Bowling software with a vision
02-02-2010
Have you ever thought about what happens when you book an appointment with your doctor, tickets to your favorite movie or a bowling slot online? It seems so easy - a single click with the mouse and you are done. We have gotten used to a world of opportunities being accessible online. However, only the fewest of us have an idea of the complexity of the software systems that enable our ever increasing online activities.
Today, 28 students from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) know a great deal more about exactly this than they did for just three weeks ago - and they are dressed for taking on challenges in software development that they probably didn’t even dream of existed.
The DTU-students have just passed a course organized and taught by 12 MDCC-employees. As part of the course, the students were asked to develop a software system for a bowling center. The system should enable online booking and food reservations, be easy to use for customers and provide the center management with a user friendly and effective management tool. It appeared not to be that easy.
“A lot of the students looked as if they hadn’t slept for days - but that’s actually a good thing”, says Michael Nielsen. He is Director of Engineering at MDCC and the initiator of the software development course that has now been offered students at DTU for seven consecutive years. And then he acted as examiner when the students presented their final projects.
“The purpose of our course is to show the students that it takes so much more than strong code writing skills to excel in software development”, he says. “It also requires thorough knowledge of customer interaction, planning, documentation and testing - what we call “Software Lifecycle Management”. Also, you need to have a vision - an idea of where you’re going. What is the purpose of the software you’re developing, who will benefit from it, how do you respond to different user needs while ensuring a smooth operation? And, not the least, how do you make sure that the software system is ready for use on the agreed deadline?”
These are all questions that the students dealt with during the course when asked to develop different personas, scenarios and storyboards and getting a preview of the opportunities and challenges of role tailored software development - the key to success of any software system today.
Just as the previous years, the course was over-subscribed. And Michael Nielsen is pleased with the large interest among the DTU-students.
“We are happy to contribute to the education program offered at DTU by giving the students a practical case to work on - and a foretaste of the real world that awaits them”, he says
Girls just wanna have fun
27-01-2010
And developing software is fun! That was the main conclusion when more than twenty IT-interested teenage-girls visited Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC) in January for a girls talk with some of the center’s female employees. Digigirlz is not the name of a techno girl band but of a global Microsoft initiative that aims at encouraging more women to make a career in the IT business. The program provides girls aged 12-17 with the opportunity to learn about careers in technology, connect with Microsoft employees and participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops.
The Danish Digigirlz came from Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College and Gl. Hellerup Gymnasium that offer students an IT-education at upper secondary level. They didn’t come to MDCC to perform but to listen and to learn. About what it’s like to be working as a woman in an industry that is renowned for being dominated by men. About what it takes to be a female employee at MDCC. And, not the least, what it offers in terms of exciting career opportunities, rewarding responsibilities and a challenging and unique work environment.
The girls talk was no hard talk but an informal and honest dialogue between the Digigirlz and the female MDCC-employees as well as a female representative of The Danish IT Industry Association. There was room for both serious thoughts and funny aspects. To judge from the ambiance, fun predominated – and the Digigirlz definitely didn’t look discouraged when the left the campus in Vedbæk after a sticks and snacks dinner.
Charlotte Mark, Managing Director and Site Leader for MDCC, hopes to welcome the girls again – preferably as future employees as the development center could well need more of a female touch.
"It's a structural challenge for us to attract female employees so I hope that we have succeeded in encouraging our Digigirlz to pursue a career in the IT industry. Not for the sake of their blue eyes but because we simply need their skills. Women often have a different perspective and a different approach than men and we need diversity in our business. In fact, a diversified workforce is the key to our continued success. The confrontation of different perspectives and opinions leads to innovation – it will not come if we put together a team composed entirely of men with the same profile and idea of how things should be done.”
You can read more about Digigirlz on
http://digigirlzdk.spaces.live.com/
A holiday for Christmas
23-12-2009
This year, employees at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC), together with employees at Microsoft in Denmark, have chosen to donate their Christmas present to Save the Children Denmark. Microsoft Denmark has a long history of collaboration with Save the Children Denmark and this is the third consecutive year that employees at the development center have chosen to exchange their Christmas present for the opportunity to provide less well-off children with a much needed holiday.
As Microsoft matches the value of the Christmas presents, this year’s donation to Save the Children reaches DKK 133.000. The funds are earmarked to Save the Children’s Holiday camps that offer vacations for single moms and their children.
"This year again, Microsoft and its employees have made it possible to make a difference for less well-off children and their single moms”, says Marianne Selch, fund raiser at Save the Children Denmark. “This means that we can continue to give these children a respite from everyday problems at our camps, where they can make friends and have a joyful time.”
For MDCC-employees this is one initiative among many others aiming at playing an active role in the surrounding society.
“MDCC is an international company with approximately one third of our 650 employees being a non-Dane. However, as one of the biggest it-companies in Denmark we see it as our social responsibility to take active part in the local community in Denmark. This is why we always strive to provide our employees with opportunities to engage in local initiatives and charity. I am both pleased and proud that so many of our employees, Danes as well as non-Danes, embrace these opportunities,” says Charlotte Mark, Managing Director, MDCC.
Merry Christmas!
Microsoft's new accounting system leaves more time for business
01-12-2009
Today, Microsoft releases the new version of its widely used accounting system for small and medium sized companies. Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 makes it even easier and faster to manage accounts. This leaves small and medium sized companies with more time to focus on their core business rather than spending their time worrying about accounting work, Microsoft says.
In the new version of the accounting system C5, Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010, Microsoft has made it easier for customers without prior knowledge of accounting to manage the economy. Developers have notably sought inspiration in the mailing program, Microsoft Office Outlook, when building up the structure of the new system and have generally made it easier to work with accounting. This means that smaller businesses that buy Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 tomorrow are able to send out invoices quickly.
