with output orders and advanced WMS, as applied in AX 2009, is referred to as consolidated picking.
Differences from a UI perspective
The parameter Set inventory transactions to picked in AX 4.0 is now obsolete, and it has been replaced by the Picking route status parameter.





The following conversion rules apply:
Dynamics AX 4.0

Set inventory transactions to picked = selected
Set inventory transactions to picked = not selected

Dynamics AX 2009

Picking route status = Complete
Picking route status = Active

When you post a picking list, and the picking route status is Active, the reference for inventory transactions is set to Output order instead of Invent-picking list registration:








When you click Posting/Picking list registration from a sales order or a transfer order, a new registration form opens:



The Picking list registration form is used to register what was picked and it is quite similar to the picking registration form in AX 4.0. You can either update the entire picking route or update individual lines, and you can view and pick both consolidated lines and order picking lines in this form.
Additional functionality available from this form:
· Barcode identification
· Split of picking lines
· Unpick of picking lines with the option to put items on another location
· Cancellation of picking lines
A new inventory parameter, End output inventory order, is introduced:

The End output inventory order parameter controls whether or not the reference between an output order and inventory transactions is removed when you delete or decrease the quantity of a picking registration line.
If the End output inventory order parameter is selected, the behavior is similar to the behavior in AX 4.0, and that is to say that after posting, the inventory transactions do not reference an output order.
It the End output inventory order parameter is not selected, the reference between the output order and inventory transactions is not removed and a new picking route can be created from the Open output orders form.
When the picking list is posted, the status of the picking lines and the inventory transactions changes.
In AX 2009, there are no separate tables to store picking list journal and picking list registration data.
Differences from a code perspective
In AX 2009, picking is handled using the WMS module and several classes and tables prefixed with WMS are used. This means that several tables are controlled by the LogisticsAdvanced configuration key rather than by the WMSAdvanced configuration key as in AX 4.0.
The figure below shows how the tables in AX 4.0 map to the tables used in AX 2009:

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Dynamics Ax - Task Recorder

This is a free add-on for Ax that allows you to record whatever you're doing in Ax (forms that open, user input and screenshots) and automatically create documentation for you.
Its a LOT easier than taking hundreds of screenshots and cutting/pasting them into a word documentIt's by no means perfect though, and there is still a fair amount of editing required before the document that it spews out is presentable enough to be of any use to an end-user, but it does make life easierYou can download it from here (requires partnersource login)There's a brief but succinct description here at the axaptapedia too

Posting Accounts in Dynamics AX2009

About sales order posting
Use the Inventory posting form to control the following sales order posting accounts:
· Packing slip
· Packing slip offset
· Issue
· Consumption
· Revenue
· Discount
· Commission
· Commission offset
· Packing slip revenue
· Packing slip revenue - offset
· Packing slip tax
When you create an order line (On order status), an inventory transaction is generated with the quantity specified, but without any financial value.
When you update the packing slip for the item (Deducted status), transactions based on the items cost at the time the packing slip is updated are generated in the packing slip account, and the packing slip offset account, in connection with the packing slip update.
In order for the posting to occur, you must select two setup check boxes:
1. Post physical inventory (Inventory management > Setup > Inventory > Inventory model groups > Setup tab).
2. Post packing slip in ledger (Accounts receivable > Setup > Parameters > Updates tab).
When you invoice-update (Sold status) the item, the two packing slip transactions are reversed. The items cost is credited to the account for inventory issues, and the account for item consumption is debited.
The item sale, excluding any taxes, such as sales tax, is credited to the revenue account. Tax is credits to the tax codes account. The sale, including any taxes such as sales tax, is debited from the customer summary account as set up in the customer's posting profile.
· For Discount, the sales order is posted before the line discount is deducted, and the line discount is debited in the account for discounts. If no account is specified for discounts, the revenue is posted after the line discount is deducted, and the latter is not recorded directly in a ledger account.
· For Commission, a commission account, and a commission offset account are created. These accounts provide an overview of the ledger-posting of commissions. When you invoice-update a sales order, the commission on the posted amount is debited from the commission account and credited to the commission offset account.

