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5 Mayıs 2010 Çarşamba

Microsoft Dynamics für die Medien- und Unterhaltungsbranche

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Immer am Puls der Zeit – mit den Branchenlösungen von Microsoft Dynamics für die Medien- und Unterhaltungsbranche

Der Siegeszug des Internets hat die Medienbranche nachhaltig verändert: In Medien, Unterhaltung und Kultur hat die Digitalisierung von Inhalten neue Märkte hervorgebracht, und zu bekannten Formaten sind neue hinzugetreten, z. B. die Vielzahl von Onlineportalen und Blogs. Aller bisherigen Schwarzmalerei zum Trotz kann von einem Untergang der klassischen Medien keine Rede sein. Ganz im Gegenteil: Heute existieren ähnliche Informationsangebote nebeneinander auf unterschiedlichen Kanälen, die alle ganz eigene Marktchancen und Umsatzpotenziale bieten. Hier auf unseren Internetseiten für die Medien- und Unterhaltungsbranche finden Sie praxisorientierte Informationen zu Markttrends und technischen Entwicklungen sowie Branchenlösungen von Microsoft Dynamics-Partnern.

Mit Branchenlösungen von Microsoft Dynamics decken Sie die Geschäftsanforderungen Ihres Unternehmens in der Medien- und Unterhaltungsbranche ab. Ihre besonderen Vorteile: Sie erhalten eine maßgeschneiderte Software und profitieren von dem Know-how unserer Partner, die sich auf Ihre Branche spezialisiert haben.

Mehrfachverwertung von Content: Wie sich mit denselben Ressourcen mehr Gewinn erwirtschaften lässt

Ein Buch ist mehr als nur ein Buch. Ein Artikel ist mehr als nur ein Artikel. Beide Produkte stellen im Grunde genommen lediglich verschiedene Formen der Verwertung dar. Die Ressource eines Verlags ist deshalb nicht das Buch oder der Artikel. Grundmaterial ist der Inhalt oder neudeutsch Content. Es ist die Aufgabe der Verlage zu entscheiden, welches Produkt aus dem „eingekauften“ Inhalt entstehen soll.

Den vielschichtigen Wert der Ressource Content haben viele Medienunternehmen in den vergangenen Jahren erkannt. Konsequenterweise setzen sie deshalb auf die Mehrfachverwertung und verbessern somit ihre Wertschöpfung. Konzentrierten sich Buchverlage früher nur auf die Vermarktung von Büchern, setzen viele den Inhalt heute neu in Form von Hörbüchern um und erschließen sich damit einen neuen Markt. Fachverlage publizieren Artikel nicht mehr nur in einer Zeitschrift, sondern setzen auf eine Zweitverwertung in anderen verlagsinternen Magazinen oder komponieren aus bereits veröffentlichten Inhalten Dossiers und Themenhefte. Nicht zuletzt spielt die Veröffentlichung von Inhalten wie Nachrichten, Artikel oder Bücher als E-Books im Internet eine zunehmend wichtige Rolle.

Dabei geht es nicht nur um den Verkauf von Content an Endkonsumenten, sondern auch um den Handel zwischen Unternehmen. So stellten Mitarbeiter des Beratungsunternehmens PricewaterhouseCoopers schon 2001 in einer Untersuchung fest, dass Medienunternehmen, die sich an diesem Geschäftsmodell des B2B-Handels (Business to Business) nicht beteiligen, „in Zukunft empfindliche Rückgänge bei den Umsatzerlösen verzeichnen werden“. Ohne IT-gestützte Verwaltung und Erfassung der Inhalte und Arbeitsprozesse kann die Verlags- und Medienwelt die sich bietenden Möglichkeiten nicht oder nur rudimentär nutzen. „Klassische Medienunternehmen […] müssen ihre Produktionsabläufe von Grund auf umstellen“, schrieben die Marktforscher von PricewaterhouseCoopers den Verlagen ins Stammbuch.