”With Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 we have focused on simplicity and on making financial management in everyday life easier for small and medium sized companies. Companies do not want to spend more time on the accounts than absolutely necessary - and this is what we make possible for them with our new version of C5, "says Tina Plambech, Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Dynamics C5.
”We have placed the most used features as shortcuts so that you are able to make an invoice or a balance with a single mouse click. However, for the sake of the C5-experienced users, we have made it possible to continue to navigate through the grid menu that has been part of C5 since 1994, "says Tina Plambech.
The new user interface makes it easier for C5-users to work with accounting while, at the same time, providing partners with better opportunities to adapt the system to specific industries.
Better integration and more flexibility
One of the biggest changes in Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 is that the system is now even better integrated with office package Microsoft Office 2007. This means that it’s possible, for example, to send electronic invoices in PDF directly from the accounting system.
”The enhanced integration capabilities with the Office package and the new, slick user interface make everyday life easier for our customers," says Erich Gorm Jensen from Microsoft Dynamics C5 partner AddVision.
In addition, the new accounting system offers customers much greater flexibility in case the company needs to expand or reduce the number of users.
”Smaller firms often have great potential for growth. Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 shows strength in this field particularly because the system is focused on simplicity while, at the same time, offering the opportunity to grow with the customer when needs are increasing, "says Erich Gorm Jensen AddVision.
Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 is released today in Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Facts about C5
Dynamics C5 2010 is the latest Microsoft Dynamics accounting system for small and medium sized companies. Microsoft Dynamics C5 has been sold to more than 80,000 small and medium sized companies in Denmark. Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 was developed in Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen in Vedbaek north of Copenhagen. Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen is one of the world's leading centers for software development and Microsoft's largest development center in Europe.
The talents of tomorrow
10-10-2009
”I was impressed by both their technical skills and their enthusiasm. It would be great welcoming them as colleagues once they’ve finished their education”, says Mogens Nielsen.
Normally he works as a Team Lead in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Team at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC). However, on November 9th and 10th, as part of Microsoft Employee Volunteer Program, he transformed himself into a teacher. The occasion was the national week of “It Work Experience” organized by the Danish It Industry Association. The classroom participants were 29 ninth grade students who had found their way to the development center in Vedbæk. For two consecutive days, the IT-interested youngsters were given a practical and hands-on introduction to software programming.
“Most of all, we showed them that programming can be fun and, as they commented themselves, surprisingly easy”, says Mogens Nielsen. In fact, rather than being plunged into the complex secrets of C# from day one, the software development trainees were introduced to Kodu, a visual programming language developed by Microsoft Research. It is made specifically for creating games and designed to be accessible for youngsters.
The students were given the assignment to use the game universe to provide a virtual presentation of their school. They were asked to use as many of the programming features as possible and judged on the basis of their creativity and ability to spot opportunities rather than limitations of the programming tool. Also, they were constantly urged to test the usability of their solutions.
At a closing prize ceremony, the winning team was awarded for their outstanding creativity. However, all the young It-professionals passed with flying colors and their efforts were highly praised by Mette Lundberg, responsible for the initiative at the Danish It Industry Association, and Charlotte Mark, Managing Director and Site Leader of MDCC.
Charlotte Mark is pleased with the initiative and confirms that MDCC will continue opening up its doors for young students in order to create an interest for IT even at an early age.
“It is crucial for the IT-industry to have access to the right competencies not only today, but also in the future, and this is why an initiative like this one is so important”, she says. “If we have succeeded in proving that IT is interesting we have accomplished our mission. I sincerely hope that the students leave MDCC feeling inspired to explore the IT-universe and to pursue a technical education. In fact, these students of today may be our much needed talents of tomorrow”.
Microsoft Dynamics ERP Innovations Boost Business Productivity for Customers
01-10-2009
Less than a year since the milestone release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, Microsoft Corp. today announced new capabilities and enhancements to the product’s RoleTailored user experience that further increase business productivity. This move supports Microsoft’s promise to enable the Dynamic Business, which includes offering flexible business applications that remain relevant as business needs evolve.
The new visualization capabilities allow partners to create innovative visual custom controls using Microsoft technologies such as Silverlight, while additional personalization capabilities such as improved data entering and quick navigation can result in appreciable time savings across an organization. Customers also benefit from having direct access from within the Role Center to the latest product information and user forums through a feature called Connect.
“Our customers are appreciating having better insight and increased control over the level of information displayed while our partners are celebrating the creative appeal of the new visualization capabilities with Client Extensibility that enable the differentiation of vertical solutions through visual representation of complex data,” said Crispin Read, general manager of Microsoft Dynamics ERP. “The new capabilities are a result of close collaboration with our customers and partners; they build on the core values of simplicity and productivity that are the hallmarks of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.”
Celebrating Strong Partner Vertical Success
The Microsoft Dynamics ERP business has had tremendous success with partners delivering solutions for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, which serve the vertical needs of customers such as those in automotive manufacturing, waste management, construction, pharma, equipment rental, fashion retail, food production, real estate, shipping and hospitality. “Microsoft Dynamics NAV serves as a rapid development platform that makes it easy for partners like us to deliver vertical or micro-vertical solutions,” said Steen Wæver Poulsen, COO, Trimit A/S.
More than 100 Microsoft Dynamics NAV partner solutions have received the Certified for Microsoft Dynamics (CfMD) distinction, a recognition for solutions that meet Microsoft’s highest development standards.
“We are very pleased with the new visualization capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009”, said one such CfMD solution partner, Andrea Voss, Tectura, EMEA. “We offer Tectura Process Manufacturing, which includes a visual planning tool that enables us to differentiate our solution and deliver more value to our customers. With the new enhancements in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 we have been able to fully integrate the tool into the RoleTailored user experience and give customers a much more seamless and efficient way of working than before.”
