Presented by:Ashish Porwal

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Introduction

Microsoft is the industry leader and World’s largest software maker company.

It support wide range of products and services related to computing.

Microsoft Dynamics can easily work with the systems companies already have in place.

It has 3 product divisionWindows Division, Server and Tools, Online Services

DivisionBusiness DivisionEntertainment and Devices Division

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Microsoft dynamics comes under business division which is an ERP software.

Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions on-premises or via the cloud.

It provides the complete package to the companies with the product and the services also that includes the implementation of the product.

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Microsoft Dynamics ERP software, combined with software from specialized Microsoft partners, can deliver targeted, cost-effective solutions that meet the specific needs of vertical business.

With Software-plus-Services for Microsoft Dynamics ERP you can make cloud computing a flexible component of your ERP solution.

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Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions work with or run on the latest Microsoft products and technologies such as

Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Communicator Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 or windows 8 Microsoft BizTalk® Server 2009 Windows Server® 2008

Microsoft Dynamics ERP offers several solutions

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Microsoft Dynamics AX is designed to help organizations operate across locations and countries by standardizing processes, providing visibility across the business, and helping to simplify compliance.

Microsoft Dynamics GP helps you connect business processes, gain insight with robust reporting and business intelligence tools, meet industry-specific needs, and adapt your solution easily and cost-effectively.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is fast to implement, easy to configure, and simple to use. Available in more than 40 country versions, the solution can help organizations streamline specialized business processes.

Microsoft Dynamics SL is specialized to help project-driven organizations manage people, projects, and profitability and is particularly suited for professional services, operations, field services, and construction management companies.

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Introduction

Microsoft Business Solutions released of Microsoft® Business Solutions “Solomon 6.0 ” in 2004.

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution developed to meet the unique needs of midsize project, service and distribution-driven organizations.

Microsoft Solomon have feature new customer benefits including improved usability, greater efficiencies and self-service options through Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal 2.5, enhancements to project management and accounting functionality, and additional analytics and reporting options.

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Microsoft Solomon is allow customers to simplify their business management experience with an enhanced product interface and access to integrated, Web-based data and functions. New capabilities for managing projects and distribution deliver a powerful and comprehensive solution for project-, service- and distribution-driven organizations.

Microsoft Business Portal 2.5, used with Microsoft Solomon , provides all the functionality of the Solomon Desktop as well as new modules, including Key Performance Indicators and advanced payroll features.

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With Microsoft Business Portal 2.5, employees is be able to build a centralized project desktop that consolidates previously disparate aspects of project, management and accounting tasks.

Microsoft Solomon users are able to store, share and edit Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other documents in the Microsoft Business Portal, which has Microsoft Windows® SharePoint® Services as the underlying structure.

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What Microsoft Says

"After listening closely to our customers and other midsize businesses share the experiences they've had with their ERP solutions, we developed Microsoft Solomon to address the challenges they face conducting business in an increasingly competitive, complex marketplace."

"Microsoft Solomon will allow customers to simplify their business management experience with an enhanced product interface and access to integrated, Web-based data and functions. New capabilities for managing projects and distribution deliver a powerful and comprehensive solution for project-, service- and distribution-driven organizations."

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Significant New and Enhanced Features of Solomon 6.0

Improved, Role-Based Menu Interface :Empower people across organization to navigate Microsoft Solomon systems more easily and be more productive than ever before.

Integration to Business Portal 2.5 : Access the information in Solomon system securely via an Internet browser. Review a snapshot of key performance indicators about your business, enter time cards, query data, and export it to Microsoft Office Excel for further analysis.

Unified Project Desktop: Heighten organization’s productivity with anytime, anywhere access to Solomon information and processes via Microsoft Business Portal 2.5.

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Resource Assignment Capability – Easily allocate assignments for people and other resources (such as equipment) with new Project Controller processes that help managers and team members improve productivity and profitability.

Consolidated Invoicing – Delight your customers by allowing them to specify the way that they want to be billed (by shipper, contract, purchase order, addresses, and more)

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The following list summarizes the business needs that Solomon is designed to meet:

Project management Financials Payroll Inventory and order processing Field service Analytics and reporting E-commerce Manufacturing

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SYSTEM AND SHARED INFORMATION ENHANCEMENTS

Provide people across organization with enhancements that increase productivity by improving users’ navigation, data entry, and database administration experiences. Enhanced Menu Interface: An intuitive Microsoft

Solomon Home Page menu builds dynamically for each user, allowing them to navigate through the system easily. And because the menu builds from individual access rights, users see a simplified list of only those screens and reports specific to their roles.