About purchase order posting
By using the Inventory posting form, you can control the following purchase order posting accounts:
· Packing slip
· Packing slip offset
· Receipt
· Consumption
· Discount
· Fixed receipt price profit
· Fixed receipt price loss
· Fixed receipt price offset
· Charge
· Stock variation
· Packing slip purchase
· Packing slip purchase offset
· Packing slip tax
· Fixed asset receipt
When you create a purchase line (Ordered status), an inventory transaction is generated with the quantity specified, but without any financial value.
When the item is received (Received status), transactions based on the items' cost as recorded in the purchase line are generated in the packing slip account, and the same transactions are reflected in the packing slip offset account for the packing slip update.
For the posting to occur, you must select two setup check boxes:
1. Post physical inventory (Inventory management > Setup, Inventory > Inventory model groups > Setup tab).
2. Post packing slip in ledger (Accounts receivable > Setup > Parameters > Updates tab).
When you update the invoice for the item (Purchased status), the two packing slip transactions are reversed. For an item not using standard cost, the item's true cost is debited from the inventory receipt account. Any tax is debited in the tax code account, and item purchases, including tax, are credited to the vendor summary account according to the setup in the supplier's posting profile.
For items with a standard cost, transactions are made based on the standard cost specified in the Price field on the Price/Discount tab on the Inventory table. The difference between the real cost and the standard cost is posted in the standard accounts for gains and losses.
If an account for discounts is indicated, the purchase posts before the line discount is deducted, and the line discount will be credited in the separate account for discounts. If you do not specify an account for the line discount, the inventory receipt is posted after the line discount is deducted, and the latter is not recorded directly in a ledger account.
To specify that a purchase is for the internal use of a fixed asset, use the Fixed asset receipt option.

About inventory posting
Microsoft Dynamics AX provides control over the following inventory posting accounts:
· Fixed receipt price profit
· Fixed receipt price loss
· Issue
· Loss
· Receipt
· Profit
· Fixed asset issue
You can generate transactions for inventory profits and losses when you record transactions in the inventory, for example, in a profit/loss journal. For inventory profits, the receipts account is debited, and the account for inventory gains is credited. For inventory losses, the issues account is credited and the account for inventory gains is debited.

About production posting
Production posting activities follow the production process.
· As items are consumed during production they are recorded in the production order. This process generates issue transactions to make up for the missing raw materials.
· As the materials are consumed, they are posted to both the Picking list issue account and the Picking list offset account.
When the production is reported as finished, a receipt transaction is posted to the finished item. The cost calculated for the finished item is then posted to both the Report as finished receipt account and the Reported as finished offset account.
Finally, when production is complete, all accounts are updated with the final calculations. The raw materials that were actually consumed are credited to the account tracking inventory issues and debited from the account tracking item consumption. The overall cost of the finished item is debited from the inventory Receipt account and credited to the inventory Issues account.
Summation of accounts the transactions are posted to during production
· Picking list issue
· Picking list offset account
· Report as finished receipt
· Reported as finished offset account
· Issue
· Issue offset account
· Receipt
· Receipt offset account

7 Key Benefits of Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009

1-- Increased flexibility. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 will give business the ability to make changes to core procedures plus perform other adjustments on the fly, helping business to be more agile and opportunistic in the fast moving economic climate.

2-- Integration with existing IT investments. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 built on Microsoft windows architecture enhances interoperability with Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office and Project Server 2007.

3-- Major new components of Dynamics AX 2009 include a centralized "compliance centre" that Microsoft has characterized as a "one-stop shop" for compliance-related information, and "self-service" BI (business intelligence), which enables users to access KPIs (key performance indicators) directly from the client.

4-- Simplified IT management. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 gives IT staff easy-to-administer system, thus reducing management overheads.

5-- Enhanced forward planning. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009's budgeting and financial forecasting tools will automate tasks your staffs have had to perform manually, improving your staff’s ability to plan for the future based on robust, sound data analysis.

6-- Improved order processing. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 will enable your sales staff to put through orders in a more timely fashion from out in the field, accelerating order fulfillment and improving customer satisfaction.

7-- Streamlined processes through integrated technology. Integrated e-commerce capabilities within Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 will eliminate the manual and duplicative data entry if it existed.

