Upcoming Microsoft Business Solutions Webcasts: September 2004
Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Webcasts focus on providing live demos and relevant information about business management software and services that help professionals and executives in mid-size organizations automate processes, make more profitable decisions, and accelerate growth.
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast Series: Upcoming & On-Demand
Microsoft Solutions Webcast Forum on Financial Management
Join us for a series of complimentary webcasts, during which field experts discuss how to harness the power of business applications to transform your business and impact your bottom line. We'll explore ways to improve productivity, enhance reporting, upgrade desktop and server operating systems, and much more.
Upcoming Microsoft Business Solutions Webcasts
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Enterprise Interaction Center: The Microsoft Based IP-PBX - Level 100
Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Jerry Fleming, President, Vonexus
Are you tired of your limited, proprietary communications solution? Enterprise Interaction Center (EIC) offers the only standards-based, all-software IP PBX developed exclusively for Microsoft® SMB customers. In addition to supporting Microsoft® Business Solutions applications such as Great Plains®, Navision®, and CRM, this IP PBX comes with a host of productivity-enhancing features, including Microsoft® Windows® or Outlook®-based softphone, Exchange-based voice mail and unified messaging, auto-attendant, informal call center, integrated IVR and both Internet Explorer and SharePoint® Portal-based user interfaces for mobile users. Learn how the Enterprise Interaction Center IP PBX can help you grow your business with a reliable and complete converged communications system from the leader in all-software IP telephony.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257537&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Top Five Financial Systems Issues for Not For Profit Organizations Today - Level 100
Tuesday, September 7, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Kathy Braunschweig , Product Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Join this webcast highlighting the unique business systems needs of not-for-profit organizations in today’s more challenging NFP environment. With greater competition and fewer available funds, NFP organizations must focus attention on servicing members while accessing, securing and tracking both the usage and effective application of funding. During this one hour presentation, we will show how Microsoft® Business Solutions can aid you in tracking and working with your members and donors to access and secure increased funding. You’ll learn new ways to more easily create your budgets and monitor both the usage and effectiveness of your fund spending. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and business systems you need to deliver enhanced services to your members and constituents, while assuring compliance with all FASB and GAAP rules and regulations.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257633&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Improving Customer Satisfaction with Microsoft CRM - Level 100
Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Kathy Braunschweig , Product Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Keeping your customers happy is critical in distinguishing your company from the competition. In today's competitive cost-cutting business environment, the enterprise that takes better care of its customers will stand out. Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft® Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can help you provide the high-quality service that keeps customers coming back time and again, from both a sales and service perspective.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257199&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: What's New in Microsoft Solomon® 6.0! - Level 100
Monday, September 13, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Brian LaMee, Solutions Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft® Business Solutions-Solomon Release 6.0 offers key improvements to the Foundation, Financial, Payroll, Project Management and Accounting, Field Service, Analytics, Inventory and Order Management modules, as well as providing a new User Interface to enhance the user experience. Join us for an overview of these and other exciting new features available in Microsoft Solomon 6.0.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032255750&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: What's New in Microsoft Business Portal 2.5 for Microsoft Solomon® 6.0 - Level 100
Monday, September 13, 2004 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Brian LaMee, Solutions Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft® Business Portal 2.5 replaces all the functionality of Microsoft Solomon Desktop, and adds many new enhancements. Join us as we show how we have incorporated Microsoft Business Portal 2.5 into Microsoft Solomon 6.0 to create a centralized portal that consolidates all aspects of project management and accounting.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032255761&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Increasing your Inventory Forecasting Effectiveness Using Demand Planner with Microsoft Axapta - Level 100
Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Marc Palo, Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