In addition to visualization capabilities with Client Extensibility, the new Microsoft Dynamics NAV features include the following:
- Data entry enhancements such as the ability to make calculations in fields, enable single-cell data copying and Excel-like navigation
- Filtering improvements such as Advanced Search features that allow customers to search for pages, report views and other items with the Search box, just like in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook
- Keyboard shortcut changes that improve navigation within the customer’s Role Center
- Connect capabilities that connect users from the Role Center with the Internet to access resources such as product updates, newsgroups, training and other tools that are targeted to their role
“Microsoft Dynamics NAV is highly intuitive and makes it easy for our employees to access and manipulate information so we get the right orders to the right customers in less time,” said Henrik Dam Jespersen, CEO of Hurup, an early adopter of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009. “We expect increased productivity as a result of the latest enhancements.”
The new capabilities are offered with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1, which is available in 16 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada (English and French), Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland (German, French and Italian), the United Kingdom, and the United States, with plans to extend to 26 additional countries later this year and during 2010. More information about the latest innovations to Microsoft Dynamics NAV can be found
here.
About Microsoft DynamicsMicrosoft Dynamics is a line of adaptable, easy-to-use ERP and CRM applications that enable business decision-makers to run their business efficiently and drive business success. Delivered through a network of channel partners providing specialized services, these integrated, adaptable business management solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software to streamline processes across an entire business.
Microsoft Dynamics Acquisitions Accelerate Industry Innovation for ERP Customers
22-09-2009
Acquisition of manufacturing, professional services and retail solutions propels Microsoft Dynamics ERP industry strategy forward.
Building on the Microsoft Dynamics enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategy to drive industry-specific innovation for customers and enable partners to deliver repeatable, vertical solutions, Microsoft Corp. today announced the acquisition of four industry solutions that will extend the core capabilities of one of Microsoft’s ERP products, Microsoft Dynamics AX. This move supports Microsoft’s promise to enable the Dynamic Business, which includes offering flexible business applications that remain relevant as business needs evolve.
“With these acquisitions we are investing in building industry functionality directly into the Microsoft Dynamics AX application, while other ERP vendors are cutting corners or trying to reconcile multiple industry offerings as a result of acquiring several companies,” said Crispin Read, general manager of Microsoft Dynamics ERP. “We are a safe haven for customers and partners who depend on us to drive continuous innovation in our products and lower the total cost of ownership."
The following acquired technology will be offered as part of Microsoft Dynamics AX, which will give partners the opportunity to drive deeper vertical solutions for customers in manufacturing, professional services and retail.
- A process manufacturing solution acquired from Fullscope Inc., which provides tight integration of business processes across discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing
- A professional service solution acquired from Computer Generated Solutions Inc., which delivers a single system to manage projects and resources, execute financial transactions and customer billing, and match resources with client assignments
- Retail solutions from LS Retail EHF and To-Increase Denmark A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbus IT Partner A/S, that enable Microsoft to provide an end-to-end retail solution including store management with point-of-sale, merchandising and ERP capabilities
With these technology acquisitions Microsoft is providing core industry functionality embedded into Microsoft Dynamics ERP applications, allowing partners to focus on the last mile of innovation, which has been shown to have the greatest impact on a customer’s business. In fact, IDC research shows that Microsoft Dynamics ERP partners with vertical focus outperform those without in several key areas including higher overall customer growth, a higher proportion of revenue from new customers, larger deal sizes, and a trend toward higher operating profit margins.
“We chose Microsoft Dynamics AX with the process manufacturing solution from Fullscope over Oracle and SAP because Microsoft’s industry solution enabled a better fit with our business processes instead of dictating a set of fixed industry best practices,” said Mark Holt, director of information technology, Cayman Chemical Company Inc. “Microsoft’s move to add industry solutions directly into Microsoft Dynamics AX provides a predictable industry road map, allowing partners to focus on the vertical solutions that can keep pace with the rate of innovation.”
A vibrant ecosystem of independent software vendor partners delivers vertical solutions for multiple industries across Microsoft Dynamics ERP, which also includes Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft Dynamics SL.
Process manufacturing and professional services solutions for Microsoft Dynamics AX are available immediately on the Microsoft Dynamics price list, and the retail solution will be available at a later date. Microsoft will provide updates to customers and partners as the availability date approaches.
More information on Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions, and details on the new industry functionality in Microsoft Dynamics AX, can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/en/us/products/ax-overview.aspx.About Microsoft DynamicsMicrosoft Dynamics is a line of adaptable, easy-to-use ERP and CRM applications that enable business decision-makers to run their business efficiently and drive business success. Delivered through a network of channel partners providing specialized services, these integrated, adaptable business management solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software to streamline processes across an entire business.
Microsoft employees at World Outgames 2009
06-08-2009
“Out is the new In” That’s what it said on the yellow t-shirts worn by LGBT employees at Microsoft during the World Outgames that took place in Copenhagen from July 25th to August 2nd.
World Outgames is a global diversity event focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) participation and inclusion in sports, politics and culture. It included over 30 sporting events, but also cultural activities, a human rights conference, and a goal of deep political engagement.
LGBT employees at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen are formally organized in a Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) covering Microsoft’s Nordic Region. Many members of the group volunteered and participated in the events that were sponsored by our development center among others. Senior HR Manager Kevin Cavanaugh represented Microsoft as part of a panel of speakers on LGBT networking during the conference and Program Manager Lars Frandsen and his team won a gold medal in aerobics - just to mention a few.
Around 40 Microsoft people participated in the closing Copenhagen Pride Parade wearing the t-shirts with the both thought-provoking and eye-catching slogan.
Judging from the photos, the success of the event is indisputable. As Tracy Taylor, one of our active volunteers, put it: “It was serious sport, serious culture, and totally serious fun.”
