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Here at The CRM Business we are passionate about our work with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and have started this blog to provide you, our customer, with the latest news and information from our company.

30% Discount off Microsoft BPOS suite for UK customers with volume licensing agreements

Until December 31st, Microsoft are offering 30% discount off their Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) for UK customers with Microsoft Volume Licensing Agreements (EA / EAS & MOSP).

Full details are provided on Microsoft’s website.

A free 30-day trial of the full BPOS suite (Exchange, Sharepoint, Communicator and Livemeeting) is also available now to UK cutomers.

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM Accelerators – Latest news and release dates

The Microsoft Dynamics team has just provided an update around the upcoming solution accelerators for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

In summary:

Sales Performance International (SPI) Solution Selling accelerator is now live.
Miller Heiman accelerator is due to go live on 30 September 2009.
Target Account Selling (TAS) accelerator is due to go live on 31 October 2009.
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We are hiring: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Consultant and Developer roles based in Sheffield, UK

Due to continued expansion, we are currently looking to recruit:

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer (CRM, .Net, ASP)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Consultant

For new job roles in our Sheffield office. 

As well as having relevant technical skills and experience, the ideal candidates will also possess an ability to work as part of a small team and communicate at all levels.  If this sounds like [...]

Free trial of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

We are delighted to be able to offer a 30-day free hosted trial, in order to allow you to evaluate the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 system in your own time and truly understand how it could benefit your business.

Sign up for your free 30-day hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 trial now.

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Microsoft BPOS 30-day free trial offer still ongoing for UK customers

For those who missed our earlier announcement, Microsoft are still providing a 30-day free trial of their successful new Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) product for UK customers.

The trial allows potential customers to try before they buy, providing access to Microsoft’s new suite comprising Exchange Online, Sharepoint Online, Microsoft Office Communications Online (Communicator) and Microsoft [...]

Case Study: The CRM Business creates integrated solutions using Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS)

Around the world, IT service providers and their clients are looking for ways to operate more profitably in these challenging times. For some, that means reducing internal costs. For others, that means finding ways to operate more flexibly to respond faster to opportunities and challenges. Many companies are trying to do all these things and [...]

Microsoft Dynamics CRM recognised with industry awards

Microsoft Corp. was last week recognised with four CRM magazine Market Leader awards in the Enterprise Suite CRM, Midmarket Suite CRM, Sales Force Automation and Business Intelligence categories. ISS Belgium, a division of ISS Worldwide and a Microsoft Dynamics CRM customer, was also honoured with a CRM magazine Elite Award and a 2009 Technology ROI [...]

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 update rollup 6 now available

Microsoft has just released update rollup 6 for Dynamics CRM 4.0, providing further stability for the platform and resolving known issues.

Full details of the specific issues addressed in this latest update are provided in Microsoft KB article 970148.

Links to this update rollup and other useful Microsoft downloads are provided on our CRM 4.0 downloads and [...]

CRM 4.0 Mobile Express now available

On 8 July 2009, Microsoft released Mobile Express for Dynamics CRM 4.0.

We have been using this valuable addition to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 here at The CRM Business since release, and are very pleased with the results.  Employees visiting customers are more productive, as they can now check contact details and account history from their mobile phones [...]