Basic steps to up gradation from AX 4.0 to AX 2009(Test Environment)

1. Create an Empty Database (Test_AX2009)
2. Restore AX 4.0 Backup in “Test_AX2009”
3. Copy all Existing AX 4.0 Layers to any other folder. These can be copied from (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\40\Applications\App\Standard)
4. Install AX 2009 application (Installation is simple)
a. Database (Select Existing Database and point to “Test_AX2009”)
b. AOS (Do not run AOS Service)
c. Client
5. Delete SysSetupLog Table Entries – (This is main Problem I was facing – which does not let AOS to start in coming steps)
6. Copy back the Application Layer Files to AX 2009 Application Directory (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\50\Applications\App\{Instance Name})
7. Delete Index file from C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\50\Applications\App\{Instance Name}\axapd.aoi)
8. Execute the Attached Script file in the SQL Studio
9. Start AOS Service
10. Run Client
11. Upgrade Check list will open.
12. Go through by all simple checklist.
13. Take Back up DB “Test_AX2009” after Executing Pre-Synchronize Step in CheckList.
14. If you DB has some errors, you will face them in Post-Synchronize Step. Like I faced the following:

Unit Conversion Does not Exist
Record already exist in EPWEBSITE Table
To resolve the errors, you can access Tables through AOT and add missing records.
You have to remove all errors, otherwise Post-Synchronize step will not complete.

15. Pre Synchronize, Synchronize and Post- Synchronize is for entire database, not only for your company. If any error in Contoso Company, you have to remove them as well. Even I got 3 errors in DAT Company.
16. Finish with Checklist
17. Restart Client.

Axapta : Exchanging documents electronically using AIF

The ability to integrate Microsoft Dynamics AX with other systems inside and outside the enterprise is a common requirement. Application Integration Framework (AIF) is the framework that enables integration through the exchange of data through formatted XML. This formatted XML is referred to as a document, and each document contains defined data and business logic. In AIF, data is exchanged with external systems through electronic documents. An exchange starts with a document (based on a document class) defined by using Microsoft Dynamics AX business logic. Microsoft Dynamics AX ships with over 70 standard documents that support common business processes. AIF also provides the ability to customize existing documents or create your own documents.

Integration Process

Whether you require integration with internal legacy systems or external trading partners, the integration process involves common key steps:
1. In a typical integration scenario, users who have business expertise first determine the document exchange needs. These are requirements from a business perspective. The business users work with the implementation team to specify:
· What data is to be exchanged
· Any business logic related to that data
· The external systems with which data is to be exchanged
· The conditions under which data is sent from or received by Microsoft Dynamics AX
2. The partner or system implementer works with the customer and their IT staff to determine the hardware and software requirements for AIF. They analyze the existing environment and recommend any new hardware or software that must be installed.
3. The customer IT staff install and configure any required hardware and software to support AIF.
4. The partner or customer developer programs the document exchange. They may make customizations to the AIF documents or create new documents to meet the requirements of the business users. How AIF is configured depends in part on the network environment. Therefore, the developer may work with IT staff when implementing an integration.
5. IT staff monitor the document exchanges and troubleshoot any errors that are generated.

DYNAMICS AXAPTA : Zakta Feature for Saudi Arabia

The Zakat Report feature:
The Zakat Report feature enables you to print Zakat reports that are required by the Department of Zakat and Income Tax. This update makes it easier for you to perform the following processes for Zakat reports:

• Enter additional data that is required for general company information, assets, and depreciation.
• Set a vendor to a subcontractor-type vendor.
• Update the Zakat information for a vendor.
• Create the chart of accounts to specify how the Zakat item is recorded on the voucher transaction, and how the account is used in a Zakat report.
• Generate a Zakat report at the end of the financial year.
• Change a Zakat transaction.
• Regenerate a Zakat report for submission to the authorities before closing the fiscal year.

The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX

This cost-effective solution is designed to help Microsoft Dynamics AX customers track their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, also known as their carbon footprint, over time allowing them to be more proactive in their approach to environmental issues. The dashboard represents Microsoft's commitment to developing technology that supports environmentally sustainable business practices.

Streamline data collection

To facilitate collection of energy consumption data, business processes such as accounts payable and inventory management have been extended, thus simplifying a previously painful and time-consuming process.

Measure energy use and emissions

A study of 150 companies in March 2007 by AMR Research showed that businesses consider their most important environmental goals to be energy and emissions reduction.1 The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard enables companies to track and report on four environmental performance indicators related to energy and emissions as prescribed by the G3 guidelines from the Global Reporting Initiative, an internationally recognized organization formed to facilitate sustainability reporting.