Catch the excitement from the Copenhagen Pride Parade on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GRhtOAy1uQ Dynamics AX Positioned as a Leader by Gartner Inc
01-06-2009
Microsoft Dynamics AX has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Inc. Magic Quadrant for Midmarket and Tier-2 Oriented ERP for Product-Centric Companies1, a research report that evaluates global ERP products and that is specifically tailored for product-centric, midmarket companies with 100-1,000 employees.
View the Gartner report:
Magic Quadrant for Midmarket and Tier 2-Oriented ERP for Product-Centric CompaniesNew lead for Microsoft in Western Europe
26-05-2009
Microsoft has announced that Klaus Holse Andersen will be the new Area Corporate Vice President for Western Europe, a position he will take on from July 6 2009. Klaus Holse will then be leading Microsoft’s market activities in the region, which includes 14 countries.
Klaus Holse came to Microsoft in 2001 as General Manager for Microsoft Denmark A/S. Since then he held several key positions within Microsoft, the latest being Corporate Vice President for Sales & Operations in Microsoft Business Solutions, including CEO for Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, Microsoft’s biggest development center in Europe.
About his promotion to Area Corporate VP for Western Europe, Klaus Holse says: ”I am looking very much forward to enter my new role as leader for Western Europe, which is Microsoft’s biggest business unit outside the US. I look forward to meeting customers and partners in the 14 countries and make use of the substantial knowledge I have build about the business, the products and the market during my 8 years with the company. I will still be based in Denmark with travel activities to the different countries”.
New Managing Director for Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen is Charlotte Mark, who today is Site Leader for the development center. The development center is Microsoft’s Center of Excellence for Supply Chain Management and develops ERP solutions under the Microsoft Dynamics brand, including the products Dynamics NAV, Dynamics AX and Dynamics C5.
For further information, please contact:Klaus Holse Andersen
Phone: +45 45679900
email:
klausha@microsoft.comCharlotte Mark
Phone: +45 45679913
email:
cmark@microsoft.comMicrosoft Best Workplace in Europe!
25-05-2009
Europe's most satisfied employees are found at Microsoft. For the second year running, Microsoft has been in competition with more than 1,350 companies in 16 European countries and was chosen for Europe's best workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute. The selection was based on responses from more than 285,000 employees at 1,350 workplaces in 16 European countries and honor companies that invest significant resources in staff.
Besides winning in the best workplace in Europe category, Microsoft also won within categories "fairness" and "pride".
About the selectionThe Great Place to Work Institute publishes the list of 100 Best Workplaces in Europe for the seventh consecutive year. The first list was published by the European Commission in 2003.
In 2008/2009, 1,350 European workplaces participated in the survey, and more than 285,000 employees of the participating companies completed an extensive questionnaire about working at their workplace.
The list of 100 Best Workplaces in Europe is composed on the basis of surveys in 16 European countries.
You can read more about the award
here
MDCC hosts Easter School for kids
20-04-2009
For the kids, there are many ways to spend the Easter break. The can go to a museum, to the movies, play playstation, hang out with friends or just relax and sleep in. In order to put the creativity to work among the holidaying kids of its employees, Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC) opened up its doors for the younger generation during the three Easter days in April.
Just like the previous year, the Easter School was a huge success with far more kids attending than initially expected. In fact, sixty motivated and it-interested youngsters showed up to learn more about the digital opportunities of today.
This year’s theme was “the digital pencil case”. For three consecutive days, the traditional yellow pencil was confiscated and replaced by laptops - and lots of imagination.
The youngest group was given an insight into new digital tools and development with particular focus on digital imaging. The eleven to fifteen years old were offered an introduction to Kodu, a programming language developed specifically for kids.
Judging from the enthusiasm of the kids, no one seemed to regret attending this particular “school” during their holiday.
“We are extremely pleased that so many of our employee’s kids, and their friends, attended Easter School”, says Site Leader Charlotte Mark. “I am amazed of the high it skills that they displayed and thrilled about their interest. They may be our workforce of tomorrow.”
The Easter School is the result of collaboration between MDCC and a group of dedicated public school teachers.
Slovenian knowledge hunting in Vedbaek
20-04-2009
Despite the financial crisis, highly qualified and specialized labor is still high in demand in the it-industry - in Denmark as well as in the rest of Europe. The educational institutions are under pressure to provide the right and high in demand profiles.
A Slovenian university - University of Maribor, School of Economics and Business - is applying untraditional methods to ensure access to qualified knowledge for their students! Friday April 3rd, the university put 50 of its economy and business students on a bus to Vedbæk north of Copenhagen. Here, they visited Microsoft’s European development center - MDCC - where some of the world’s best specialists are working on developing software based business solutions, the so called ERP systems.
“Software based business solutions represent a significant business potential” says Simona Sternad from the Slovenian University. “The knowledge that we bring back home will contribute to strengthen our educational level within the area of it and ensure that Slovenia is well positioned when it comes to providing highly qualified labor”.
For Simona Sternad it is important to maintain close relations between the academic world and the business community awaiting her students. And the close relations between students and the business community are equally high on the agenda at MDCC.
“The collaboration with the Universities is extremely important to us”, says Site Leader Charlotte Mark. “Our research and development at the Center depends deeply on our continuous access to the best profiles. The exchange of knowledge goes both ways and benefit both parties”.
Maya Gerold is one of the student who were given the opportunity to receive one day of education. “E-business, which I am studying, is simply the key to the future. And rather than reading about Microsoft’s latest solutions it is really inspiring to come up here and meet the developers behind the systems. It gives a deeper understanding of what we are studying.”
F# TechTalk with Don Syme
30-03-2009
On March 26 Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen had the pleasure of presenting Don Syme in an exclusive F# TechTalk.
Don Syme, the creator of F#, gave an overall introduction to F# and shared his thoughts about the future of F# and functional programming in .NET.
If you missed the event or if you wish to re-visit Don’s presentation, you can
watch the video here.MDCC is hosting 3-4 TechTalks for developers during the year. If you want to be invited for future TechTalks, you can add yourself as a member of the
MDCC Facebook group.