Content und Unternehmenswerte gemeinsam managen

Die Unterstützung durch Content-Management-Systeme zur Katalogisierung, Verwaltung und Bearbeitung von Inhalten sowie ein System zum Management von Urheber- und Verwertungsrechten sind nur Teilaspekte dieser angemahnten Umstellung. „Um Content profitabel mehrfach zu verwerten, muss man die betreffenden Kosten ermitteln und die erbrachten Leistungen auch berechnen können“, gibt Knut Nicholas Krause, Geschäftsführer der knk Business Software AG, zu bedenken. Sein Unternehmen vertreibt eine auf das Verlags- und Medienwesen zugeschnittene Branchenlösung auf Basis von Microsoft Dynamics. „Nur wenn das verwendete ERP-System verschiedene Verwertungsformen abrechnen kann, realisieren die Verantwortlichen die Chancen, die sich aus einer Weiterverwertung der vorliegenden Inhalte ergeben und bauen neue Geschäftsmodelle auf“, sagt Krause. „Haben die Verlage oder Medienhäuser kein automatisiertes System, das die Kosten des redaktionellen Einkaufs und der Content-‚Schöpfung‘ erfasst und das alle Vermarktungswege unterstützt, müssen sie die Kosten und Erlöse nachträglich von Hand berechnen. Das ist umständlich und führt oftmals zu Fehlkalkulationen, aber auch zu Widerständen bei den damit belasteten Mitarbeitern. Dann kann Mehrfachverwertung – statt Zusatzeinnahmen zu erschließen – schnell unprofitabel werden.“

Im Idealfall setzen die Contentanbieter auf eine kombinierte Lösung aus Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) und einem Content-Management-System (CMS). Das Content-Management-System erlaubt die schnelle und effiziente Umwandlung der Inhalte in das benötigte Format, die dabei stets an einer einzigen Stelle gespeichert werden. Das ERP-System ermittelt nicht nur die genauen angefallenen Kosten und Erlöse für die Inhalte und erstellt die zugehörigen Nachfragebilanzen, sondern liefert auch weitere professionelle Werkzeuge für die Vermarktung, z. B. Funktionen für Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Auch kleinere Verlage, die sich ein CMS nicht leisten können, sollten nicht auf ein ERP-System verzichten. „Nur mit einem ERP-System kann man auch Marktnischen erschließen, weil man damit jederzeit weiß, was das kostet und wo und wie Gewinne entstehen“, resümiert knk-Geschäftsführer Krause.

 

www.pargesoft.com Microsoft Dynamics ERP Global Partner

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 - Panoramica

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 è una soluzione di gestione aziendale integrata e flessibile, in grado di agevolare i processi decisionali nelle organizzazioni di medie e grandi dimensioni.

Fondato su basi tecnologicamente avanzate e di provata efficacia, Microsoft Dynamics AX presenta unfunzionamento analogo a quello di software Microsoft già noto agli utenti come Microsoft Office System, con cui è completamente integrato. Assicura pertanto una curva di apprendimento estremamente ridotta che consente al personale di essere immediatamente operativo e di concentrarsi sugli obiettivi aziendali.

Con l’automazione e la semplificazione delle attività finanziarie, delle relazioni con i clienti e dei processi della supply chain, Microsoft Dynamics AX unisce persone, processi e informazioni, indipendentemente dalla loro posizione, accrescendo la produttività, l’efficienza e consentendo ai dipendenti di guidare l’azienda al successo.

Aiuta le persone a lavorare meglio

Nel mondo degli affari, la produttività e l'efficacia del singolo influiscono direttamente sui profitti. Fornisci ai collaboratori strumenti familiari e semplici che consentono di lavorare efficacemente e prendere decisioni con quella celerità che l’impresa moderna richiede.

• Consenti al personale di concentrarsi sulle attività di business, piuttosto che sull'apprendimento delle nuove applicazioni, con una soluzione che richiama come interfaccia e funzioni l'esperienza utente degli altri prodotti Microsoft.

• Lavora in modo efficace con il Role Center, un'interfaccia utente ottimizzata in base ai ruoli aziendali che aiuta i collaboratori a organizzare, assegnare priorità e accedere ad attività e informazioni, tutto da un'unica finestra.

• Espandi le capacità decisionali con strumenti automatici di Business Intelligence e reporting, che aiutano il personale ad analizzare i dati attraverso indicatori KPI dashboard, Microsoft Office Excel, Business Analytics in Microsoft Dynamics AX e Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

• Consenti ai collaboratori di interagire con i dati e le informazioni presenti in Microsoft Dynamics AX,direttamente dalle applicazioni di Microsoft Office.

