Sponsorship and Exhibitor

Many thanks to our Convergence 2008 Copenhagen sponsors who help make this event possible. By showcasing their products, networking and educating our conference attendees, these partners help customers envision a bright future with the thousands of available possibilities.

For more information on any of our event exhibitors or sponsors, click on the links below to visit their websites.

For partner sponsorship opportunities at Convergence 2008,  contact Marcie Eversole at v-marcie@microsoft.com  or 206-935-6135.

Columbus IT is a global technology consulting and software development company with 17 years experience in implementing ERP, BI, and CRM systems. Operating in 30 countries with more than 1100 employees, we have customers in 101 countries.

Columbus IT was the first to work with Microsoft Dynamics AX in 1999, while adding NAV to its portfolio in 2000. Offering a variety of customized modules and specific industry solutions, we reduce your implementation time and cost, and improve your business operations. Columbus IT holds a solid competence and solution base in Retail, Manufacturing & IEM, Distribution, Food and other industries and also a substantial foundation in Dynamics CRM competencies and customer base worldwide.

Our unique methodology helps you manage your IT budget, mitigate implementation risks and meet business needs. Our IT experts and consultants have a solid understanding of your industry.

We have been awarded as 'Global Partner of the Year' by Microsoft and recognized as top partner through memberships in the Presidents Club and Inner Circle now for three consecutive years. Learn more at www.columbusit.com .

LS Retail is one of the principal companies developing retail and hospitality solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics AX for the international arena. LS Retail has been sold to more than 130 countries, translated into 33 languages and is distributed through a partner network including more than 75 Certified partners in 51 countries.

LS Retail is used by more than 19.000 stores operating over 45,000 POS terminals worldwide. Among many satisfied users of our solutions are: adidas, Bestseller ( Vero Moda, Jack and Jones, etc.), Alliance Pharmacy, Magasin du Nord, Popular Bookstores, IKEA, MIT Italy, Bulgarian Telecom, SPAR Belgium, Starboard/LVMH, Moet, Hennessy, Louis Vuitton USA, APC Japan, Čili Pizza, Waltons Stationery Company - Bidvest Group (South Africa), Gamestop/EB Games and many more. LS Retail ehf is a Microsoft Dynamics 2008 Inner Circle and President‘s Club and Microsoft Dynamics Regional ISV Partner of the Year 2007.

Qurius is a stock listed company with over 1,100 employees and its head office in the Netherlands. Qurius is Europe’s number one Microsoft Dynamics partner with operations in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Through our multinational presence we are able to serve local and international customers in the mid market as well as the lower enterprise segment.

Smart solutions
Whether it is system architecture, package or custom-made application solutions, BI-solutions, portals or infrastructure and training; with over 20 years of practice, Qurius is an experienced, reliable, full service IT-partner that supports the complete life cycle of IT-systems. We recognise and relieve the complex process of any IT-implementation project. We deliver smart solutions that help our customers realise their goals.

Clear focus
Qurius has an eventful growth history, characterised by mergers and acquisitions. After a swift Dutch expansion first, this resulted in becoming a European IT-supplier with a clear focus: to be the leading IT-company in Europe delivering integrated business solutions based on Microsoft technology.

AXtension™ is an impressive range of powerful, high quality solutions that can be completely integrated into your Microsoft Dynamics AX platform. AXtension, standalone or in any combination, offers you the solution for the gap between your specific business needs and Microsoft Dynamics AX. No more customised coding guarantees upgradability. AXtension solutions not only add competitive power by improving employee productivity and lowering operation costs, they also help you to reduce errors during your business processes or make better decisions. Many organisations already successfully work with one or more AXtension solutions. These are distributed exclusively through a network of highly trained and qualified partners. Interested? Why don’t you visit our stand and experience the sensation of AXtension.

Created in 1989, PRODWARE (www.prodware.fr) creates, integrates and hosts IT solutions for businesses. This activity is exercised in a sector where success necessitates a blend of strong IT expertise and industry specific know-how, specifically in administrative and management processes.

PRODWARE already helps more than 10,000 active clients and is the key actor and partner for the installation and management of global IT solutions for mid-market and international companies. Prodware maintains and continues to develop its leading position in the integration of ERP solutions, software development, BI expertise, networks and telecom.