Knowledge is power

Microsoft Dynamics AX integrates environmental data with business data thereby allowing companies to make decisions that consider their environmental impacts. When businesses understand the resource consumption of their operations, managers can make fiscally and environmentally sound decisions about the way their companies are run.

How to implement software for insight into environmental issues
As part of the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step implementation methodology, the dashboard will be accompanied by detailed guidance to help customers and partners gather the data needed to create a greenhouse gas inventory and setup that information in the dashboard so they can gather accurate, auditable and actionable environmental data.

To learn more about how the Environmental Management Accounting and Environmental Sustainability Dashboard guidance can benefit your company, read Microsoft Dynamics AX helps businesses track their “green” performance - today and tomorrow.

Rebates and Trade Merchandise Spending
Many process manufacturers, especially those in consumer packaged goods and commodity industries, use rebates and trade spending programs to promote their products. Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides users with effective tools to monitor and manage these promotional programs.

Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX calculates rebates in the same way it calculates sales commissions. However, the system credits the amount to the customer rather than to the salesperson. In most cases rebates are cash payments or discounts taken against a customer’s invoice. On the other hand, trade merchandise spending programs usually involve an amount of money accrued by a customer to be spent for events and promotional items.

Figure 2. Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables a manufacturer to define specific rebate and trade credit policies for each customer.

Rebates are typically defined by a customer code and item code, and can be calculated in several ways:

Amount per kilo or pound
Amount per case
Percent of sale

Rebates are calculated at invoicing, posted to the general ledger, and accrued. Rebate amounts are not shown on the customer invoice, but the rebate can be paid to the customer in the form of an account credit or a cash payment. Calculation methods used by Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX are:

Rebates by customer by product
Rebates by customer group by product
Rebates by customer by product group
Rebates by groups of customers by groups of products

Trade and Merchandise Allowances
In addition to rebates, Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX supports trade and merchandise allowances (TMA). Trade and merchandise allowances are defined in the same way as rebates, but TMA amounts are posted to general ledger accounts. TMA amounts are typically defined by product category and may vary by customer or customer chain. For example:

Customers usually spend TMAs on promotional items offered by the manufacturer. With Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX, multiple rebates or TMA programs can be defined and applied to a single order. However, the system calculates and applies all rebates and TMA amounts individually.
Defining Data for Rebates and TMA Programs
In using rebates and trade merchandising, users can specify several kinds of data, including:

Rebate type or trade merchandising allowance type.
Calculation as a percentage of gross sales, percentage of net sales, dollars per case, or dollars per UOM.
Definition by all, group, and table for customer and item.
Effective date and expiration date.

Payments and accruals can be calculated at several intervals:

Monthly
Quarterly
Yearly

In most rebate and trade promotion programs, the manufacturer pays different customers in different ways. Some customers will have the rebates or merchandising allowances credited to their accounts, while others will request direct payment.

Reporting and Documentation
Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides easy-to-read reports reflecting actual sales amounts (the invoice amount after all discounts, rebates, and trade spending allowances). With this report, managers are able to assess the true margin generated by specific items or programs.

The system also provides a monthly report by customer showing:

Opening accrual amount
Additional accruals
Payments and accounts receivable (A/R) deductions
Closing balance

Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX also creates a rebate and TMA statement for each customer. Using this report, the customer and the manufacturer’s salesperson can see what credits the customer has earned over a given time for various products and programs, helping to keep salespeople informed and strengthen customer relationships.

Lot Management in Axapta

Lot Management
Many process manufacturers need extensive lot management capabilities. Lot management functionality in Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX goes well beyond simple lot tracking. For example, process manufacturers must be able to track materials:

From a specific supplier
As intermediate and finished goods
When created during production
As sold to specific customers

Production Date Tracking
For accurate reporting and tracking, Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX captures the production date, as well as the lot number, of raw materials received from a specific vendor.

Using the production date of each raw material or finished good, the system calculates the shelf life of the given lot. Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX can also manage shelf advice date (for example, “best before” date), and the retest date for every lot of a particular product. (Often a product must be retested on a regular basis to ensure the quality of the product is still acceptable.)

