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InterDyn LANAC News and Events
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Hello,
Welcome 2010! With every new year that comes and goes, there is a feeling of optimism. New Year's resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking, spend more time with family, the list goes on.. Once, just once, I would like to keep my resolution more than a few weeks.
Send some of your resolutions to: newsletter@lanactech.com and I'll post them in next month's newsletter (I will leave out all names unless you want it posted). It's always fun to share resolutions - they can also be inspiring to others.
We have many events coming up, be sure to take a look below for workshops, webinars and other great offers. We are using a new registration process via Eventbrite, you might find it a little less cumbersome and more user friendly. Let us know what you think.
Sincerely,
InterDyn LANAC Technology
Take a look at our BLOG - we are updating it several times a week with tid bits that you may find interesting.
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Quote of the Month |
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We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
~Edith Lovejoy Pierce~ |
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2010 Kick Off Special Offer |
 From now until March 18, 2010 take advantage of InterDyn LANAC's special offer.
You can choose a minimum of any two modules or users from Microsoft Dynamics GP and receive a 15% discount on the licensing.
* Enhancement plan will be billed at retail prices and offer cannot be combined with any other offers.
Mix and Match any Two or more Modules or Users.
Examples:
1 user $2,000 + 1 user $2,000 = $4,000 - 15% = $3,400
Payroll $1,000 + HR $1,000 ; PR + HR = $2,000 - 15% = $1,700
1 user $2,000 + Payroll $1,000 + HR $1,000 = $4,000 - 15% = $3,400.
Call InterDyn LANAC Technology today to take advantage of this special offer - valid until March 18, 2010. |
| '09's Most Talked-About Brand: Microsoft (Article from ADWEEK) |
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Dec 14, 2009 
By - Elaine Wong
Kanye West, Kate Gosselin and Michael Jackson were among the top trending topics on Twitter in 2009, but Microsoft and other tech brands dominated the blogosphere, per Zeta Interactive.
In a report compiled exclusively for Brandweek, the New York-based interactive marketing agency ranked brands based on the volume and number of online posts (through Facebook, Twitter and blogs), as well as the overall tone (positive, negative) of these conversations. Four of the top 10 companies on this year's list were tech brands: Microsoft, Google, Apple and BlackBerry. Retailers Target and Walmart placed in the fifth and 10th spots, respectively.
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Convergence 2010 - Save the Date! |
 Save the Date - Convergence 2010
Registration Begins on January 6, 2010
Save the date and join us for Convergence 2010 in Atlanta April 24 - 27. Attending Convergence provides you ample opportunities to network with a targeted group of business professionals and to discover how you can get the most value from your Microsoft Dynamics solutions - and how to increase your business potential. Questions about registration? Send an email to the MBS Events Team.
Five great reasons to attend Convergence 2010 Atlanta:
- Learn how you can optimize the full capabilities of your Microsoft Dynamics solution.
- Get up-to-date on the latest Microsoft products and technologies.
- Network with your peers, industry experts, and Microsoft representatives.
- This year's event is designed to better meet your needs.
- Learn the Microsoft strategies and future plans for your Microsoft Dynamics solution.
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Whitepaper for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
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Benchmark Performance: 1.000 Concurrent Users with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008.
This white paper documents performance benchmark testing for running Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 in a SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 environment with 1,000 constant concurrent users, all engaged in heavy transaction processing or analysis activity across various functional areas of the solution. The performance benchmark demonstrates a sample customer environment processing nearly 3.3 million business transactions (with a total of 10.6 million transaction line items) within an 8 hour work day. In this test, the Row Compression feature of SQL Server 2008 was enabled on select tables.
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| Webinar of the Month Series Roadmap |
Mark Your Calendars for the following Webinars - you can register right from the link provided or call Lisa Miller at 312.506.3533. All webinars are free of charge and offer CPE credit if needed.
Date: January 6th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
CustomerSource
CustomerSource is one of the primary features of the Business Ready Enhancement Plan and hosts valuable resources for you, including training, self-support resources, product information, downloads and more.
View this tour of CustomerSource to learn how you can be more productive with your Microsoft Dynamics solution by accessing the benefits of your service plan. Access hundreds of FREE e-courses. You will find e-courses that help with reports, help topics for GP/CRM and much, much more. They range from the beginner to intermediate in expertise level. Attend our monthly webinar and we'll guide you through CustomerSource like a pro.
Date: January 13th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
Year End Close
Close your books with confidence - it's that time of year again!
Time to dust off the books, crunch your numbers, wrap up last-minute changes, backup your data and prepare to enter the new business year.
InterDyn LANAC Technology wants to assist you in making this year-end process as smooth as ever. Whether you need tax forms, year-end and tax updates, checklists, or information on support hours, with our resources you'll know just what to look for and where to find it.
