East Region Microsoft CRM Blog
This Blog is focused on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It specalizes in news for CRM partners and customers.
The hits just keep on coming!
Update Roll-up #4 is now available for your testing and deployment pleasure!...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 05/08/2009
Happy Friday!!! The New VPC Image is here!!
The Demo Team would like to announce that the CRM VPC is available to partners on Partner Source at...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 04/17/2009
New CRM VPC Image update!!
Kudos to Phil Haase and the rest of the team who have supported and produced the newest CRM...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 04/02/2009
The Big Easy Offer is back and better than ever!
The Big Easy 3.0 is available now through the end of this fiscal year. Check it out...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 04/01/2009
"Hey Chris! Where can I get that Virtual Machine Toolkit thingie?"
So...with the drop of the new and vastly improved CRM VPC image imminent, many partners are asking...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 03/31/2009
Startups: Announcing 2nd Microsoft Dynamics CRM Incubation Week
Startups: Announcing 2nd Microsoft Dynamics CRM Incubation Week From Sanjay Jain's blog: On popular...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 03/23/2009
Update Roll-up 3 for Dynamics CRM 4.0 released!
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=05453fa4-9551-4a88-9852-634a9ad0e140&di...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 03/13/2009
Update Roll-up #2 is now available
OK, OK It's been available for a couple weeks now. Sheesh! Everybody's a critic! Here's...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 02/12/2009
I have moved on…
It has been 3 and a half years since I started blogging here on MSDN. It has been a fun ride, and...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/10/2009
Scribe Advance Training Class
I am very tardy in publishing this. :) Last month I was invited by the fine folks over at Scribe...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/10/2009
Update Roll-up 1 is now available for Dynamics CRM 4.0
The headline says it all. Here's the link:...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 12/01/2008
eService Accelerator is now available
OK...OK I know everyone has been sitting on the edge of their seats ever since the CRM accelerators...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 12/01/2008
Calling all Entrepreneurs!!! Calling all Developers!!!
It's no secret that one of the biggest strengths of Dynamics CRM is the robust development platform...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 11/25/2008
Accelerators for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
I know you have all been waiting (some more patiently than others!) for information on where to...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 10/29/2008
The Microsoft BizTalk® Server 2006 adapter for Microsoft Dynamics® CRM 4.0 is now available!!
The Microsoft BizTalk® Server 2006 adapter for Microsoft Dynamics® CRM 4.0 is now available. This...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 10/07/2008
CWR Mobility Mobile CRM Client
CWR Mobility has long been the Dynamics CRM client of choice for running on a Windows Mobile device....
Author: xRM Guy Date: 08/29/2008
Ten Digits MobileAccess for Dynamics CRM
Ten Digits and Microsoft announced an alliance right before the Worldwide Partner Conference to...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 08/29/2008
CRM 4.0 Mobile News
As much as I depend on my laptop to get my work done, I think I value my Windows Mobile device even...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 08/19/2008
It just keeps getting better and better...
I am more and more impressed with the tremendous amount of talent we have on the CRM Product...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 08/19/2008
Microsoft CRM 4.0 User Guides
I loved the 3.0 one we did for Small Business Edition that you were able to modify to work with a...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 07/23/2008
Creating a Dashboard using MOSS, Excel Web Services, Excel 2007 and Microsoft CRM
There is a new CRM Partner blog with some great data on it around Dashboards. Thanks to the team...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 06/30/2008
Armored Car Company Chooses Microsoft Dynamics CRM
One of our local customers got featured by Microsoft in a press release. Pretty cool. Thanks to...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 06/25/2008
VPC 2007 SP1
I am in the process of switching my demo laptop over to Hyper-V to see if I can't get some better...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 06/24/2008
CRM Plug-in Registration Tool
So I spent most of the weekend working on my TechEd Session. The Plug-in registration tool included...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/27/2008
I REALLY Need to Check my mail box more often
So I went into the DC office the other day and checked my mail box. Can you guess the last time I...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/26/2008
Where do I find?
If I was paid a penny every time that question was asked, I would be a millionaire. Between the...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/21/2008
Pesky Name Field - Part Deux
This is an alternative method of doing the same thing we talked about with this post. Jon G...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/16/2008
Guest Post on CRM Team Blog
Stayed tuned on Monday for a blog on the CRM Team's Blog. I am amazed by the workflow in CRM 4.0 and...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/16/2008
It's official! CRM is now supported in a virtual environment!
As anybody who has been reading this blog knows, we use Virtual PC to demonstrate Dynamics CRM and...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 05/13/2008
The Pesky Name Field on Custom Entities
When you create a new custom entity by default, it creates a field called Name that is used on...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 05/09/2008
Field Events: FireOnChange
Almost two years ago, there was a tip published here about auto saving forms from a JScript OnChange...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/30/2008
Business Data Catalog - Follow-up from Convergence
So I know that this way overdue. Way. After Convergence, I came back and went on vacation and then...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/28/2008
Creating Phone Calls from Cases
One of the most often complaints I have heard is that CRM is sometimes too "Window" happy. In 4.0...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/28/2008
Upgrading from 90 Day Trial to Production Keys and having issues?
My basic rule of thumb is that if I get emailed twice about an issue, I blog about it. :-) So here...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/15/2008
Demo Tips: Patch Tuesday!
So this should be a Demo 101 tip. If you are running your demos in a virtual environment like I do,...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 04/14/2008
HotFixes Part Deux - During Installation
One of the coolest parts around CRM's setup is the ability for the setup program to automatically...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/20/2008
Updating CRM data from Excel.
One of the things my customers LOVE about CRM is the ability to dynamically link CRM to Excel...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/20/2008
Nominate your solution for a Microsoft global award!
Each year, via its Worldwide Partner Conference Awards program, Microsoft recognizes partners who...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/19/2008
Customer Service Example - AWESOME Job by c360 and MSCRM-Addons.com
So often, all I ever hear about from Partners is horror stories about dealing with other partner. I...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/18/2008
New Tool Available - Change Service Job Times in CRM 4.0
Sean from the support group just let me know that there is a new tool to help customers out. In 3.0,...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/17/2008
Hotfixes for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 - Where are they?
If you're anything like me, you fight an issue for about four hours, throw your keyboard across the...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 03/04/2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Tech Articles Posted...
Thanks Amy for sharing... Introduction to Plug-in Development for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/26/2008
Microsoft CRM Sitemap Surgery Tips
Joel over on the Customer Effective Blog has some great tips on editing the SiteMap. Having cut my...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/26/2008
CRM 4.0 - Where do I get those License Keys again?
We have so many great people on the CRM team around the world that I spend a fair amount of time...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 02/18/2008
East Region Launch Tour “Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, Featuring SharePoint”
www.dynamicscrmlaunch.com is the official page for the Microsoft CRM 4.0 Launch here in the US....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/14/2008
Greetings from TechReady6!
Hello everybody. Welcome to my inagural blog post. So I will readily admit that I'm pretty new to...
Author: xRM Guy Date: 02/13/2008
Web 2.0 API Directory
About once a week I get a question about if there is a Web Service that does x or y. (Usually...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/11/2008
Moves, Adds and Changes to some CRM Blogs
In the past couple of months, I have gotten pings from several partners as well as employees who...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 02/08/2008