Production date and shelf life are used to determine which lots to pick, employing either first in/first out (FIFO) or first expired/first out (FEFO) rules.

Lot Picking Options
In process manufacturing, different lots of the same product can have different chemical attributes. Consequently, when a customer reorders a given item for the same use, the product from the original lot must be sold or used in production to ensure the identical result. Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables the user to specify whether the material or product may come from any lot, must come from a full lot, or must come from the same lot that was shipped to the customer on the last order. As a result, the customers can request a specific lot to match specifications and parameters used in previous orders.

Although most manufacturers provide their customers with specifications for standard products, some customers order products with more precise requirements or formulas that differ slightly from the standard formula or recipe. To fulfill these orders, the manufacturer either must produce a special lot that meets the customer’s request exactly or find a lot already in inventory that meets those requirements. If a lot meeting the customer’s needs is already in inventory, locating and pulling it to fulfill the customer order usually is quicker and more cost-effective than producing a special lot. Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX helps the manufacturer maintain exact lot location information and accurate specifications by lot, making it easy to quickly determine if a lot meeting the customer’s requested specifications is in stock or whether one must be planned and produced.

Shelf Life Management
Process manufacturers manage shelf life and the selection of products for sale or use in several ways:

FIFO
FEFO
Best Before (“best if used before the given date”)

With Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX, manufacturers can choose a picking option and link that option to the quality control (QC) system for each product. By using this capability, those lots that have been tested and those requiring retesting because they have been on the inventory floor too long can be quickly identified. Managing material shelf life helps ensure that products used or shipped still conform to specifications and have not changed or degraded over time or from exposure to air, moisture, or other environmental factors.

Lot Disposition and Status with Quarantine Management
With Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX, the user can specify one of two main inventory dispositions—available or unavailable—for a given lot, and then define multiple statuses per disposition.

A product is considered unavailable in Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX after the lot has been moved to a quarantine area or designated as quarantined. Users can define multiple quarantine areas within a warehouse, such as separate testing or damaged goods locations. After a lot has been quarantined and flagged as unavailable, the user can record multiple reasons why the particular lot was quarantined.
Reasons include:

QC hold
QC failed
Returned
Damaged

Tracking lot status provides manufacturers with information about why a product is unavailable and supports correct disposition decisions based on whether the lot is simply waiting for testing to be finished or has been tested and failed.

Test

Dynamics AX 2009 Flexible Customization

Reporting and BI in Microsoft Dynamics AX

Microsoft Dynamics AX Reporting and BI framework and planned future directions to address the following Business Performance Management functional scenarios that are core to current generation Business Management systems:

Ad Hoc Reporting
Production Reporting
Multidimensional Reporting and Analysis
Business Scorecards
Financial Reporting

Ad Hoc Reporting in Microsoft Dynamics AX
Ad Hoc Reporting capabilities enable application users to create, view, and save reports that satisfy their individual information analysis requirements. Abstracted tools and services that do not require user knowledge of the underlying database schemas or experience in programming and advanced report authoring are required to enable this scenario. This scenario is also typically referred to as “self service” reporting. The primary goal for Ad Hoc Reporting is to enable application users to locate, select, filter, sort, group data, view, and format the results using predefined layout templates.

Model driven integration with SQL Server Report Builder is a new feature in Microsoft Dynamics AX that enables secure Ad Hoc Reporting.

SQL Server Report Builder is a new Ad Hoc Reporting framework and tool introduced in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 to enable self service end-user reporting. The following webcast provides an overview of SQL Report Builder architecture and the scenarios that it enables. We recommend that you view this webcast if you are not aware of the capabilities and scenarios enabled by SQL Report Builder:

End-user Ad Hoc Reporting with SQL Server Reporting Services

Given figure illustrates the integration architecture. This implementation is a prime example of the Microsoft BI stack integration focus of the future direction for Reporting and BI in Microsoft Dynamics AX

The Microsoft Dynamics AX – SQL Report Builder Integration Architecture

Dynamics AX RFID video

Configure Default Cubes in Dynamics AX 2009

http://cid-93f15bb5e5c02783.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/ConfigureDefaultCubes.pdf

Dynamics AX Pakistan

anyone interested to join Dynamics AX Pakistan group, please email at farhan.ahmad@maison-global.com

2009 Worldwide Partner Conference Agenda and Events

2009 Worldwide Partner Conference Agenda and Events 

2009 Worldwide Partner Conference: Agenda and Events

The 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) team is developing the agenda and activities for the four-day event, which will take place July 13 –16, 2009, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Check back often for the latest details about the diverse schedule for this dynamic forum.