(Workbooks will be available for $25.00.)
Date: January 20th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
Dynamics Report Manager, SmartFill and Mentor from Rockton Software
Dynamics Report Manager takes the headaches out of launching Crystal and SQL Reporting Services by giving you fully customizable control to launch any report from within Great Plains, including 3rd party products. Besides fantastic ease-of-use for end users, you can save thousands on costly Crystal licenses, because Dynamics Report Manager does not require a Crystal license on deployed workstations.
SmartFill will find the information you want by typing in part of the name, ID, Class, or phone (or any other information you want!) Any field within the screen can be searched upon. Just type in what you know, SmartFill does the rest by auto-filling the ID with the correct value - and you don't even have to perform a lookup! EVERY Great Plains user will benefit from this enhancement.
Mentor - Like having a friend looking over your shoulder helping point the way. Ever wish you had a GPS to navigate your Microsoft Dynamics GP? Be one of the first to see what this feature can do for you!
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/502792867
Date: February 3rd
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
CustomerSource
CustomerSource is one of the primary features of the Business Ready Enhancement Plan and hosts valuable resources for you, including training, self-support resources, product information, downloads and more.
View this tour of CustomerSource to learn how you can be more productive with your Microsoft Dynamics solution by accessing the benefits of your service plan. Access hundreds of FREE e-courses. You will find e-courses that help with reports, help topics for GP/CRM and much, much more. They range from the beginner to intermediate in expertise level. Attend our monthly webinar and we'll guide you through CustomerSource like a pro.
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/502805906
Date: February 10th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
Reporting in GP10 - an Overview
Excel Reports, FRx, Report Writer, SmartLists, SRS...
Which tool should you use and why?
Our overview of the various reporting tools in Microsoft Dynamics GP will help you to better understand the what, when and why behind each one.
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/502855053
Date: February 17th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
BI360 from Solver
BI360 provides a complete reporting, budgeting and dashboard suite for Microsoft Dynamics GP customers.
Because the solution comes with out-of-the-box integrations to Dynamics, it takes only a fraction of the time to implement compared to other BI suites.
With the reporting and budgeting modules based on Excel and the dashboard module based on Silverlight, users have a completely Microsoft-based solution that takes minimal effort to learn and to maintain.
Using BI360, management teams can now help their organizations maximize performance through world-class planning, analysis and control.
Date: March 3rd
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
CustomerSource
CustomerSource is one of the primary features of the Business Ready Enhancement Plan and hosts valuable resources for you, including training, self-support resources, product information, downloads and more.
View this tour of CustomerSource to learn how you can be more productive with your Microsoft Dynamics solution by accessing the benefits of your service plan. Access hundreds of FREE e-courses. You will find e-courses that help with reports, help topics for GP/CRM and much, much more. They range from the beginner to intermediate in expertise level. Attend our monthly webinar and we'll guide you through CustomerSource like a pro.
Date: March 10th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
SmartList Builder and Excel Report Builder for Dynamics GP
· Enhance the existing SmartList functionality of Microsoft Dynamics GP
· Create complicated reports in a user friendly environment, without extensive knowledge of programming skills or SQL
· Create summarized SmartList objects with consolidations, calculated fields, SmartList objects with fixed restrictions, and add your own navigation tasks to the SmartList Go To button
· Create personalized SmartLists that enable you to quickly link Microsoft Dynamics GP, easily add new fields to SmartList windows.
· Export to your personalized refreshable Excel spreadsheets and distribute as needed.
Date: March 17th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CDT
AnyView IDS and AnyView Creator from Accountable Software
Many organizations have data accessibility issues.
With AnyView IDS, data is assembled into simple, convenient, reusable, units from multiple sources such as ERP, CRM or Business Management applications. Then that data is displayed in a variety of layouts designed to make it useful and meaningful for users at all levels.
AnyView Creator allows you to capitalize on the capabilities of SmartLists by providing enhanced, uncomplicated access to more information within your Great Plains accounting system. It enhances the functionality of SmartLists by allowing you to gain access to the information in your accounting system not accessible with existing SmartLists.
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| InterDyn LANAC Dynamic GP Courses |
FRx1 - The two-day Report Design Essentials - I course covers the basic report design skills you need to create, maintain and distribute presentation quality reports using Microsoft Business Solutions for Analytics - FRx.
FRxll - The two-day Report Design Essentials II course builds on the basic report design skills learned in Report Design Essentials I. Using Microsoft Business Solutions for Analytics-FRx.
Foundation - The Foundation course explores the basic elements of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Topics covered during this session include: system and company setup procedures, how to use key reports and inquiries, how to use SmartList to expand inquiry and analysis capabilities, business alerts, process server and tips for the user to personalize shortcuts and checklists to streamline business practices.