• Facilita la comunicazione con dipendenti, clienti e partner, utilizzando strumenti di comunicazione e collaborazione grazie all'integrazione con Microsoft Unified Communications.

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L'interfaccia utente rende Microsoft Dynamics AX semplice da usare: i centri gestione ruolo aiutano i collaboratori ad assegnare le priorità al proprio lavoro e acquisire una migliore comprensione delle informazioni rilevanti.

Trasforma i cambiamenti in opportunità

Per tenere il passo della concorrenza, le aziende sono chiamate a espandersi in nuovi paesi, a lanciare nuovi prodotti e servizi e potenziare i punti di forza dell'attività attraverso fusioni e acquisizioni. Con Microsoft Dynamics AX, è possibile gestire con successo la crescita e il cambiamento, creando rapporti redditizi all'interno della supply chain e adattando rapidamente i processi interni per rispondere ai cambiamenti della domanda.

• Microsoft Dynamics AX offre un'architettura orientata ai servizi, stretta integrazione con le tecnologie Microsoft e Web Services in grado di supportare scenari commerciali complessi tipicamente gestiti da aziende che operano in contesti internazionali.

• Automatizza la collaborazione all’interno della supply chain e lo scambio di documenti con i diversi partner grazie a Microsoft BizTalk Server e a Microsoft Office.

• Crea e modifica rapidamente flussi di lavoro personalizzati per trarre vantaggio da nuove opportunità e adattarsi velocemente ai requisiti del settore e dei clienti, in costante cambiamento.

• Adatta la soluzione alle modalità di lavoro dell'azienda (non il contrario)

• Soddisfa esigenze altamente specializzate tipiche del tuo settore con Microsoft Dynamics AX Industry Solutions (in inglese) o o soluzioni ad hoc realizzate dai Partner Microsoft Dynamics.

• Grazie ad un sistema di licensing (in inglese) flessibile puoi scegliere il package più adatto alle tue esigenze attuali e aggiungere nuove funzionalità nel tempo.

• Capitalizza gli investimenti attuali in servizi e tecnologia Microsoft per contribuire a garantire un ridotto time-to-benefit.

Mettiti in gioco, a livello mondiale

Oggi per gestire un business globale o l'espansione oltre i confini nazionali verso nuove sedi o succursali, le opportunità commerciali possono comportare un allargamento della base clienti.
Microsoft Dynamics AX è progettato per gestire la complessità di un'azienda globale consolidando e standardizzando i processi e fornendo visibilità nell'intera organizzazione.

• Semplifica l'espansione oltre i confini nazionali grazie alle specifiche localizzazioni, che consentono di utilizzare più lingue e valute e la conformità ai requisiti normativi locali per oltre 36 paesi.

• Consolida i dati finanziari, operativi e dei clienti a livello di gruppo sia per costruire un vantaggio strategico che per migliorare i rapporti con clienti, partner e fornitori.

• Uniforma gli standard per contribuire a garantire la qualità centralizzando i processi, condividendo le inziative di successo e ampliando la gestione della supply chain a più sedi e divisioni.

• Gestisci e controlla le KPI globali e locali con strumenti di reporting e analisi sofisticati e intuitivi. Combina la soluzione con applicazioni di Business Intelligence per potenziare le capacità analitiche essenziali a gestire un ambiente aziendale complesso.

• Fornisci al personale accesso in tempo reale a indicatori KPI, scorecard e dati attraverso l'Enterprise Portal in Microsoft Dynamics AX. E con PerformancePoint Server o Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, i responsabili delle decisioni chiave possono lavorare con informazioni critiche, senza effettuare l'accesso a Microsoft Dynamics AX.

• Gestisci il deployment in modo efficiente e uniforme con Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step, una metodologia standard e globale che semplifica i processi di implementazione e aggiornamento.

 

Garantisci il rispetto delle regole

Le aziende devono adempiere a una miriade di requisiti normativi che variano notevolmente a seconda del paese e della regione. Microsoft Dynamics AX può contribuire a ridurre il rischio e le responsabilità legate alla corporate governance, alla conformità normativa e alle iniziative per clienti.