View abstracts to learn about the session tracks that are planned for WPC 2009.

WPC Agenda

Sunday, July 12*

Sunday, July 12*

Monday, July 13

Monday, July 13

Tuesday, July 14

Tuesday, July 14

Wednesday, July 15

Wednesday, July 15

Thursday, July 16

Thursday, July 16

Time

Event

8am – 6pm

Registration

10am – 4pm

Enterprise Partner Forum

1pm – 5pm

Day of Giving Activities

5pm – 6pm

IAMCP Membership Meeting

6pm – 8pm

Evening Event (to be announced)

*Note: These events take place before the official conference, so you would need to arrive earlier to participate.

Time

Event

7am – 8pm

Registration

7am – 8:15am

Breakfast

8:30am – 12:30pm (includes 30-minute break between sessions)

Vision Keynote
Value Keynotes

12:30pm – 2pm

Lunch

2pm – 6pm (includes 30-minute breaks between each breakout session)

Value Keynotes
Breakout Sessions

6pm – 8pm

Evening Event (to be announced)

Time

Event

7am – 6pm

Registration

7am – 8:15am

Breakfast

8:30am – 12:30pm (includes 30-minute break between sessions)

Vision Keynote
Value Keynotes

12:30pm – 2pm

Lunch

2pm – 6pm (includes 30-minute breaks between each breakout session)

Breakout Sessions

6pm – 8pm

Evening Event (to be announced)

Time

Event

7am – 6pm

Registration

7am – 8:45am

Breakfast

9am – 12:30pm (includes 30-minute break between sessions)

Vision Keynote
Value Keynotes

12:30pm – 2pm

Lunch

2pm – 6pm (includes 30-minute breaks between each breakout session)

Value Keynotes
Breakout Sessions

Free Night in New Orleans

Time

Event

7am – 4pm

Registration

7am – 8:45am

Breakfast

9am – 10:30am

Regional Keynotes

11am – 12pm (includes 30-minute break between sessions)

Business Model Keynotes

12pm – 2pm

Lunch

1:30pm – 5:30pm (includes 30-minute breaks between each breakout session)

Breakout Sessions

Time tbd

Evening Event (to be announced)

WPC Special Events

These events take place before the official conference, so you would need to arrive earlier to participate. Please plan accordingly.

Join the WPC Day of Giving on Sunday, July 12

The Power of Partnering: Let’s make a Difference Together in New Orleans

Please volunteer with us on Sunday, July 12, for the WPC Day of Giving. In collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, we are offering you the opportunity to participate in indoor and outdoor volunteer activities in a range of settings around New Orleans. You can participate in one or both of the following projects:

• Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Wall of Hope
  Help paint predesigned murals alongside teachers, students, and local artists. These murals will be combined into a “Wall of Hope” and installed at Carver High School when complete. We are requesting a minimum commitment of 1 hour, but feel free to participate as long as you can.
  Date: Sunday, July 12
  Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
  Time: 1:00–5:00 P.M., Central Time

• Offsite Rebuilding Activities in the 9th Ward of New Orleans
  Help support the New Orleans community through rebuilding activities. Volunteers will be assigned to help a local elementary school (Arise Academy Charter at Charles Drew) with classroom rehab—assisting in their computer labs and installing a wireless network, outdoor painting, landscaping etc. Don’t forget to bring appropriate clothing and footwear.
  Date: Sunday, July 12
  Times: Choose from two shifts: 1:00–3:00 P.M. or 3:00–5:00 P.M., Central Time
  Register for Day of Giving

(If you have already registered to attend the conference, you will need to update your registration to attend the Day of Giving.)

Each day, Microsoft and our partners around the world provide expertise, services, and resources to community organizations. Together, we leverage the power of technology to train people with the skills they need and broaden the reach of nonprofit organizations.

This year at WPC, we have a unique opportunity to make a difference in the New Orleans community. And following the conference, we can continue to make an impact by volunteering our expertise in our local communities.