Here we post upcomming events, such as our TechTalks on hot topics for software developers. Previous and upcomming TechTalks include ”The future of programming languages” by Anders Hejlsberg and ”Cloud computing” by David Chappell.
The MDCC TechTalks are open for all software passionates and participation is free.
Join the M
MDCC Facebook group and stay updated on upcomming TechTalks, or you can write an email to
mdcccomm@microsoft.comJoin MDCC on Facebook
20-03-2009
MDCC now has a
Facebook Page. Here we post upcomming events, such as our TechTalks on hot topics for software developers. Previous and upcomming TechTalks include The future of programming languages by Anders Hejlsberg, F# by Don Syme and Cloud computing by David Chappell.
The MDCC TechTalks are open for all software passionates and participation is free.
Join the
MDCC Facebook group and stay updated on upcomming TechTalks.
Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen adjusts to economic conditions
23-01-2009
Yesterday, Microsoft Corporation announced a number of measures to increase efficiency and ensure that investments are tightly aligned with current and future revenue opportunities. The measures include the elimination of up to 5,000 jobs on a worldwide basis during the next 18 months, including up to 1,400 this week.
One of Microsoft’s largest development centers, Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC) is impacted by today’s announcement and expects to see the elimination of 75 to 90 positions. The Danish subsidiary is not impacted by this immediate change.
”The decision to eliminate jobs is very difficult, but we need to adjust to the challenging economic environment. Our employees were informed about the changes this morning, and a program has been initiated in order to ensure that the employees who might be impacted by today’s announcement receive the best possible process and support,” says Charlotte Mark, Site Leader, Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen.
Strategic Center of Excellence
MDCC is Microsoft’s Center of Excellence for Supply Chain Management and drives the development of several of the Microsoft Dynamics ERP products. The center’s unique expertise in these areas continues to be strategically important for Microsoft. Even though the current economic situation requires some difficult adjustments to the organization, Microsoft remains committed to Denmark.
“MDCC is an important development center for Microsoft Business Solutions. Based on our strong technical skills we expect to continue driving the innovation within development of business solutions here from MDCC in the future,” says Klaus Holse Andersen, Corporate Vice President, Sales and Operations, Microsoft Business Solutions.
Strong focus on ERP and CRM
MDCC is part of Microsoft Business Solutions. Microsoft Business Solutions will remain committed to all core products in the Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM portfolio. On the ERP side this means enabling true simplicity in the products, and focus on solutions that target midsized organizations - a market that Microsoft is ready to lead. On the CRM side, it means delivering the Power of Choice, and continuing to focus on midsized and enterprise solutions with a product that can truly scale. Looking across the business, innovating in Software + Services, becoming truly industry focused, leveraging the unique strengths of the Microsoft platform, and empowering Microsoft’s vibrant partner ecosystem to deliver the last mile of innovation remain Microsoft Business Solutions’ core tenets.
New General Manager appointed to Microsoft Dynamics ERP-solutions
11-12-2008
Microsoft Business Solutions is appointing new General Manager within the ERP-area (Enterprise Resource Planning). Mogens Elsberg has been with Microsoft for 4 years and will be leaving at the end of December, after which Crispin Read will be taking over his responsibilities.
Microsoft has appointed Crispin Read as General Manager for the ERP-area of Microsoft Business Solutions. Crispin Read will be responsible for Microsoft Dynamics ERP-solutions, including Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Dynamics AX, Dynamics Mobile C5, all of which are developed at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen in Vedbæk.
Crispin Read has held top international positions within Cartesis and Business Objects, two leading global software development and solution companies both of which today are part of SAP. There he was responsible for development of strategic business solutions and marketing. Crispin Read will be taking over for Mogens Elsberg, who will be leaving Microsoft after four years with the company.
“After several years of extensive business travel, Mogens Elsberg has decided to dedicate more time to his family. We of course fully understand his decision even though his leaving Microsoft is a big loss for us. However, we couldn´t have wished for a better successor than Crispin Read“, says Klaus Holse Andersen, Corporate VP for Microsoft Business Solutions Sales & Operations. “Crispin has both leadership experience on an international scale, knowledge of ERP as well as experience with global sales via partner networks. This combination puts him in an exceptional position to continue the positive development of Microsoft Dynamics, which Mogens has driven with great success the last four years. “
“I am very happy for my four years at Microsoft. When I started, I was responsible for Navision - now Microsoft Dynamics NAV - and later on I have been responsible for strategy development for all Microsoft ERP-products. It has been a fantastic learning experience and an exciting period in my professional life. I have very much enjoyed working with exceptional colleagues and Dynamics partners all over the world,“ says Mogens Elsberg.
Mogens Elsberg will be joining the Danish company Pensio as a co-owner and will be working with digital payment system solutions.
For further information, please contact:Klaus Holse Andersen, Corporate VP for Microsoft Business
Solutions Sales & Operations
Phone: +45 45679900
Email:
klausha@microsoft.comExpat in Denmark
17-11-2008
In order to make sure that our many expats and their accompanying families get the best out of their stay in Denmark, Microsoft Development Center has joined the “Expat in Denmark” network.
Expat in Denmark is a network initiative between The Danish Chamber of Commerce, The Danish Bankers Association and The Copenhagen Post. The network’s mains tasks are to organize social events, help solve practical problems and to offer a forum where foreign employees and companies can meet and exchange experiences.
Microsoft Development Center is a strong supporter of this initiative and our Site Leader, Charlotte Mark, is a member of the advisory board.
Recently, we hosted the first social event within the network and it was a huge success. More than 220 expats from a lot of different companies signed up with their families to our “Expat Café” in order to learn more about living and working in Denmark and to network with likeminded.
And this event was just the beginning. Many more initiatives are in the pipeline for the benefit of our employees.