• Risparmia tempo e fatica con procedure che attuano e potenziano i controlli sulla base di scenari specifici di rischio e conformità

• Aiuta a garantire il rispetto delle policy con processi standardizzati e ripetibili, in grado di aggregare in modo affidabile i dati sulla conformità.

• Trasforma i cambiamenti in opportunità, supportando iniziative per clienti (comprese strategie ecologiche e di catena logistica RFID) con funzionalità che riducono gli scarti di produzione e promuovono la sostenibilità ambientale

• Centralizza e condividi la corporate governance con il Compliance Center, uno strumento integrato per la gestione delle policy, documenti di processo e reporting.

• Mantieni uno stretto controllo sulle attività con strumenti di business intelligence che monitorano le modifiche interne, per rispondere rapidamente alle richieste di informazioni specifiche

Riduci i costi e l'incertezza nella protezione dei dati aziendali. Utilizza le funzionalità di protezione integrate in Microsoft Dynamics AX nell'infrastruttura IT dell'azienda

www.pargesoft.com Microsoft Dynamics AX Global Partner

22 Kasım 2009 Pazar

Microsoft Dynamics - ERP-MRP


Microsoft Dynamics enables confident decision-making


Business needs change. To initiate and respond to these changes, you need an integrated business management solution that provides a comprehensive, real-time view of critical information. Microsoft Dynamics provides the information you need, allowing you to effectively address the evolving demands of your business. Here are some of the ways Microsoft Dynamics can help you make informed decisions that you feel confident about and help your business thrive.

Empower your people to do their jobs
Give your people the information they need to do their jobs. RoleTailored information empowers your staff to quickly access the specific information they need perform their daily duties and to make changes that affect the broader organization.

Reduce the learning curve. Microsoft Dynamics integrates with familiar software, such as Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel. This enables your staff to build on the skills they already have.

Gain business insight with access to relevant, mission-critical information

Align with business goals. Key performance indicators (KPIs) help you analyze specific projects and tasks against the high-level business goal. When you're off course, business alerts help you stay on track.

Increase reporting capabilities. By integrating with Microsoft SQL Server you gain optimal access to business intelligence information. You can generate reports with SQL Server Reporting Services, build and analyze data warehouses, and organize and use data efficiently.

Control access to sensitive information. Managers grant permissions to help ensure that specific information is available only to those who need it.

Enhance decision-making. By gaining business critical insight across the organization, you can access and analyze the business critical information to help you make informed decisions and affect change quickly.

Comply with regulations
Implement consistent, structured processes. Microsoft Dynamics can help you put these processes in place. This helps to guarantee accountability and reliability throughout your organization.

Help ensure the integrity of your processes. Microsoft Dynamics can help ensure the integrity of your information and communications, and keep the right stakeholders informed—all in a timely manner.
 

5 Kasım 2009 Perşembe

Compare Oracle with Microsoft Dynamics



Three reasons to switch from Oracle to Microsoft Dynamics
Making the decision to change your company's business management system is a process that requires research and foresight. Here are three top reasons why businesses using Oracle applications, including PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and E-Business Suite solutions, have decided to make the switch to Microsoft Dynamics.

Microsoft Dynamics can scale with your business. Microsoft Dynamics provides affordable scalability for your growing businesses. With benchmarked performance up to 1,000 users and beyond and rich functionality across financials, supply chain management, and customer relationship management, you can be confident in the ability of Microsoft Dynamics to meet the needs of your growing business. Integrate your Microsoft Dynamics business management solution with Microsoft SQL Server and enjoy enterprise-level reporting, flexible decision-making support, and timely, relevant business insight at a low cost with significantly high usability and flexibility.

Microsoft Dynamics provides a low cost of ownership. Microsoft Dynamics is engineered to cost-effectively support the changing requirements that are frequently necessary for customers to adapt, grow, and maintain a competitive edge in their business. Independent research has demonstrated that, on the whole, Microsoft Dynamics offers a higher return on investment (ROI) and lower overall costs than other major competitive offerings. Microsoft Dynamics licensing is designed to be cost-effective. It is based on concurrent users versus named users and has no imposed user minimum or maximum, so it evolves with you for the life of your business.