TARGIT is Denmark’s largest developer of business intelligence software. Business intelligence from TARGIT is developed with the concepts of user-friendliness, flexibility and simple implementation in mind and it is top priority to TARGIT to minimize the number of clicks to business insight.

Focusing on user-friendliness and close integration of business intelligence disciplines like analysis, reporting and dashboarding, TARGIT BI Suite streamlines the decision processes in your company. The solution gathers data from all of your company’s systems and gives all employees a shared interface from which even the less IT-savvy can draw and analyze the exact information that they need.

thy:data is a consultancy with special competencies within the areas of business development and business solutions. thy:data’s primary activities are consultancy and system development providing expert consultancy before, during and after solution implementation.

Located in Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Kolding and Thisted, thy:data works exclusively with customer projects based on Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics CRM,  Microsoft XAL as well as IT infrastructure based on market leading products.

thy:data also consists of an ISV-business operating within development and sales through Danish and international Microsoft partners. thy:data has a number of strong partners and is a member of AxPact - the global alliance of leading Microsoft Dynamics AX partners.

As a global ISV and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, To-Increase develops industry-specific solutions and components for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV. We also develop e-Con, a widely-used sales and product configurator. Our products are delivered worldwide through a network of highly trained partners.

To-Increase is backed by recognition that inspires confidence to start; our organization was selected as one of the first Microsoft Dynamics Development Partners for solutions tailored to industrial equipment manufacturing and retail markets. In 2007, we were awarded the Microsoft Dynamics Industry Solutions ISV of the year. Most recently, we've been recognized as a top partner through memberships in the Microsoft Dynamics President's Club and Inner Circle.

Annata provides solutions, implementation, training and consultation in relation to Microsoft Dynamics AX directly through own operations and indirectly through partners. Although servicing a variety of industries, the main focus has Import- and Dealer Management Solutions. Annata IDMS is “Certified for Microsoft Dynamics AX” and is currently in use at various sites around the world and supports many of the larger and better known brands in the Automotive, Heavy machinery and Construction Equipment industries. Annata IDMS is an extended part of the Dynamics AX suite, developed within the standard solution, yet extending the standard functionality rather than changing it, thus maintaining the flexibility and upgradeability of the overall Dynamics AX solution. Annata IDMS for Dynamics AX can be used for dealer networks alone or for the integrated import, distribution, sales and service companies in the named industries.

Avanade is a global IT consultancy dedicated to using the Microsoft platform to help enterprises achieve profitable growth. Through proven solutions that extend Microsoft technologies, Avanade helps enterprises increase revenue, reduce costs and reinvest in innovation to gain competitive advantage. Avanade consultants deliver value according to each customer's requirements, timeline and budget by combining insight, innovation and the talent of our global workforce. Avanade, which is majority owned by Accenture, was founded in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft Corporation. Avanade has more than 8,000 professionals serving customers in 22 countries worldwide. Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com .

Bottomline Technologies’ solutions for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV are powerful electronic forms and document output management solutions for formatting, personalizing and delivering Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV business documents. Bottomline’s Certified for Dynamics Create!form solution converts any Microsoft Dynamics report output into more attractive, functional and effective electronic documents and intelligently distributes them over a variety of delivery channels including print, fax, email, digital archive and Web.

With over 9,000 satisfied clients worldwide, Bottomline is the best-of-breed document process automation provider that our Global Channel of Partners and Clients have come to rely on for rapid document design and intelligent delivery solutions.

EDS, an HP Company
EDS, an HP company, is a leading global technology services provider, delivering business solutions to its customers. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 46 years ago. Today, as an HP business group, EDS delivers one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of information technology and business process outsourcing services to customers in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries, and to governments around the world. EDS and Microsoft have benefited from a long-standing strategic relationship dating back nearly 20 years.

EG Utility International A/S (EGUI) is an independent company rooted in the former international division of the successful Danish company EG Utility A/S. EGUI develops and sells the CIS solution Xellent, based on Microsoft`s Dynamics AX, aimed at the utility industry.