Stefano Paluello, a software engineer from Italy who joined Microsoft Development Center half a year ago, is an active member of the “Expat in Denmark” network. “It’s such a great idea that you can’t help asking why it hasn’t been done before”, he says.
Read more about what the network has to offer you and your family on
www.expatindenmark.comMicrosoft Development Center Copenhagen is the preferred IT workplace in Denmark
14-11-2008
The international Microsoft Development Center in Vedbæk, north of Copenhagen, is the most attractive IT workplace in Denmark, according to the opinions of more than 2000 professionals in the Danish IT industry who took part in a profile analysis implemented by IT medium Version2.
Danish IT professionals have named Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, MDCC, as the preferred IT workplace in Denmark out of a selection of a hundred Danish IT companies and departments. And not only does MDCC have the best overall image in Version2’s “Profile Analyse 2008” – it also scores top marks in a range of fields such as management, innovation, professional development and career operations, salaries and benefits, company culture and communication.
MDCC is Microsoft’s biggest development centre in Europe, and a specifically international company. The group language used among the 650 or so staff is English, and the company culture reflects the fact that people of more than 40 different nationalities work here.
“Although we are an international company, it means a lot to us to also maintain a very Danish profile. This is why we are so incredibly pleased that professionals in the Danish IT industry view MDCC as an attractive place to work, and maybe even a place where they could imagine themselves establishing their own careers. It is no secret that companies are vying for the talent available in the IT industry at present, and we face a constant challenge in finding the highly qualified staff we need. We hope this award will encourage even more skilled staff in the IT industry to consider Vedbæk,” says Charlotte Mark, Site Leader for MDCC.
About the surveyThis survey was implemented by Version2 in cooperation with Capacent Epinion. 2300 IT professionals took part in the profile analysis of 100 Danish IT companies and departments.
Find out more at
www.version2.dk and in the magazine “Version2 Profile 2008”.
TechFest at MDCC
11-11-2008
Enthusiasm prevailed among the participants when Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen celebrated the strong undercurrent of innovations in the Oresund region last Thursday November 6th. 38 small companies and university projects were gathered for this third edition of the annual TechFest.
“The idea behind TechFest is to provide a forum in which the technology community in the Oresund region can showcase their newest technologies for Microsoft representatives, press, venture capitalists, industry organizations and peers. We have received extremely positive feedback the two previous years and - judging from the feedback we have received so far - this year’s edition has been just as successful”, said Site Leader Charlotte Mark.
The technologies spanned from interactive multi touch applications, emotion tracking, innovative designs for mobile user interfaces, and code compression techniques to an ambitious online project to eradicate poverty in Africa.
Awards for best innovations
The Swedish company TouchTech, who was busy at their stand showing the many visitors how they could dress mannequins with the slight touch on a big screen, presented the most innovative idea according to the visitors. Three other companies were also awarded at a ceremony in the evening. Inspect Security ApS, an innovative security company, won the category “Excellence in Architecture”. “The Best University Project” was MuZeeker, DTU Informatics – an application for mobile phones that enables music search and video playback. Finally, MyC4, a company focused on building prosperity in Africa by connecting African entrepreneurs with investors, came in number one in the category “Powerfully Simple User Experience.”
"I believe it has a huge impact on Africa that a giant corporation like Microsoft recognizes MyC4.com as a tool to end poverty. For the first time ever you can - as a private individual, a company or an institution - invest directly in African entrepreneurs, earn interest and at the same time create a greater world,” said co-founder of MyC4.com Tim Vang.
These awards were just the highlights of a wide range of extraordinary ideas showcased at TechFest 2008, illustrating that innovation in the Oresund region is definitely worth celebrating!
Technical Fellow at Microsoft Corporation Anders Hejlsberg, visited MDCC to give a TechTalk on The future of Programming Languages for 350 IT professionals in Denmark.
08-10-2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008 Technical Fellow at Microsoft Corporation Anders Hejlsberg, visited MDCC to give a TechTalk on The future of Programming Languages for 350 IT professionals in Denmark. During the TechTalk, Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer went on stage to give a 15 minutes PepTalk claiming “there has never been a better time to be a software developer”.
Click here to see the videos.
Short version (8 minutes)
Full version (90 minutes)
MDCC and SonyEricsson join up to attract mobile tech-experts to Øresund Region
14-05-2008
Through a joint effort, Microsoft and SonyEricsson will aim at attracting the attention of European IT specialists with competencies in mobile technologies, who are looking for international career opportunities.
Along with the organization Øresund IT, the two global IT giants are kicking off a joint employer branding campaign directed at developers, testers, program managers, and other experienced software professionals to create awareness of the job opportunities in mobile technologies in the greater Copenhagen area as well as southern Sweden.
Click here to go the joint career website.
MDCC introduces young students to the IT business
29-01-2008
On Feb. 6, Danish high school students are introduced to work in the IT business through IT-natten (IT night). Again this year, MDCC and Microsoft Denmark will host a joint event at Microsoft Denmark’s headquarter in Hellerup. The purpose is to create a more open and positive image of the IT industry and hopefully attract more young people to consider a career in the IT industry.
MDCC will be taking part in IT-natten with 5 different role models who will speak to the visitors and try to convey a realistic image of the opportunities and challenges to young people, who choose a career in the IT industry. The event was started by industry associations IT-Branchen and ITEK along with a number of companies.
For more info on the event, go to
www.it-natten.dk (in Danish)MDCC sponsors technical students in Global Management Challenge
19-01-2008
MDCC is sponsoring a team of students from the Danish Technical University (DTU) during the upcoming Global Management Challenge (GMC) which will be kicked off in Mid-January 2008. GMC blends education and strategic gaming into one by letting students compete online. In order to win, the students must show strong company management skills and run a virtual company successfully with the guidance of their sponsors. The team which achieves the highest stock price for its company will win. The winner of the Danish competition will go straight to Bucharest, Hungary, to participate in the international finals.
