East Region Microsoft CRM Blog
This Blog is focused on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It specalizes in news for CRM partners and customers.
Getting your hands on Virtual PC 2007
I know... It seems like all of this week's posts are about VPC... Well I have been doing a bunch of...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/20/2007
Need to Speed up your VPC?
So we just went through a normal hardware refresh and as a result, I am the proud owner of two new...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/19/2007
VPC Workshop - Reston and Atlanta
This past week there was a VPC workshop for partners in Atlanta and next week there is one in...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/16/2007
Creating a Unique Number in Microsoft CRM
The SDK has an example that shows you using a Post Call Out you to create a unique identifier for...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/15/2007
Book for Customization of Microsoft CRM - JavaScript Bible
As many of you know, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed. I always need help when working on my...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/14/2007
Microsoft CRM V3c Terminal Server Scripts Available
Michael Lu announced over on the CRM team blog that the new Terminal Server Scripts are available....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/08/2007
Last chance for customers to save $100 when registering for Convergence 2007
Remind your customers that early-registration pricing for Convergence 2007 ends soon. Register by...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/08/2007
RSS in Microsoft CRM's Demo Environment
I am in Seattle this week learning the latest and greatest around the technical stuff @ Microsoft....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/04/2007
Microsoft Memo's
As you may know, there have been a large number of memo's written by any number of our senior...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/29/2007
Local Event: Microsoft Partner Readiness
This one-day workshop intended for Microsoft Partners will provide guidance on how to build targeted...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/18/2007
Inc Magazine on CRM - Recommends Microsoft CRM for Ease of Use
One of magazines I try to read every month is Inc. Magazine. This month's issue has a nice two page...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/17/2007
Changes to daylight-saving time in 2007 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Last year, Daylight Savings Time was moved around effective 2007. Quite a number of applications...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/15/2007
Dynamics GP Field Service Training Class
While this is not 100% Microsoft CRM, one of the oft forgotten areas of CRM is Field Service. And...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/12/2007
Microsoft Dynamics Snap - Updated
I am not sure if you guys check every one of Microsoft's million sites every day like I do... But in...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/10/2007
Microsoft Releases Next-Gen Dynamics CRM App To Partners For Testing
Just ran across this article in VAR business. The good news is that Titan is being tested by...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/10/2007
Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the Enterprise: How Microsoft uses Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Ever get in a sales cycle and at the end of the sales cycle, you get the question: "So I hear...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/09/2007
Support LifeCycle for Microsoft CRM
While Menno does a great job cutting and pasting from an email we just got, there is actually some...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/08/2007
ISV News - Link Between Microsoft CRM and Microsoft Office Accounting 2007
It seems like about once a day I get a question about a link between a lower end accounting solution...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/05/2007
Cascading Lookups in Microsoft CRM
Technorati tags: Microsoft CRM One of my most frequest asks of the CRM Product Development team is...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/28/2006
ZDNet.com - Pick's Up CRM's Code Name...
Mary Jo Foley is doing a series on Microsoft Code Names for upcoming releases. She did get one of...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/22/2006
eBook from Eloqua
What key factors increase the odds of creating better sales leads, ultimately resulting in...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2006
Nominations for Pinnacle Awards @ Convergence 2007 - Ends January 15th
The Convergence 2007 Pinnacle Awards will recognize, honor, and celebrate customers that have...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2006
Partner Event: MSDN Subscription Benefits for Dynamics Partners
This is one of two sessions that Tara Walker, Ryan Kaul, Mike Crigler and I are doing for Dynamics...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/18/2006
Using Run As with Windows Vista to show CRM's Security Model
Technorati tags: Microsoft CRM, Demo Tools If you are using the VPC we released in May, you can use...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/12/2006
Partner Training - Small Business Specialist Certification
Microsoft and New Horizons are offering a 3 hour Exam Cram, directly after which you can take the...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/06/2006
Renaming the Areas in Microsoft CRM
In my areas I cover, we use Microsoft CRM for a bunch of un orthodox uses. This includes things like...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/06/2006
Customer Offer - For Customers Switching to Microsoft CRM from salesforce.com
Get up to 10 additional user licenses for switching to Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM. With the Microsoft...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/05/2006
Get Pushed....
I spent some time to day with Jim Stout, the CEO of Invoke Systems. He asked a question, and typical...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/05/2006
Want a Free Shirt?
So I am cleaning my office out. Not becuase I am getting fired, rather, we are trying a new sleep...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/04/2006
Microsoft CRM Training Boot Camps - Atlanta and Washington, DC
You need to register by January 1st for these classes to make sure you get in on time. :-) They have...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
Local Event: Momentum Webcast: Redefine Your Customer Relationships with Microsoft CRM 3.0
Every business faces the key challenges of acquiring, servicing, and retaining customers. A strategy...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
Salesforce Dot Bomb?
I have never read this guy's blog before, but it was interesting reading his perspective on this and...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
ToolTips for Microsoft CRM 3
I have gotten this request a number of times. We used somethign simliar, but this method here works...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
Microsoft CRM Customer Videos and Testimonials
This was just published. Pretty sweet. Want some real-world examples of how Microsoft Dynamics CRM...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
Update Rollup 1 is available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3
Greg mentioned that Rollup 1 was almost available. His team has released Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
Microsoft CRM V3c Release Date Set - Full Compatabilty with Vista and Office 2007
Now that partners get access to 2007 and Vista, I have been getting this question at least once a...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2006
Training Event: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Blended Learning Boot Camp
The partner readiness team has arranged for some killer CRM training for our partners. It is a...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/13/2006
Microsoft Dynamics CRM to the Microsoft Dynamics BRL Price Lists
Beginning December 4, 2006, Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM will be available from the Microsoft Dynamics...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/01/2006
Microsoft CRM Hosted for Microsoft Partners
This is a pretty cool way to be able to use CRM very quickly and easily. PartnerPoint has designed a...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 10/30/2006
OT: Going Offline for a couple of weeks...
Hey everybody.... I am going to take a couple of weeks off posting.(And working...) My wife just had...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 10/20/2006
Hardware Sizing for 250 Users with Microsoft CRM
The team that does the Business Software Architecture (BSA) and Technical Pre-Sales Advisory Group...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 10/18/2006
Connecting MapPoint to Microsoft CRM Part 1
One of the last minute additions to the image that was made was the installation of MapPoint. We ran...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 10/12/2006
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Adapter for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0
Just released is a BizTalk adapter for Microsoft CRM. This release has been created to enable and...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 10/02/2006
Great Source of Competitive Insight - Corum Acquisition by Sage
Here is a snippet from the Market Intelligence Briefing, a monthly publication written by Jason...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 09/28/2006
Microsoft CRM Mobile Express Diff Disk
I am super excited with the possibilities that Microsoft CRM Mobile Express has for customers and...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 09/25/2006
Installation of Microsoft CRM 3.0 on SBS 2003 R2
As you probably know, SBS 2003 R2, changes from SQL Standard Edition to Microsoft SQL Server 2005...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 09/22/2006
Microsoft CRM Mobile Express - Now Available
This is VERY cool. I have been playing with it for a couple of weeks in a VPC. Been using all sorts...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 09/05/2006
Awesome Read.... Gartner on Sage CRM
You gotta review this report. https://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=141380 WELL Done. VERY...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 08/29/2006