East Region Microsoft CRM Blog
This Blog is focused on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It specalizes in news for CRM partners and customers.
New Blog on Microsoft CRM
And this one should actually be interesting unlike this one. :-) The CRM team is actually now...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/01/2006
Does the Microsoft CRM / Microsoft Dynamics Connector use SQL 2005?
Great question... And an even better answer......
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/28/2006
What is the difference between functionality and business benefits?
What is the difference between functionality and business benefits? So you are involved in selling...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/25/2006
Offering Microsoft CRM Hosted to your customers
So one of the biggest advantages Microsoft CRM has is the ability to be able to be on-premise or...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/19/2006
Managing Relationships.... Quotes to Orders to Invoices in Microsoft CRM 3
A small change between 1.2 and 3.0… In 1.2, you could create mappings among invoice, order,...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/18/2006
Does Microsoft CRM support Firefox or Opera?
Firefox now has about between 8 and 10 percent of the browser market. (Although it seems to change...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/17/2006
Everybody is hiring....
There are a TON of jobs around Microsoft CRM right now. We are having a Microsoft Partner job fair...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/14/2006
ISV News: CDC to acquire software firm c360
https://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8GV47N85.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/13/2006
Fun with JScript: Auto Saving Forms in Microsoft CRM
If you have ever used PartnerSource, you know you can look at your organizations tickets that they...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/13/2006
Demo Tip: Microsoft CRM Mobile Demo - Displaying PDA Screen on Computer Screen
So I have gotten a couple of questions this week alone about how to display a Windows Mobile...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/12/2006
Demo Data in Microsoft CRM 3 - Write your own...
So if you decided that you REALLY hate Adventure Works Cycle and MUST use something else, I just...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/11/2006
Fun with JScript - Cloning a Case aka How do I have a "Master" Case with Microsoft CRM 3
So recently on one of our internal discussion aliases, somebody asked about how to have a master...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/10/2006
ISV Support for Microsoft CRM 3: LinkPoint for Microsoft CRM - Lotus Notes and Novell Groupwise Integration
I have been working with the team over at LinkPoint since they where called VirtualLogix. (ala...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/09/2006
Live Meeting: Services for ISV Partners
Learn about all of the different services available to partners that develop solutions on the...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/07/2006
Migration from Salesforce.com to Microsoft CRM 3 - Source Code Download
A common issue facing many integrators and developers is that of migrating data from another CRM to...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/06/2006
New Materials Posted to the Microsoft Partner Portal for CRM
You may need to have a valid Microsoft Passport to access these materials. I love the qualification...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/05/2006
Microsoft CRM Mobile Download Location
It is now available for download......
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/04/2006
Microsoft Dynamics – Convergence 2006
Over 7,000 Microsoft Customers, Partners and Employees traveled to Dallas, Texas from March 25th –...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/04/2006
Want to Win $10,000? Enter your company in the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program Awards
The annual Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize partners that have delivered exemplary...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/03/2006
Troubleshooting Outlook with Command Line Switches
I know Outlook ALWAYS behaves, but just in case you need a little help in troubleshooting, I almost...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/03/2006
Microsoft CRM 3 Mobile Ships!!!
We are pleased to announce the on schedule RTM of CRM Mobile 3.0 (US-English). This release of CRM...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/31/2006
Accounting Today: Top 100 VAR list
So I haven't been posting in a while... Sorry about that. Convergence was a complete blast. I...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/31/2006
Bill Gates on Microsoft Software being offered On Premise or Hosted
"... Everything Microsoft does, over time, will be available either running as a server or you can...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/28/2006
Database Diagrams for CRM 3
Announcing the release of the database diagrams for Microsoft CRM 3.0. These Microsoft Office Visio...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/24/2006
ISV Support for Microsoft CRM 3: KnowledgeSync by Vineyard Software
I have been using this tool for a bunch of years. (Since back in the GoldMine days.) This tool is...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/24/2006
Tips to Speed Up Virtual PC for Microsoft CRM
Virtual PC’s can be the best way to demo Microsoft CRM as it allows you demo CRM with out using...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/23/2006
Things to Bring to Convergence....
