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CRM Portal Accelerators & Advanced Developer Extensions - Part 2
Let’s take a deeper look at the portal accelerator this time. The new portal accelerator release...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 05/29/2010
CRM Portal Accelerators & Advanced Developer Extensions - Part 1
Days before Convergence I had the opportunity to sit down with Reuben Krippner, a Senior Product...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 05/06/2010
Office Business Applications (OBA) with Office 2010, CRM & SharePoint
In my quest to bring Office, SharePoint & CRM closer together, I tweaked an old demo and got it...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 03/21/2010
Bridging SharePoint 2010 & CRM with Silverlight Webparts
I have been working closely with Steve Fox lately to put together some interesting scenarios on how...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 03/21/2010
Get Ready for Convergence 2010
Convergence 2010, the premier Microsoft Dynamics conference is here shortly (April 24-27) and this...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 03/01/2010
Industry Demo Virtual Machines for CRM 4.0
The Dynamics Demo team has just released four virtual machines and corresponding demo script for CRM...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 02/14/2010
Silverlight & SharePoint coming at you fast
If you are a CRM developer, there are quite a few beta technologies coming fast your way and you...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 01/30/2010
Multi monitor support in Remote Desktop
I just had one of those eureka moments and had to blog about it right away. For years that I thought...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 01/19/2010
xRM ISV Case Study: CSSI
The solution that CSSI built on xRM is a great evidence on how developers can rapidly innovate and...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 01/08/2010
xRM ISV Case Study: Spenta
The case study that I’ll be showcasing today is a unique one because Spenta Consulting not only...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 01/06/2010
xRM ISV Case Study: Peak 15 Systems
Like climbers summiting a wind-swept mountain on little oxygen, tour operators often face harsh...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 01/05/2010
xRM ISV Case Study: Client Profiles
This week I’ll be showcasing some of the Independent software Vendors (ISVs) that have built...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 01/04/2010
Read and Recommended: Striving for Greatness in All You Do
Recently I ran across an article about doing research and it affected so much that I wanted to share...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/28/2009
xRM Acceleration Lab from 12/14/09 - 12/18/09 in Chicago
<Cross-posting from Sanjay Jain’s blog entry> We are ready to host our 1st xRM Acceleration...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/06/2009
PDC - Phone Company CRM & Azure Demo
Here is the full video of the “Phone Company” demo that shows the integration of Dynamics CRM “5”,...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/21/2009
3 xRM sessions at PDC09
Just found out that Barry Givens and Nikhil Hasija are doing another xRM session at PDC09. So that...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/12/2009
Dynamics CRM at PDC09
On November 17 the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) kicks off in Los Angeles and xRM &...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/01/2009
PDC 09 is on. And yes, xRM will be served!
Get ready for the coolest developer event on the planet. Coming to Los Angeles again, PDC09 will be...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 08/04/2009
A simple definition of Windows Azure
Here is an interesting video that’s informative as well. It’s Friday evening after all , so chill...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 07/24/2009
Check out the Dynamics CRM Twibe
I was really surprised when my twitter account https://twitter.com/girishr had a large number of new...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 07/22/2009
Azure Pricing announced at WPC
Today, at WPC, we announced the business and partner model for the Windows Azure platform. Here are...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 07/14/2009
Dynamics Duo: Wide World Importers Demo
Ben and I took some time to chat about this really neat demo that shows how you can combine the...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 06/19/2009
Dynamics Duo Rides again
I’m sure many of you will remember the “conference” demo that we showed in the Business Action...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 06/16/2009
Make sure you have the new CRM 4.0 VPC
The CRM VPC available on download.microsoft.com has been a wonderful resource for not just demos but...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 06/11/2009
XRMUG Presentation on Using CRM 4.0 & Windows Azure
Tomorrow Shan McArthur, Ben Riga and I are presenting a webcast for XRM virtual user group. It is a...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 05/27/2009
CRM Customizations compatibility across Update Rollups
Today, I had a simple question. Are the customizations schema (the exported .xml file) compatible...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 05/21/2009
Business Action Virtual Tour On Demand
Last week I had the opportunity to present four webcasts as part of the Business Action Virtual Tour...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 05/06/2009
CRM Incubation Week Part2 - Roundup
The second CRM Incubation Week was another great success with 5 innovative XRM solutions built...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 05/05/2009
What does free SPD mean to you?
The recent announcement that SharePoint Designer (SPD) will be offered for free makes me very...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 04/12/2009
ISV & Partner awards at WPC09
Seems like WPC08 was just a few weeks ago but WPC09 is already upon us. This year WPC is at...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 04/07/2009
Action Packed Business Applications Coming to US
In a series of world-wide events called Business Action World Tour, we’re showcasing how Independent...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 04/03/2009
Videos from first CRM Incubation Week
Recently Nikhil Hasija pointed me to the videos that were recorded during the 1st CRM Incubation...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 03/27/2009
Partner Channel – Interview with Kirill Tatarinov
Partner Channel magazine recently interviewed Kirill Tatarinov, the Corporate Vice President of...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 03/24/2009
CRM Incubation Week – The Sequel
Every blockbuster in this world has to have a Sequel coming up. The mega hit CRM Incubation week is...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 03/23/2009
CRM Incubation Week – Roundup
It is not usual to see pouring rain in Virginia and heavy snow fall in Seattle at the same time. The...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/28/2008
CRM Accelerators: Analytics
Reuben decided to take control of things on this channel9 video as we discuss about the Analytics...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/11/2008
CRM Accelerators: eService (ASP.NET Portal)
Hands down, this is the accelerator that developers (at least I personally) would crave for. CRM...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/11/2008
CRM Accelerators: Event Management
We continue our channel9 CRM accelerator video series with this post is on Event Management...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/11/2008
CRM Accelerators: Notifications (RSS)
In this video, Reuben and I chat about the Notifications Accelerator. CRM Accelerators:...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/10/2008
PDC2008 sets benchmark for Wireless Connectivity
Many of you who were there at the PDC keynote room might have missed the UFO style devices (in the...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 12/06/2008
CRM Accelerators: Enterprise Search
In this video, we take a look at the Enterprise Search Accelerator for CRM and see how SharePoint...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/19/2008
CRM Platform Incubation Week
Wouldn’t it be great to build a functional business application in a week’s time. That is exactly...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/18/2008
Meet me at TechEd EMEA 2008
This week, I’m in the beautiful city of Barcelona attending TechEd EMEA 2008. We have a lot of CRM...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/10/2008
CRM Accelerators: An Introduction with Reuben Krippner
Few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Reuben Krippner from the CRM team. Reuben has been...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 11/10/2008
Wireless at PDC 2008
Update (10/28 12.30AM): Make sure to use MSFTINET as SSID when connecting to wireless network. It is...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 10/27/2008
Happy Diwali
Happy Diwali everyone. For the curious Diwali is the biggest Indian Festival. In US terms, it is...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 10/27/2008
Meet me at PDC 2008
Enough has been said about PDC and all the good stuff you’re going to get. If you’re attending PDC,...
Author: Girish Raja Date: 10/23/2008