Microsoft offers an industry-leading vertical partner ecosystem. Microsoft is in a position to deliver vertical solutions to hundreds of different industries on a local basis; it can bring these solutions to market on a local level. Microsoft's Certified for Microsoft Dynamics program offers solutions designed to meet the needs of specific industries. It can provide customers with the benefits of a rich portfolio of tested, reference supported solutions developed by ISVs that have met Microsoft’s highest solution and organizational certification standards.

Customer evidence: Learn how switching to Microsoft Dynamics benefited other companies

See how companies using Oracle products solved real business problems and benefited from switching to Microsoft Dynamics.
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Network solutions leader projects $1.5 million savings with switch to Microsoft Dynamics

Based in Fremont, California, Network Equipment Technologies (NET) develops, distributes, and supports voice and data communications equipment for multiservice networks. Because the company’s Oracle system did not enable flexible product configuration, NET maintained as many as 37,000 derivative part numbers in its system. In 2006, NET decided to implement Microsoft Dynamics instead of upgrading its Oracle ERP system. Using the built-in product configuration capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics, NET reduced the number of parts in its system by more than 85 percent. The company anticipates a total estimated savings of U.S.$1.5 million in the first year.

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Floral goods manufacturer gains time-saving insight with business software

Established in 1946, family-owned Syndicate Sales leads the floral hard goods industry. Syndicate Sales had used JD Edwards from Oracle, but found that employees relied heavily on IT staff to generate routine reports and extract information in response to queries. After evaluating a number of alternatives, Syndicate Sales chose to switch to Microsoft Dynamics. Now employees quickly and easily access the business information that they need, and have confidence that their information is accurate and up to date.

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Tactical gear maker meets growth demands with business management solution

BlackHawk Products Group, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, produces high-end military, law enforcement, and outdoor gear products. Struggling to keep track of inventory and manufacturing costs with their existing system, BlackHawk decided it needed a more robust business management solution. After evaluating SAP and Oracle, the company chose to implement Microsoft Dynamics due to the flexibility and low cost of ownership.

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Teva Neuroscience Inc. needed to upgrade to a new system that could handle a greater volume of transactions through a short accounting cycle. After opening a branch in Montreal, Canada, the Kansas City, Missouri-based company also needed a more complete business management solution to meet its increasingly complex reporting needs, as well as a system that made it simple to drill down into financial data for better budgeting and forecasting. After testing Microsoft Dynamics in its business environment, Teva found it made little economic sense to deploy Oracle when a less complex, more affordable solution met its needs.

Questions to ask when evaluating an Oracle solution

- What does a typical Oracle support team look like? How many administrators are there? How many developers? How many support personnel?

- Does your proposal include the use of an Oracle Accelerator for streamlined implementation? What specifics actually govern this offer? How will the cost and time of implementation be affected if I want the solution modified to meet my unique business practices?

- Will I have to conform my business to match Oracle's ideas of how to run a business in order to get the benefits of the rapid implementation? How am I able to realize a competitive edge in my business processes if I am just taking what is given?

- Do I have to license named users instead of concurrent users or user sessions? What is the difference, and what do you see as the pros and cons of each?

http://www.pargesoft.com/ Microsoft Dynamics Global Partner

4 Kasım 2009 Çarşamba

Compare SAP with Microsoft Dynamics


Compare SAP with Microsoft Dynamics

Four reasons to switch from SAP to Microsoft Dynamics
Making the decision to change your company's business management system is a process that requires research and foresight. Here are four reasons why businesses using SAP business management products have decided to make the switch to Microsoft Dynamics.

Microsoft Dynamics can improve employee productivity. In a 2007 analysis that compared the impact of enterprise software applications on people's productivity, Microsoft Dynamics users on average scored Microsoft Dynamics 18 percent higher than SAP users scored SAP applications. This Microsoft-sponsored study was conducted by Keystone Strategy, an independent research firm, and was supervised by Dr. Marco Iansiti, the David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Download the full study (XPS 3.96).

Microsoft Dynamics can scale with your business. Microsoft Dynamics provides affordable scalability for your growing businesses. With benchmarked performance up to 1,000 users and beyond and rich functionality across financials, supply chain management, and customer relationship management, you can be confident in the ability of Microsoft Dynamics to meet the needs of your growing business. Integrate your Microsoft Dynamics business management solution with Microsoft SQL Server to enjoy enterprise-level reporting, flexible decision-making support, and timely, relevant business insight at a low cost with significantly high usability and flexibility.