This webcast details how Microsoft® Business Solutions Demand Planner can simplify and improve your internal sales analysis and forecasting processes. Businesses can utilize Microsoft Demand Planner with their Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta® product to achieve a competitive advantage by reducing the guesswork in the forecasting process and providing a measurable confidence level to future demands.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257635&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: The Total Supply Chain Management Solution Using Microsoft Axapta - Level 100
Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Marc Palo, Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
From sales and operation planning through manufacturing and distribution, learn how centralizing your operations through Microsoft Axapta® can help optimize your supply chain initiatives. Join us for this webcast where we show you how Microsoft Axapta can improve your organization's bottom line and customer service levels utilizing both internal and external capabilities.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257637&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Implementing Axapta in the Clothing and Textile industries - Level 100
Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Heather Essic, Sales Representative, Sunrise Technologies
Join this webcast for an introduction to the Microsoft Axapta® Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution and its applicability to the Textile, Apparel and Footwear Industry. We will offer an industry-specific demonstration of Axapta, highlighting its reliability and scalability.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257639&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Microsoft Axapta and Flexible Packaging - Level 100
Monday, September 20, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
E.J. Reese, Sales Representative, Tectura
The unique needs of the converting industry require a specific kind of solution: a complete end-to-end system with advanced technology and custom features tailored to the converting field, such as integrated estimating and real-time shop floor data collection. Join this webcast to see how Microsoft Axapta® for Converting brings the best of leading-edge technology and specialized functionality to your organization.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257651&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Integrating Microsoft Technologies with Microsoft Axapta - Level 200
Monday, September 20, 2004 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Ryan Kaul, Technical Solution Consultant, Microsoft Corporation
Imagine how much more successful your business would be if you could easily and simultaneously share information, increase productivity, decrease costs and increase satisfaction across your organization and with your business partners. Sound too good to be true? You’ll definitely want to check out this webcast to see how Microsoft solutions integrate seamlessly to create a powerful synergy with compelling benefits. Highlighting four key areas – Business Intelligence (BI), Integration, Business Solutions, and Collaboration – we will show you how the potent combination of Microsoft SharePoint™ Services, Microsoft Business Network, BizTalk®, Microsoft Axapta® and Microsoft Office 2003 can be easily implemented within the Microsoft Technology Framework.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257653&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Improving Processes with Microsoft Axapta for Process Manufacturing - Level 100
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
John Scandar, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Fullscope
If your business is seeking to improve its processes, you won’t want to miss this webcast, as we show how Microsoft Axapta® and Microsoft can help you meet the unique challenges and considerations of the process industry.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257655&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Solutions Webcasts Forum - Success with Financial Management Solutions for Life Sciences Companies - Level 100
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Mr. Sean Skiver, Solutions Specialist, Aston Business Solutions
Companies such as Pfizer and Ferring Pharmaceuticals run efficient and profitable operations, while meeting the most stringent and specialized challenges of the Life Sciences industry, such as change management, quality control, sales restrictions and traceability. Attend this webcast to learn how the tight integration of Microsoft Financial Management Solutions allows efficient tracking and analysis of key information, improved productivity, and smarter business decisions for companies in the Life Sciences industry.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257304&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Fund Accounting for Microsoft Axapta - Level 100
Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Tom Garvin, Executive Vice President, CherryRoad Technologies
Accounting has two primary forms: Commercial or for-profit, and Fund or not-for-profit. Both share many common aspects; however, there is a marked difference in the accounting procedures, management objectives and reporting requirements between the two. This webcast will focus on how Microsoft Axapta® addresses the special needs of organizations using Fund accounting.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257658&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Solutions Webcast Forum - The Value of Integrating Great Plains and Solomon into your Environment - Level 100
Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Tom Burtner, Manager, McGladrey, Inc.
Ed Shapiro, Director of Business Development, RSM McGladrey, Inc.