If you or anybody from your team is headed to Convergence, make sure they pack a spare hard drive...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/22/2006
Local Event: Best Practices for Building the Most Profitable Solution Provider Business
I saw a brief portion of this at the managed partner meeting in Vienna... This class is going to...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/21/2006
Microsoft CRM Monthly Value of Opportunity vs. Estimated Value of Opportunity
So lets say you have a client in the professional services, government contracting or fundraising...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/20/2006
Running on Empty....
I am physically and mentally shot. (For those of you know me that to get mentally shot for me isn't...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/19/2006
Some Links and Light Reading for the Weekend - OnDemand CRM, Microsoft CRM Case Studies, Industry Article, etc...
So expect next weeks posts to be quite a bit slower. We have convergence coming up, so I have been...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/17/2006
Demo Tip: Showing Off Microsoft CRM's Security Model With Out Logging Out
So did you ever want to show a prospect how Microsoft CRM handles security? When I used to do this,...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/16/2006
Demo Tip: Cleaning your desktop
So how often have you done a presentation and your desktop has dozens and dozens of documents,...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/15/2006
ISV Support for Microsoft CRM 3: Group1 Data Quality Adapter
First Off, this is an ISV you should propose with EVERY CRM Deal you sell. Period. No Exceptions, no...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/14/2006
Local Partner Event: Partner Opportunities with the Shared Computer Toolkit
Do you have an academic customer? Perhaps you have a customer that has public kiosk workstations. Or...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/13/2006
Custom Field Prefix – How do I change?
Ok.. So those of you who know me or have meet me, know I am not the sharpest tool in the shed. And...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/13/2006
Microsoft CRM SharePoint List View
The Microsoft CRM team has just released the List Web Part for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0. The List...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/10/2006
Who are you?
So the blog has been up for about three months. (Since November) Traffic has WAY exceeded my...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/09/2006
Changing Port Numbers in Microsoft CRM
No I am not writing about the Dubai buying a bunch of US Ports… But let’s just say you installed CRM...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/08/2006
How to send emails automatically from a Campaign
Dana from the support group wrote a killer Knowledge Base Article that was just published. When you...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/07/2006
Want information on the Microsoft CRM / Dynamics GP Connector?
Yeah, me too.. Menohar, one of the Program Managers on the Connector started a blog. Check it out...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/06/2006
How Sales Teams Should Use CRM
Tom Pertzborn sent this article out to the team... Great read... I love the end of it, where it...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/06/2006
I have been slacking... Some links... Using the Microsoft CRM SDK Offline and the RSS Connector
So I have been slacking in posting links to interesting blog posts... Two of the most interesting I...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/03/2006
Local Training: Assessment Training Classes
This isn't focused on CRM, but are a great way how to learn to do assessments for customers around...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/03/2006
Local Event: Connected Customer Training
These events are AWESOME. Lisa did a cool job on these sessions.. The PowerPoint she includes is...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/02/2006
ISV Support for Microsoft CRM 3: TenDigits - Blackberry Solution for Microsoft CRM
So as many of you know, I think Mobile CRM is going to be huge over the next year or two. A month or...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/02/2006
Bulk Edit in Microsoft CRM 3
Matt has a great post on how to edit multiple records in Microsoft CRM at the same time. This was a...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/01/2006
Pricing and Configuration for Microsoft CRM - aka How do I get a price to sell this stuff?
This is an awesome tool…. Well worth the read I promise. <BG> I manage to get a couple of...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/28/2006
Running Microsoft CRM without Exchange Part Two
We posted some basic steps back in January. Corporate just released an offical White Paper. Read my...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/27/2006