Participate in the 6th Annual IAMCP Golf Tournament on July 11

The International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP) invites you to play golf at the historic Lakewood Country Club, where Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player once played. This par-72 course has Tift-Eagle Bermuda greens and Tifway 419 Bermuda grass fairways. You'll be challenged by a fleur de lis-shaped bunker on the first hole, a Maltese Cross-shaped bunker on the eight hole, and three sets of flame-shaped bunkers blazing with red sand on the final hole. Space is limited, so register today.
Register for the IAMCP Golf Tournament

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: 7:30am- 3:00pm
Location: Lakewood Country Club, 4801 General DeGaulle Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana
Price: US$225 per person / US$175 for Members
Need Golf Clubs? Book rental clubs

Proposed Agenda (subject to change)
7:15am: Shuttle pick-up from Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
7:30am: Registration, Warm-Up, Take-away breakfast
7:45am: Welcome/Tournament Rules
8:00am: Shotgun Tee-Off 1pm: "19th Hole" Reception and Awards
2:30-3pm: Shuttles return to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

3 Skills You Can Improve Right Now.

I wanted to share some useful advices that were contained in a Fortune Magazine pocket guide that one of my friends received, and kindly shared it with me.

Improving these business skills can have a big impact on your career:

1. Public Speaking: Conquer fear with a game plan

• Podiums disconnect you from the audience. Grab the mike and wander the stage.
• Eye contact is your friend. Looking at people one by one shrinks the room.
• Questions If you're stumped, talk about your team: "We're lucky to have an expert on that. I'll get you in touch with him later.

2. Negotiating Skills: Using the right phrases matters

• How did you come up with that number? Opens a window into the other side's thoughts.
• Let me check with my wife. Or husband, or boss. Stops you from saying yes prematurely.
• If things change, give me a call. Put the burden on them.

3. Memory Skills: Never confuse Mohammed with Hamed again

• Introduce yourself first so you can focus on the other person.
• Connect the name to your brain. When you meet a guy named Faisal, think of other Faisals you know.
• Use the name three times. Once to confirm you have the name right, then in mid-conversation, and again when you say good-bye.

 

Warmest Regards,

Faisal F. Bin Zarah | فيصــل فهــد بــن زرعـــه

Marketing Manager | Samama Technologies

Rules for Making a Good Impression.

Among the seven suggestions: Respond to e-mails within 24 hours. And don't use business cards as cues to bombard new contacts with pitches.

 

By Carmine Gallo

Here are seven rules that will guarantee a strong first impression and a powerful, lasting one.

Rule #1: Respond within 24 Hours

During the course of researching my next book, I came across an interesting trend. The people who run the most successful companies are the most responsive. When I leave a voice message or send an e-mail these individuals get back to me immediately with information, whether they're at the office or traveling. One woman who oversees 5,000 employees makes it a policy to respond to e-mail within 24 hours. She says her responsiveness provides a model for her employees. If she responds quickly to employee questions or concerns, they in turn understand the importance of getting back to customers in a short amount of time.

Even if you don't have an immediate answer, acknowledge receiving an e-mail or voice message within 24 hours or less, and let the person know you're considering the request or taking action on it.

Rule #2: Greet People with Enthusiasm

When a customer or employee calls and you choose to answer, it implies that you have time to talk. Far too many people continue to multitask during phone conversations. Those of us on the other end of the line can sense it, especially when you give one-word answers to our questions and we hear typing in the background!

Give your customers and employees your full attention. Greet them like you're sincerely excited to hear from them. And if the time isn't right, be professional enough to set a later time to give them your full attention.

Rule #3: Make Eye Contact

In conversations with customers or employees, look them in the eye. I know you might love your Blackberry, but please refrain from checking your device during the conversation. Think about how it makes you feel when the person you're talking to continually takes her eyes off you to check out other people in the room. I'll tell you how I feel—like it's a waste of time to even finish the conversation.

Give customers and employees your full attention. It makes people feel as though their opinions and insights are valued. It will help you make a powerful and lasting impression.

Rule #4: Leave Smart Voice Messages

First of all, don't leave long, rambling messages with your phone number at the end. Keep the script concise. Leave your name, time you called, and phone number at the beginning. Repeat the phone number at the end, s-l-o-w-l-y. There's also nothing worse than a drawn out game of phone tag. It can't hurt to leave a specific time when you can be reached. Of course, if you leave a time, be there to answer the call!