During this informative webcast, we will demonstrate the ability of Microsoft Great Plains® and Solomon to seamlessly integrate with third party applications into your environment. See how the use of these two products in conjunction delivers a richer feature set and enhanced value to the end-user.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257421&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Microsoft Great Plains® Business Portal 2.5 Overview - Level 200
Friday, September 24, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Kathy Braunschweig , Solutions Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Chances are, you have already experienced first hand the many ways a business portal can enhance your company's operations. Business portals increase the amount and availability of relevant information to users, improve business process efficiency and reduce IT and support costs. Attend this session to find out how the new features in Microsoft® Business Portal 2.5 will complement your other Microsoft Great Plains® solutions.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257547&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Microsoft Great Plains® Project Time and Expense for Microsoft Business Portal - Level 200
Friday, September 24, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Mary Madrigal, Solutions Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Attend this session and discover how the Microsoft® Great Plains® Project Time and Expense self-service module provides the control needed to monitor time and expenses precisely. Learn how to manage project details more effectively and increase accuracy and control of project-related expenses by enabling employees to enter time and expense records through Microsoft Business Portal. Plus, see how managers can reduce paperwork and increase efficiency with central, Web-based access to time and expense reports.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257551&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Improving Customer Satisfaction with Microsoft CRM - Level 100
Monday, September 27, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Mary Madrigal, Product Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Keeping your customers happy is critical in distinguishing your company from the competition. In today's competitive cost-cutting business environment, the enterprise that takes better care of its customers will stand out. Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft® Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can help you provide the high-quality service that keeps customers coming back time and again, from both a sales and service perspective.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032257660&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Microsoft CRM: Advanced - Level 200
Monday, September 27, 2004 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Mary Madrigal, Product Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Successful sales professionals understand that one of the keys to success is a consistent process. Providing a repeatable experience for customers without a well-documented and executed strategy can be a challenge. Once you have created a powerful sales methodology, the next step is determining the best way to apply it uniformly and consistently across your entire sales organization. Be on hand for this webcast and learn how Microsoft® Customer Relationship Management can give your sales force the tools to execute your processes and win more business. Come see how Microsoft CRM can guide a sales professional through the process step by step at each opportunity, while giving sales Managers visibility into those processes.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257662&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Solutions Webcasts Forum - Get GROWING with Great Plains - Level 100
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Ron Myers, Sales, Collins Computing, Inc.
Stanley D. Lewis, Project Manager, Collins Computing, Inc.
This essential webcast illustrates how a financial management solution from Microsoft Great Plains® can help you take your business to the next level. Cost-efficient and scalable up to the enterprise, we'll show you how easy it is to access, maintain and take action on real-time information in Great Plains.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257306&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Microsoft Axapta Dimensional Inventory - Level 100
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Bob Pederson, Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Taking advantage of a multi-dimensional inventory system can have a tremendous positive impact on your business. In this webcast, we will show you how Microsoft Axapta® Dimensional Inventory can be used to maintain valid combinations of item dimensions that can be allocated manually or automatically. See how this powerful solution can be easily customized to your needs by allowing you to set up specific prices and discounts per item dimension combination.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257664&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Integrating Microsoft Project Management and Accounting–Solomon with Microsoft Project 2003 - Level 100
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Brian LaMee, Product Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
See how the power of Microsoft® Project Management and Accounting–Solomon® and Microsoft Office Project 2003 working together enable project driven organizations to achieve more in their business by optimizing project success. In this webcast you will see the power of this solution as it enables a team to plan its projects using shared data and an assortment of financial and project management tools, and discover how team members' contributions are optimized by using the tools most appropriate for their roles.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257666&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Streamlining Processes with the Axapta Intercompany Module - Level 100
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Bob Pederson, Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Get the most from your business application by centralizing all your different companies into a single platform and database with Microsoft Axapta®. This webcast will introduce you to the power of an integrated business solution that allows you to trade and store items within different companies – all while maintaining separate financial controls and consolidated rollup capabilities.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257668&Culture=en-US
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Solutions Webcasts Forum - Eliminating Internal Communication Barriers with Microsoft Business Portal - Level 100
Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Kreg C. Decker, President, New Vision Consulting Group, Inc.
A wide variety of company information in Word, Excel, PDF documents and e-mail reports are cluttering your company network. Important financial information is stored in your company’s accounting system. Sound familiar? Join this webcast to learn how the Business Portal from Microsoft Solomon expands the distribution of information to everyone in your company and shows how it can become the central communication point for your organization.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1032257308&Culture=en-US