The Xellent vertical is a leading edge solution for the modern utility company. Xellent is extremely flexible and scalable and holds a rich and modular functionality that supports utilities to streamline business processes.

EGUI aspires to become the preferred provider of totally integrated and internationally adaptable customer service, billing and meter data management solutions for the utility market.

evidanza developed the first fully integrated BI module “BIS.Dynamics” for Microsoft Dynamics, so companies, which use Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV or CRM can now get more out of their operational data. “BIS.Dynamics” adds comprehensive business intelligence functions to these solutions. “BIS.Dynamics” is not a BI solution for specialists, but rather an analysis, reporting and planning system for anyone, to make the right decisions and safely budgets for the future.
Our solutions and associated consulting services are optimized for small, medium and large companies, addressing their specific business issues and requirements into a company-wide Corporate Performance Management system.

FSB Development is a software company developing modules for Microsoft Dynamics AX. We specialize in Supply Chain Management and has developed Inventory II. The Inventory II module for Microsoft Dynamics AX is an extension to the standard Inventory module. Inventory II applies speed and simplicity to the standard Inventory module. Inventory II is the right choice for companies looking for real-time advanced inventory management, high scale transaction volume capabilities and 24/7 operation. Inventory II is sold via certified Dynamics AX partners in more than 25 countries. More than 75 Dynamics AX customers with over 7500 users have chosen Inventory II.

Globe Software is the author of Atlas: an innovative horizontal Office Business Application (OBA) designed for Microsoft Dynamics AX. With more than 1000 current Microsoft Dynamics AX implementations in 30 countries Atlas is arguably the most widely used third party solution for Microsoft Dynamics AX today.

Microsoft Dynamics AX reporting has never been easier with Atlas. Atlas delivers real-time two-way integration between Microsoft Office 2007 Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Atlas bridges the gap between reporting from structured data held within Microsoft Dynamics AX and unstructured data held in spreadsheets, documents and presentations. With Atlas your Office 2007 documents combine both. Stop by the Globe Software booth and experience how simple reporting from Microsoft Dynamics AX has become.

As the first Certified for Dynamics AX partner in the world, MW Solutions distributes the most innovative add-on modules for Microsoft Dynamics AX and NAV.

Perfion is the leading Product Information Management System fully integrated towards Microsoft Dynamic. It truly facilitates “Single Source of Truth for Product Information” may the output be catalogues and websites or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. 

Invoice WorkFlow is Certified for Microsoft Dynamic AX and the most advanced invoice workflow system available on the market. Stop by Booth S7 and observe how Lead Administration has been implemented in practice and learn how our customers have gained 40% in efficiency.

Optimate is a Danish company with great expertise in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

We have used that expertise to create our OptiMize concept, which consists of several innovative Microsoft Dynamics AX modules: OptiDoc, OptiStore, OptiPurch, OptiGrator, OptiSales and Advanced AX Batch.

Companies employing Microsoft Dynamics AX can both benefit from implementation of a single module or go the whole nine yards and install the entire OptiMize solution, which results in a significant cost reduction and releases employees for tasks which generate income for your company.

We offer continuous upgrades and expansions of our products—using valuable input from both end-users and partners.

If you are an international organization with cross-border, cross-company and/or multi-language needs searching for an ERP solution, then Partner Power is the partner for you.

Partner Power is the only global organization solely dedicated to serving the ERP needs of international companies. We have specialized in implementing and supporting Microsoft Dynamics to international customers. Our offerings also include a broad range of services, quality support and industry-specific verticals common for international companies. Our organization is represented through carefully selected and experienced Microsoft partners in 53 countries through 168 offices worldwide.

Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM) is a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play of voice, video, data and mobility to all organizations today. Our systems enable a variety of wireless applications including security and surveillance, VoIP, last mile access, enterprise LAN connectivity and Point-to-Point backhaul. We have shipped more than 1.8 million wireless devices to more than 235,000 customers worldwide. Proxim is ISO-9001 certified. Information about Proxim can be found at www.proxim.com. For investor relations information, e-mail ir@proxim.com or call +1-408-383-7636.