Rule #5: Respect Contacts

A conference organizer recently told me attendees have started complaining about fellow participants who treat business cards they have picked up at booths as open invitations to cram in-boxes with solicitations. If someone gives you a card, it's an invitation to begin a conversation. It isn't permission to leave a constant bombardment of e-mail sales pitches under the guise of "newsletters." It's also not an invitation to send 10-MB files that explain what your business does.

Rule #6: Mind Your E-Mail

Speaking of e-mail, keep your correspondence concise. Time is limited. Use a subject line with no more than three to five words that grab your reader's attention. Give the pertinent information in the first line or two, and keep your correspondence to one or two short paragraphs (unless of course a detailed memorandum is expected). Also, don't forget to use proper punctuation and grammar. The spell-check function exists on your computer for a reason. Use it.

Rule #7: Remember Small Touches

When was the last time you received a handwritten note? I bet you remember it. I do. After a brief conversation with the chief executive officer of a well-known franchisor, I was surprised to receive an envelope in the mail with a short handwritten thank-you note along with several coupons for his product. The coupons were for small amounts, but the gesture left a big impression on me.

My insurance and financial planning adviser gets plenty of business from me because of numerous, small touches during the year. Several times a year I can expect to receive a handwritten note, a short voice message, or a copy of an article that I might find valuable given what he knows about my interests. None of these touches are accompanied by a hard sell, but I wouldn't consider bringing my business to anyone else.

Business is far too competitive to risk making a bad impression. But it's not that hard to make a positive one. Just think about the way you like to be treated as a client. Follow these seven rules to stand apart.

For more information about this article please visit http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/apr2007/sb20070425_158557.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories

 

 

Warmest Regards,

Faisal F. Bin Zarah | فيصــل فهــد بــن زرعـــه

Marketing Manager | Samama Technologies

RTM of Microsoft Dynamics Mobile - Better Than Ever

Dear all,

 

We are really proud and pleased to announce the RTM of the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics Mobile - made available on PartnerSource at 3.47pm local Danish Time today – right on schedule!

This makes it the 4^th time in just 18 months we finish off a version on time or prior to schedule! – an entirely unique accomplishment only made possible by a super passionate and committed team!

 

So a BIG THANK YOU and congratulations for an outstanding achievement!

 

The new version of Microsoft Dynamics Mobile is Better Than Ever by significantly raising the bar in a number of areas:

·         Tightly integrated and aligned with both the releases of Dynamics AX 2009 SP1 and Dynamics NAV 2009

·         Upgraded support for the latest Microsoft technologies (WM 6.1, Visual Studio 2008, SQL 2008, SQL CE 3.5, .NET CF 3.5, Windows Server 2008)

·         Significantly improved the quality and performance through rigorous end-2-end testing and code-optimization

·         Clearer and more appealing UI with the added support of VGA resolution devices

·         Improved implementation experience in one installer for Mobile Development Tools and Mobile Sales

 

On the 14^th October 2008 we sent a Technical Preview of the new version of Dynamics Mobile to 10 ISVs. The feedback so far has been VERY positive. For the EMEA Convergence next week we expect at least 4-5 ISV solutions to be demoed using the new version – i.e. only one month after they received the bits. This is a great testimonial of the quality, technology and the committed partner base on Dynamics Mobile.

 

Today we have more than 500 partners signed up for Microsoft Dynamics Mobile and have 20+ ISV solutions. Our Mobile Sales application is available in 46 languages and we now support 5 versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV.  All this has happened in only 18 months!

 

Thank you to everyone who have been involved in making the new version come true!

 

Pls. download and demo our bits on your Windows Mobile Classic & Professional devices: https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/downloads/releases/DynamicsMobileVersion15.htm

 

From PAM of Microsoft

IIS 7.0 Features

IIS 7.0 New features

Wondering what the new features in IIS 7.0 going to be? Here you go! you can get a glimpse of IIS 7.0 in this article.

IIS7 will ship with both Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server. It's obvious that Microsoft has put a lot of time and effort into this release and you can expect IIS7 to be the platform of choice as soon as people can get their servers upgraded. It includes a several new functionalities with very rich integration with ASP.NET.

for details click on the link..

Dynamics AX 2009 Compliance Center Demo