Microsoft Dynamics provides a low cost of ownership. Microsoft Dynamics is engineered to cost-effectively support the changing requirements that are frequently necessary for customers to adapt, grow, and maintain a competitive edge in their business. Independent research has demonstrated that, on the whole, Microsoft Dynamics offers a higher return on investment (ROI) and lower overall costs than other major competitive offerings. Microsoft Dynamics licensing is designed to be cost-effective. It is based on concurrent users versus named users and has no imposed user minimum or maximum, so it evolves with you for the life of your business.

Microsoft offers an industry-leading vertical partner ecosystem. Microsoft is in a position to deliver vertical solutions to hundreds of different industries on a local basis; it can bring these solutions to market on a local level. Microsoft's Certified for Microsoft Dynamics program offers solutions designed to meet the needs of specific industries. It can provide customers with the benefits of a rich portfolio of tested, reference supported solutions developed by ISVs that have met Microsoft’s highest solution and organizational certification standards.

Customer evidence: Learn how switching to Microsoft Dynamics benefited other companies

See how companies have solved real business problems and benefited from choosing Microsoft Dynamics over SAP products.
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Wheelabrator Group is one of the world’s largest and most established manufacturers of surface preparation equipment and technologies. As the company grew, so did the complexity of its operations. Wheelabrator needed a solution that offered built-in project-management capabilities for manufacturing, integration with existing line-of-business and industry-specific systems, and cost-effective customizations to meet complex process–flow requirements and future growth needs. The company chose Microsoft Dynamics over SAP and Infor, and has benefited from improved visibility into project costs and increased operational efficiency.
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GfK Aktiengesellschaft is one of the world’s largest market research firms. As it grew, GfK found it increasingly difficult to standardize financial reporting across its global network. Subsidiaries could not easily roll up local reporting into the individual GfK Reporting Systems and the corporate SAP-based system. Instead of implementing a more costly, less flexible solution in its subsidiaries, the company chose to use Microsoft Dynamics, which integrated with the SAP system used at corporate headquarters, yet saved the company approximately U.S.$600,000 as compared to SAP.
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Texas-based Choice Energy LP is a leading independent energy brokerage firm in the United States, offering customers, such as corporations and utilities, market liquidity and price discovery. The company quickly outgrew its mostly manual accounting system, so it teamed up with the NexTec Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, to implement Microsoft Dynamics. In just weeks, they had a customized solution that helped Choice Energy LP move from quarterly financial reporting to monthly financial reporting. Their customized solution includes monthly detail-rich reports that offer increased insight into broker activity and that allow agile decision-making by the company.

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World-famous for the Indianapolis 500, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a renowned racetrack in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Speedway depends heavily on technology to run its various business systems, from ticketing to concessions. The Speedway implemented Microsoft Dynamics along with Microsoft DynamicsCRM. Now, the Speedway has streamlined its accounting and reporting processes and can provide better customer service and accountability. The Speedway's parent organization has also standardized on Microsoft Dynamics, choosing the Microsoft solution over SAP.

Questions to ask when evaluating an SAP solution
If you are considering the SAP Business Suite or SAP Business All-in-One:

- SAP may offer a fixed-price, fixed-scope implementation of SAP Business All-in-One. What specifics actually govern this offer?

- Do I have to license named users instead of concurrent users or user sessions? What is the difference, and what do you see as the pros and cons of each?

- Is NetWeaver middleware required for integration with SAP and non-SAP systems?

- How many support personnel?

If you are considering SAP Business One:
- What is SAP's future solution roadmap for Business One? Can you provide documentation supporting that?

- How does Business One fit into SAP's Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture? To what degree is Business One included in the development plans for SAP NetWeaver and Duet?

- How many users can Business One reasonably scale to? How many references can you provide of existing SAP Business One users of my size?

- What are my choices if I outgrow Business One? Can you provide details on the cost and steps to migrate to SAP Business All-in-One or Business ByDesign?

- How much of the functionality being demonstrated is native, "out-of-the-box" functionality versus functionality developed by a partner or through a third-party developer? How will this add-on functionality affect upgrades?