Synchrono, (www.synchrono.com) is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions that enable demand-driven manufacturing and supply chains, allowing businesses to consistently meet — and exceed — their production efficiency and cost goals. Synchrono solutions are based on manufacturing methodologies such as lean and theory of constraints and are tightly integrated to all Microsoft Dynamics offerings.

timeXtender is a young and energetic software company that offers you a tool to dramatically speed up the entire business intelligence process. While you focus on modeling your business intelligence solution and integrating data from across your organization, timeXtender automatically generates the underlying code. timeXtender ensures that updating and maintaining your business intelligence solution is fast, easy and reliable. With timeXtender you can connect to a variety of ERP systems including Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX, CRM systems, spreadsheets, and a host of databases. timeXtender is the central element of any business intelligence solution.

BCT Group is one of Europe's major players in the Enterprise Content Management market. We have been developing solutions in the area of document information management and workflow management since 1985.

Together with our resellers we supply more than 650 European organisations for controlling and guiding documents. Customised solutions have been introduced for Microsoft Dynamics. Examples of these solutions are automatic document registration, e-mail classification, digital mailroom, invoice processing, contract management and digitizing personnel files.

For 40 years, Cincom has delivered and supported innovative software and services to simplify complex business processes. Our latest innovation, Cincom Acquire™, is an enterprise sales portal that automates selling of complex products and services. This integrated Collaborative Selling System is built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Integration with Microsoft Office and leading enterprise systems such Microsoft Dynamics, salesforce.com, and SAP, makes Cincom Acquire the first system to integrate the Information Worker with line of business systems.

We are a Danish Microsoft Dynamics NAV consultancy currently employing 11 dedicated men and women. At stand E57 we present our latest add-on to Microsoft Dynamics NaAV from our creative developers - our innovative SMS Interact module. A module that allows for one and two-way communication with Microsoft Dynamics NAV via a mobile phone. The application possibilities are practically limitless and we look forward to demonstrating this at Convergence 2008.

With more than 9,000 customer installations, EASY SOFTWARE AG of Muelheim an der Ruhr in Germany, is a leading developer and provider of multi-platform solutions in the electronic archiving, document management and enterprise content management sectors. Our portfolio is providing interfaces to the Microsoft Applications Exchange, Office, SharePoint and Dynamics NAV.
Together with our very strong partner channel we are able to provide our solutions to every company around the world.

Equisys produce document management and delivery solutions for Microsoft Dynamics customers. Zetadocs® integrates with Microsoft SharePoint to help Microsoft Dynamics users work smarter by capturing, delivering and archiving electronic documents, allowing companies to improve the service levels they offer and reduce costs. Zetadocs is the first ISV solution to be Certified for Microsoft Dynamics in the UK. At Equisys we have spent 20 years building a reputation for market leading software and have 60,000 customers worldwide.

Ever Team provides out of the box Content Management Solutions for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Leveraging Microsoft SharePoint, Ever Team solutions provide automated document handling within key business processes including Proof of Delivery Reconciliation, Sales Order Processing, Accounts Payable Processing, Accounts Receivable Processing, and Document Archiving.

Customers using Ever Team Solutions benefit from:

• Reduced Transaction Processing Costs
• Improved Customer Relationships
• Reduced Outstanding Debtor Days
• Improved Cash Flow

ExactTarget is a leading provider of on-demand email marketing software solutions. The company’s one-to-one marketing applications enable clients to send business-critical and event triggered communications to increase sales, optimize marketing investments and strengthen customer relationships. ExactTarget offers four editions of its on-demand software application along with integrated solutions such as ExactTarget for Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ExactTarget for AppExchange. Learn more at www.exacttarget.com or call 1-866-EMAILET.

The core business of the Kaba group includes locking systems, access control, security and automatic doors. Kaba is the technology leader for Enterprise Data Collection in Europe and North America. Kaba is internationally active and organized on a global scale. Kaba’s communication software “B-COMM for Dynamics AX” links Microsoft Dynamics AX - Shop Floor Control module to Kaba time and labor collection terminals in order to automate and validate the collection of shop floor data.