“At MDCC, we are always looking for ways to support the local software economy, including the students who will be the software engineers of the future. We are rooting for our sponsor team and are excited to see how well they will do in the competition,” said Michael Nielsen, Director of Engineering for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, who will be teaming up with the DTU Team during the competition.
Foreign MDCC employees are introduced to Life in Denmark
14-01-2008
MDCC is an international workplace with more than 42 nationalities represented. Now, MDCC are offering new opportunities for its’ expat employees to get more settled when relocating to Denmark. In addition to its’ internal settlement programmes, foreign employees and their families will be offered the opportunity to participate in the program Life in Denmark, facilitated by an external consulting company.
“When employees or their families are having a hard time getting settled in their new surroundings and find it hard to create a local network, they will consider other options. Therefore, we want to do all we can to ease the process for our employees and their families, such as helping them to gain a network outside the MDCC,” said Charlotte Mark, Site Leader for MDCC.
Local Software Innovators honoured at MDCC TechFest
17-12-2007
On Thursday November 29, MDCC hosted its second annual TechFest, showcasing cutting edge innovations from small companies and university groups. TechFest celebrates the strong undercurrent of innovations in the Oresund region of Denmark and Sweden, and this year, participants came from as far away as Germany to show their projects, to network and make contact with Microsoft employees as well as press and potential investors. More than 40 different technologies of wide diversity were displayed, spanning forensic research technology, new programming languages, email management systems for integration in Outlook, Live GPS maps for rescue missions, as well as a host of other solutions.
Senior Vice President for Technical Strategy in Microsoft, Eric Rudder, selected the winner in the “Excellence in Architecture” category of the four awards given at TechFest. The winner in this category was CompuSystem, who excels in add-ons for Microsoft Dynamics products, specifically with a focus on mobility. Other winners were Medtime, Konus Group, and a group of students from Lund University.
“We were very proud to win this award and TechFest is a great initiative”, said Martin Kiær, CEO of CompuSystem, a company of eight employees. “But the most valuable outcome was the feedback we received from Microsoft employees - it was certainly on a level which we do not have access to on a daily basis.”
Microsoft voted Denmark’s preferred work place among IT professionals
05-10-2007
October 4th 2007 Microsoft was voted the best and most attractive IT workplace in Denmark. This according to a poll conducted among 1,500 Danish IT professionals on behalf of the leading IT journal Version2. Microsoft was number one overall and on a number of parameters, including management, communication, innovation, talent management, salary, and career options.
In addition to the Danish subsidiary with 450 employees Microsoft is also represented in Denmark with the Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC) counting 900 employees. MDCC is Microsoft largest development center in Europe.
Joergen Bardenfleth, CEO Microsoft Denmark, is very appreciative of the award and says that the acknowledgement is especially honourable considering that it has been awarded by IT professionals who make up the backbone of the Danish IT Industry.
He accredits part of the result to Microsoft’s size and focus on talent management. “Microsoft is an international company, and this lets our employees in Denmark take advantage of a wealth of challenging job possibilities, both nationally and internationally,” said Joergen Bardenfleth.
He is seconded by Site Leader at MDCC, Charlotte Mark.“Winning this award is also a crowning achievement for our long-term focus on Employer Branding. We hope that it will help attract even more top-notch ‘software passionates’ from both Denmark and around the world to consider our development center as part of their career plans,” she said.
To read more about the survey, (Danish only) go to:
Version2 rofilMDCC pings innovators to join TechFest 2007
13-09-2007
Small and midsized innovative IT companies and student groups are invited to enter their technology products for display and competition at the second annual TechFest at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, taking place on November 29. TechFest is an opportunity for innovators to connect with technology experts at Microsoft as well as peers, investors, and the press. This year, Chief Technology Officer Eric Rudder, advisor to Bill Gates, will visit the exhibition and give feedback to participants. Just as last year, the entries will compete for prizes.
“TechFest is one of the ways we recognize the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation at MDCC and are able to connect to the growth layers in the IT industry, and it is truly a festive occasion for us. We are excited to see the hot new technology offerings being worked on all over the Oresund region”, said Kim Ibfelt, Product Unit Manager at MDCC.
Wirtek to train partners in MDDC’s mobile ERP applications
31-07-2007
Wirtek Mobile Academy has been chosen as a global partner for the training of Microsoft partners in the use and sales of the products Microsoft Dynamics Mobile Development Tools and Microsoft Dynamics AX Mobile Sales. Wirtek has strong experience in mobile technologies and has worked with several multinational IT and telecommunications companies.
Bjarne Schoen, Product Unit Manager for Mobile Applications at MDCC, points out that the training provided by Wirtek Mobile Academy creates a wealth of opportunities for Microsoft’s partners, who are interested in growing their business in Mobile applications for the Dynamics ERP products.
“This training program will help them develop the right skills to take advantage of these opportunities,” said Bjarne Schoen.
MDCC presents Dynamics Mobile Sales and Entrepreneur to worldwide Microsoft partners
13-07-2007
World premiere for MDCC products at partner conference
On July 10 2007, representatives from Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen revealed two brand new products and a development tool kit to a gathering of 10,000 at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver, Colorado.
The conference was chosen for the world premiere of Microsoft Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution, a completely new business suite for small businesses, which will go on sale in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom this year as the first step in a phased, global roll-out. The product offers small business an easy-to-use business solution with the flexibility to grow alongside the company, and it works like and with familiar Microsoft software.
“By introducing Microsoft Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution we give small business focused partners an opportunity to offer a business solution to their customers on top of the products and services they are offering today”, said Mogens Elsberg, GM of Microsoft Dynamics AX/NAV.