General Ledger - This course explores the accounting cycle and the processes required to enter financial data into the system. This course also shows you how to perform additional functions such as account reconciliation, budgeting, allocation, period-end and year-end closing procedures.
Payables Management - This course delves into the accounting cycle and the processes required to enter vendor invoices and process checks. This course also shows you how to perform additional functions such as adjustments, prepayments, month-end closing, and cash flow control.
Receivables Management - The one-day Microsoft Dynamics GP Receivables Management course explores the accounting cycle and the processes required to enter invoices and receive payments from customers. This course shows you how to perform additional functions such as credit memos, prepayments, small balance write off, print customer statements, enter and void scheduled payments, and month-end closing procedures.
Fixed Assets - The one-day Microsoft Dynamics GP Fixed Assets course delves into the accounting cycle and the processes required to enter, depreciate, and retire fixed assets. This course shows you how to perform additional functions such as changing asset information, mass changes, partial transfers, partial retirements, and retirement undo.
Inventory - This course shows you how to perform the reconciliation process, ensuring accuracy of your financial data and its relation to your financial institution. A thorough understanding of these topics allows you to reconcile your checkbooks with your bank statements, keeping information consistent and accurate.
Purchase Order Processing (POP) - The Microsoft Dynamics GP Purchase Order Processing course explores the details for the purchasing module from how to enter simple purchase orders with minimal to very detailed information based on your own business rules.
Sales Order Processing (SOP) - You will learn how Purchase Order transactions integrate with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Inventory Control, General Ledger, Payables Management, Sales Order Processing, and Fixed Assets modules.
Bank Rec. - The one-day Microsoft Dynamics GP Bank Reconciliation course explores the accounting cycle and the processes required to manage cash receipts, cash disbursements, and other transactions that affect checkbook balances. This course shows you how to perform the reconciliation process, ensuring accuracy of your financial data and its relation to your financial institution.
To Register for any of these Microsoft Dynamics GP classes please call Julie Storey at 312.506.3511 for more information and dates.
Be sure to look at the InterDyn LANAC website frequently for current class schedules, upcoming events, seminars and webinars.
All seminars and webinars qualify for CPE Credit and most are free of charge. |
Connected Business Offer for MS Dynamics GP and MS Dynamics CRM |
 Microsoft is excited to announce the "Connected Business Offer" - a Microsoft Dynamics promotion targeting businesses currently using either Microsoft Dynamics GP or Microsoft Dynamics CRM that wish to take advantage of the recently released Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Adapter for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0.
The promotion is comprised of up to a 20% discount on user licenses off the relevant Dynamics Price Lists for the complementary product. i.e. For customers of Microsoft Dynamics GP, CRM, and for customers of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, GP.
DETAILS OF THE CUSTOMER OFFER
Effective Monday, November 16th, 2009, and available until end of business day (11:59pm CST), Friday June 25th, 2010 all existing Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft Dynamics CRM customers are invited to take advantage of this offer.
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| Learning Plans for Microsoft Dynamics |
 Help your employees focus on specific goals and access the training they need to gain in depth product knowledge and obtain certifications!
Learning plans are a great tool to help your employees get trained on Microsoft Dynamics and related products. Training on Microsoft Dynamics is available in many formats to fit your needs - E-Learning, self-study training materials and instructor-led training - and certification exams for Microsoft Dynamics are available to validate your expertise. The learning plans outline every training and certification option available so your employees can choose the training that's right for them. By becoming trained and certified in various disciplines, you and your employees can document your knowledge on Microsoft Dynamics products and unlock the full potential of your Microsoft Dynamics solution adding value and increased productivity to your business.
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| Join Microsoft Communities on Customer Source |
Learn from and collaborate with individuals who work in the same way you do. The business communities are a great way to meet and collaborate with others who work in finance, sales & marketing, or customer service roles.
Visit one of the following communities for access to technical newsgroups, Microsoft Dynamics product use forums, technical and non-technical product content, and connection with MVPs. These communities target users, implementers, developers, or those who support Microsoft Dynamics products.
Click here to view communities on Customer Source |
| Customer Source |
Customer Source is one of the primary features of the Business Ready Enhancement Plan and hosts valuable resources for you, including training, self-support resources, product information, downloads and more.
View this tour of CustomerSource to learn how you can be more productive with your Microsoft Dynamics solution by accessing the benefits of your service plan. Access hundreds of FREE e-courses . You will find e-courses that help with reports, help topics for GP/CRM and much, much more. They range from the beginner to intermediate in expertise level.
Sign up for one of our monthly webinars to acquaint yourself on how to navigate Customer Source. Call Lisa Miller at 312.506.3533 or Malissa Salzinger at 312.506.3520 for more information. | |
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InterDyn LANAC Support Line: 312.506.3575
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