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After seeing some of our top partners such as Invoke and ePartners demo this functionality, I was...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/02/2006
Microsoft Licensing 101
Do all of the different licensing programs leave you confused? I know when I first saw Microsoft CRM...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 01/01/2006
Life on the Wild Side.... Unsupported Customizations
Ran across a great blog. I only have one MAJOR beef. Almost everything I have read on the thing is...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/31/2005
Writing JScript for Microsoft CRM?
I make it a habit to look at other CRM Blogs. I just finished reading Simon's post on hiding tabs. I...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/30/2005
ISV Support for 3.0 - Client Profiles
This is the way CRM will be in the future... :-) How about a Microsoft CRM Vertical package for Law...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/29/2005
ISV Support for 3.0 - c360
c360 sends out a regular customer newsletter with some nice little tidbits in it. The last one...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/26/2005
MSF vs. Methodology
This is a great article on the differences and how Visual Studio now has some stuff in it that will...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/25/2005
Some News on Microsoft CRM Mobile...
This isn't offical and I haven't gone to Product Management to see if it is true or not, but.......
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/25/2005
The Register....
This is Part Two of this post. Thanks to Jon Goodwin of ePartners for this link... The last sentence...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/22/2005
Nucleus Research note: A tale of two CRMs
This is a white paper you can share with prospects. A great little three pager. :-) This is NOT...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2005
VPC Download Location!!!
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8edfc7b-01d8-4500-845b-01370d4eed21&Di...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2005
Sometimes...
Am I going to regret this post? Probably... This will probably be the one that gets me fired. :-)...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2005
Business Scorecard Manager and Microsoft CRM
One of my things to play with as things quiet down at the office in between the 25th and 1st, would...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2005
Microsoft CRM 3.0 Demo's Are Available!!!!
Flash Demos are a great way to should prospects and customers Microsoft CRM 3.0 in a self running...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2005
Launch Videos Part #2
I have been asked for the URL for the launch videos from a bunch of partners that want to host them...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/21/2005
Interested in Microsoft CRM Hosted? (Or Hosting Microsoft CRM)
There is a ton of data on how to and what it will take... Simon has posted the link to a great...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/18/2005
Writing New Reports?
How would you like them to look just like the Out Of the Box Ones?...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/15/2005
When do my customers get keys?
Ok.. I get this question about three times a day... It is answered in the pricing white paper, but...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/14/2005
Template to help you win an XBox 360!!!
To make it easier for you to invite customers, Corporate has created an email template....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/14/2005
Customer Webinars
Join Brad Wilson and Microsoft CRM 3.0 customers: United Way, Corillian, Euphonix and Essex Medical...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/13/2005
New VPC Produced!!! With RTM Code for Microsoft CRM 3.0
Make sure you read Monday's CRM Newsletter that you sign up to on PartnerSource. We are distributing...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/09/2005
Customer Service ISV - Great for Call Centers, etc.
Saw an ISV yesterday that was way cool. They take our customer service module and supercharge it....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/09/2005
Making Demos of Microsoft CRM Run Faster Updated
Joris has posted a new and improved version of his Caching tool that speeds up CRM demos in a HUGE...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/08/2005
Tips on Holding Webinars
This information was forwarded to me by Stefan Burak a PAM for San Fran. We still like Stefan even...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/07/2005
New Partner Sites
Srinivas Penumaka announced today that the partner site has been revamped and updated with Microsoft...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/07/2005
Microsoft CRM 3.0 Replication
Want to know the bits and bytes of how CRM's new replications works? Yeah me too. :-) If your so...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/07/2005
Microsoft CRM Launch Video
I am sure these will posted somewhere on PartnerSource or the Microsoft Partner site, but here is...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/06/2005
Moving On...
No I am not quitting Microsoft... Since the blog started, all of the graphics and files have been...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/06/2005
More Slide Decks
Here are the updated decks for Business and Technical Decision Makers. Good Stuff... About 13...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/05/2005
Want to become a Microsoft CRM Partner?
We’ve heard you loud and clear – you want to know whether Microsoft CRM 3.0 is a product your...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/05/2005
How to Demo the Small Business Edition / Small Business Server Fax
To show Microsoft CRM work with Small Business Server's fax server, you just need a few minutes and...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/05/2005
How would you like an Xbox 360?
Drive customers to the Microsoft CRM Customer Launch Tour and you can win one of three XBox 360s the...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/05/2005
Dynamic Picklist - Sub Industry based on Industry aka Cascading Picklists in Microsoft CRM
This contains sample code that demonstrates how to implement dynamic picklists on a custom entity....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/04/2005
Convergence 2006
We’re excited for our 10th annual Convergence event! Convergence 2006 will take place in Dallas,...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/03/2005
CRM 3.0 SDK - Release Version
The GA release of the Microsoft CRM 3.0 SDK is now available for download here:...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/02/2005
CRM 3.0 SDK - Preliminary Version
By Request, the CRM 3.0 SDK is available at:...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/02/2005
Dynamic Required Fields - Using JScript for CRM 3.0
During a customer, sales or service lifecycle, requirements for data entry can change as a customer...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/02/2005
ISV Support for 3.0 - Scribe Software
As our ISV community lets me know that their solutions are 3.0 ready, I will post some of them here....
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/02/2005
Microsoft CRM 3.0 Pricing
This information will also go out in the Partner Insights Newsletter, which you should be...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/02/2005
Top 30 New Features in Microsoft CRM
I have three or four personal favorites. The CRM Product Group Has 30 New Features in CRM in a...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2005
Microsoft CRM 3.0 Datasheets
These will be available soon on Microsoft.com, but want you to have them now... ;-) We’re happy to...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2005
Ok... Great Plains, not CRM, but still WAY cool!!!
The tools to help our Partners sell, deploy and support Microsoft Dynamics GP continue to roll out!...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 12/01/2005
CRM Launch - Personalized Sites
Sign Up Your Prospects for the CRM Launch with Your Own Registration PageAre you concerned about...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/28/2005
Last Day for 1 for 3 Promotion
You have been doing a FANTASTIC job successfully pushing the buy now incentive. I wanted to make...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/28/2005
Business Contact Manager to Microsoft CRM
One of the cool things coming for Microsoft CRM 3.0, is the ability to be able to import data from...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/23/2005
Do you hate the Bike Shop?
I have been hating the demo company for Microsoft CRM called Adventure Works Cycle for the past...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/23/2005
I Promise to be Technical again soon....
After a couple of weeks of posting sales stuff, I promise you will get a dose of techie stuff...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/18/2005
Installing Microsoft CRM from MSDN
The Keys that where included with your November MSDN Subscription are for TESTING and DEVELOPMENT...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/18/2005
Ok... ERP is not what I like to talk about but...
AMR just published a great research paper on ERP Systems. "Office 12 vs. ERP: In Battle for Business...
Author: Ben Vollmer Date: 11/14/2005