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Simplified Data Entry: For easy identification, any required fields within a screen or report are now highlighted in the user’s color of choice, offering graphical alerts to users about what data is required before a record can be saved.

Streamlined Database Maintenance: Back up and restore the database without leaving Microsoft Solomon, using the new Database Maintenance screen.

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Group Customizations: To accommodate a new level of customizations for groups or departments of users, a customization Select Level has been added that allows administrators to deploy configured screens to all the users in a group at the same time.

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ACCOUNTS, CASH MANAGEMENT AND PAYROLL ENHANCEMENTS

Accounts Payable Prepayment Application and Reversal – Keep your payables records up to date. Microsoft Solomon Accounts Payable now offers the flexibility that lets you make a prepayment to a vendor before receiving their invoice.

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Improved Flexibility in Payroll Management: To meet specific regulatory needs, you can now define the order in which each employee’s deductions should be calculated.

Improved Flexible Union Reporting: New report formats support the most common union reporting needs Now you can produce not only the actual hours an employee worked, but also represent any overtime pay, weekend pay, holiday pay, or other pay types to meet union reporting requirements.

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Portal-Based Timecard Entry – Enable your employees to record their own time worked with Microsoft Solomon Time & Attendance within Microsoft Business Portal.

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Project Management and Accounting

Resource Assignment Capabilities: Gain greater visibility and control of valuable resources. The new Resource Assignment capability and corresponding Task List helps managers and team members to assign projects and tasks.

Unified Project Desktop: Access Solomon information and processes via Microsoft Business Portal 2.5 for a complete picture of project financials, timecard and expense report entry.

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Enhanced Financials Integration with Project Management and Accounting: Maintain accurate views of each customer’s receivable position on a project by using Accounts Receivable or Cash Manager modules to record the receipt of payments against project invoices.

Expandable Help Topics: Provide employees with additional information about how to use Microsoft Solomon applications more effectively to help reduce training costs.

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Field Service Management

Service Contract Change History and Audit Trail: Track and report contract value changes from inception to completion using the new Service Contract History and Service Contract Change Log.

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More Modules Offered in Microsoft Solomon Standard: Add the flexibility of Flat Rate Pricing to your Solomon Standard deployment. To provide a better solution for specific industries, Microsoft Solomon Standard now includes Flat Rate Pricing in its list of available modules.

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INVENTORY AND ORDER MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS

Consolidated Invoicing: Include multiple shippers on a single invoice with Consolidated Invoicing, a new feature in Order Management that allows you to define invoicing rules by customer.

Improvements in Distribution Efficiency and Performance: Microsoft Solomon 6.0 offers improved allocation of inventory from all modules, lot and serial tracking, and negative inventory tracking.

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Credit Limit Holds: Eliminate the possibility of overextending customer credit limits. Microsoft Solomon can help better manage cash flow and prevent difficult situations with your customers by stopping the acceptance of new orders from customers whose credit limit has been exceeded.

Integrated Invoice Sequencing: Number invoices in Order Management in sequence with Accounts Receivable invoices, instead of in separate sequences for each module.

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Analytics and Reporting

FRx Report Manager 6.7 – Combine Microsoft FRx reports and other information such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft PowerPoint® documents easily with Report Manager.

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Support for Crystal Reports 10: Use new features and capabilities to review, edit, or design compelling data views via Microsoft Solomon support for the latest version of Crystal Reports.

FRx Drilldown Viewer™ and Printing Options: Enable quicker export of reports to the FRx Drilldown Viewer, enhance printing options, and provide a more stable reporting environment.

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Successful Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics

Organization Profile

MacKay & Sposito provides a full array of consulting services, including civil engineering, planning, land and construction surveying, landscape architecture, and construction management and inspection.

SituationTo thrive in the challenging economic climate, and facing intense competition for new contracts, the firm needs to direct its business development efforts very precisely. This requires a deep understanding of the business knowing which projects and segments are most profitable and the ability to apply this information to sales and marketing activities. The company requires an enterprise resource planning solution that can be tailored to its unique project management model while closely aligning business management, general accounting, and operational functions.

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Solution:

MacKay & Sposito relies on Microsoft Dynamics SL for both project accounting and financial management, including custom reports that provide the intelligence that executives need to navigate the problems Microsoft Dynamics SL to align more closely with the way MacKay & Sposito does business.

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Benefits

Streamlined accounting Better insight into company performance Improved cash flow and profitability

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