Gold Certified ISV, Lanham Associates, created Microsoft Dynamics NAV’s first distribution application, and continues to provide strong Supply Chain Solutions built inside Microsoft Dynamics NAV.  Over 1,000 customers use Lanham’s Forecasting, EDI, Shipping/Receiving, Automated Data Collection & Security Management.  Microsoft recognitions include “2006 NAV Partner of the Year,” several Inner Circles and President Clubs.

LaserNet Output Management for Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV has more than 600 Microsoft Business Solutions customers benefitting from LaserNet every day. The LaserNet software suite is built for the optimization of business-to-business communications. LaserNet delivers business documents to the right destination in the specified format, be it print, email, fax, or various e-business or xml formats. EFS Technology A/S is a Danish software development company that develops and distributes the output management solution, LaserNet, through a worldwide network of partners.

Lionbridge translates NAV, AX and GP into all languages and has been providing globalization services for Microsoft Dynamics applications for more than 6 years.   We deliver localization, testing, content development, and product certification services to support the worldwide release of Microsoft Dynamics business management solutions.

Our ERP Center of Excellence provides deep product and domain expertise, a global footprint, and a web-based technology platform, enabling Microsoft partners to enter new markets faster and more cost efficiently.

Microworld is among the largest Microsoft Dynamics Training companies in EMEA with close to 100% market-share on the Danish market. We cover staff training in all Dynamics AX, NAV and CRM related subjects – as open courses on our locations in Denmark, or as closed courses on our customers address.

We have great experience with arranging training all over the world, so we can help you with your Dynamics training needs locally in your country.

Motorola’s mobile computers enable customers to capture and exchange data according to their specific business demands. Motorola’s offers a versatile portfolio -- from rugged industrial-class devices able to stand up to tough conditions, to enterprise digital assistants used by managers, to shopping systems used by consumers. With Motorola mobile computers, customers can conduct business at the point of business.. Motorola’s reputation for quality, reliability and choice has made our mobile computers the foundation for enterprise mobility for businesses worldwide.

Navi Partner has upon 10 years become one of Denmark’s largest Microsoft Dynamics NAV-house. We are based on a close-knit organization with a nationwide competence network. We have a sharp focus on Microsoft Dynamics NAV-based-business solutions – and on creating quality solutions that are simple and innovative.

Our primary business territory is implementation and support of Microsoft Dynamics NAV solutions. We have many years experience with offering branch-adjusted solutions:

• Economy and administration
• Customer and sales
• Supply chain
• Production
• Service
• Project management
  

OKI Printing Solutions is a market leader in the global colour printer market providing unique award-winning business printing solutions which empower organisations to communicate more effectively. Oki Printing Solutions is a significant and rapidly growing subsidiary of Oki Electric, with representation in 120 countries worldwide. We offer innovative and leading edge products and services around the globe and are dedicated to continuously improving the quality of our printing solutions for our customers.

ORSYP provides job scheduling solutions empowering IT organizations to automate and synchronize enterprise-wide IT & business processes cost-effectively. With a comprehensive job scheduler dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV, customers can benefit from a consolidated view of all batch processes and a unified, reliable automation workflow. Come visit us today to find out how easily IT automation can impact your day to day business!

Pebblestone Fashion International offers an integrated add-on that is Certified for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, for companies in apparel, shoes, sporting goods and accessories: Pebblestone Fashion®. More than 60 Partners in over 25 countries provide 300+ companies in the fashion industry with this branch specific solution. Today, over 6,000 people in 30 countries use Pebblestone Fashion on a daily basis.

Pebblestone Fashion International was awarded the 2007 Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Sable Systems has had one product focus since 1999, Microsoft Dynamics AX. Focused on vertical markets in Construction and Import/Wholesale/Distribution, Sable Systems’ mission is to assist your business in maximising investments in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Sable Systems’ add-ons include modules for Construction, Import Costing, Outbound Logistics and Retailer Trade Management, as well as various horizontal solutions, all available for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

Team Knowledge is the developer of TKDialogs, a rapid application development tool for extending the functionality of Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the call center or website. With TKDialogs, no programming expertise is required to create rich front-end applications or extend CRM’s workflow automation. TKDialogs provides seamless integration across multiple CRM entities and other data sources.

TKDialogs dramatically increases the business benefits of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, reducing training and transaction costs, ensuring process compliance and data accuracy.