MDCC send business solutions on the go
Another world premiere from MDCC at WPC is Microsoft Dynamics AX Mobile Sales, which allow mobile clients to take their business applications to the shop floor and out in the field, tracking and placing orders and look up pertinent information about clients. Along with Dynamics AX Mobile Sales comes Microsoft Dynamics Mobile Development Tools, which gives Microsoft partners an opportunity to build mobile solutions targeted at specific business processes.
“This means that customers, partners and ISV’s will be able to quickly build high quality solutions to meet their specific needs. We have invested heavily and followed stringent design principles to ensure an excellent mobile experience for both the user and the developer,” said Bjarne Schon, Product Unit Manager for Mobile Applications Group at MDCC.
Microsoft is scouting for role models through personal ads
22-05-2007
Microsoft is having an open casting to find strong personalities to act in its production…No, the world’s largest software company has not entered the film-making business. Instead, Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen is looking for real-life role models for the new role-based software components in the ERP suite called Dynamics. These include people working in logistics, salespeople on the road, warehouse managers, or people holding one of the other specialized functions in a modern company.
At www.microsoft.com/danmark/dynamics/
usability/default.mspx, ERP users are encouraged to sign up and actively engage in the creation of the coming versions of the Dynamics product suite. These will be focused closely on the specific needs of people in different jobs and will also further the integration to the Microsoft products which most people already know, including the Office Suite and e-mail programmes such as Outlook.
There are currently 50 “role models” signed up for the program at MDCC. All in all, Microsoft needs to engage about 900 participants for user testing across the Microsoft development sites in Redmond, and Fargo, and at MDCC.
Microsoft includes Microsoft C5 as the newest member of the Microsoft Dynamics ™ family in Denmark
07-05-2007
Denmark’s best-selling accounting system for small and medium businesses, Microsoft C5, has now become a member of the Microsoft DynamicsTM product family. As a result, C5 customers will now benefit from the security and development that the Dynamics brand represents.
Hellerup, May 7, 2007 – More than 70,000 Danish Microsoft DynamicsTM C5 customers can now be pleased that their accounting system has become part of the Dynamics family in Denmark, because this means there will be more focus on developing and safeguarding the future of this popular system. In Denmark, Microsoft Dynamics C5 is without doubt the most widely used accounting system, but until now has not been part of Microsoft’s collective brand for ERP solutions: Microsoft Dynamics. This will now change, benefiting existing and new customers, as Microsoft Dynamics C5 Product Marketing Manager, Flemming Rand, Microsoft Denmark explains: “Microsoft Dynamics C5 is an accessible and flexible financial management solution for small and medium businesses with a potential for growth. And we intend to take advantage of the possibilities that the Microsoft Dynamics brand offers to further strengthen and future-proof it through increased investments for the benefit of our customers.”
The next version of Microsoft Dynamics C5 will be released at the end of 2007 under the name Microsoft Dynamics C5 2008. This version will, among other things, offer a tighter integration to Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Lars Nygaard, Head of ERP and CRM Division, Microsoft Denmark is also pleased: “We are strengthening both Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft Dynamics C5, and this will give our customers even greater assurance that they have chosen the right platform. It is very gratifying that we can cover the entire market for financial management solutions with Microsoft Dynamics products, so now and in the future we can always offer our customers the exact solution to meets their needs.”
Microsoft Dynamics C5 is designed and developed at the Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen.
MDCC and Copenhagen U solve production logistics issues
04-05-2007
A new software solution for production logistics was an attention grabber at the recent Microsoft Convergence conference in San Diego. The software alleviates the problems which can arise from disruptions in supplies or changes in customer orders. Thus, it solves the worst nightmare of a production planner – for example, a shortage of raw materials at the last minute, forcing a change in the scheduled production and making it necessary to choose which customer gets served first.
The software has been created through the NEXT research collaboration between Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, The University of Copenhagen, and ITU. Prof. David Pisinger from the Institute for Computer Science at the Copenhagen University, DIKU, points out that the collaboration has been a real benefit to the research process.
“For our researchers at the Institute for Computer Science, the collaboration with Microsoft is extremely interesting because it allows us to test our techniques in reality, so to speak, as we have done here with production management. And of course, we are happy that Microsoft Corp. VP Satya Nadella gave a warm welcome to our project at the Microsoft convention in San Diego, which was attended by 9,000 customers and partners,” said Prof. Pisinger to the Ritzau news bureau.
The MDCC collaboration with the two leading Danish universities is just one of the examples of how Microsoft developers rub shoulders with scientists in order to break new ground in business software applications. This year, MDCC will up its roster of associate Ph.D. students to a total of 40, and currently, Syddansk University is running a Master’s programme with focus on Dynamics AX for Process Management and Enterprise Management.
Steve Ballmer joins celebration of MDCC’s fifth Anniversary
04-05-2007
On Friday, April 27th, the CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, visited Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen to take part in the celebration marking the 5th anniversary of Navision joining Microsoft. Today the MDCC is Microsoft’s biggest development center in Europe.
In his celebratory keynote at the event, which took place as part of a champagne brunch for Microsoft employees, customers and partners, government officials and the press, Steve Ballmer reiterated Microsoft’s commitment to the Vedbæk campus, and acknowledged the strong competencies and software products developed here.
“Not only have we been able to continue the great work, we have also been able to really grow,” said Steve Ballmer in his keynote address.
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MDCC delivers Dynamics NAV 5.0
30-03-2007
Today, Dynamics NAV 5.0 has been released to the market, offering new and enhanced application features and improved integration to other Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, and Sharepoint. Other improvements include easy linkage to websites or Sharepoint documents through the Record Links feature.
Dynamics NAV 5.0 is welcomed by business software analyst Bo Lykkegaard from IDC as a great improvement for key business processes. "This focus on simplicity is something that the Microsoft Dynamics NAV user community is likely to applaud", he said.
Mogens Elsberg, GM of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, points out that the latest Dynamics NAV is a strong offering from the NAV development teams at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen.
"At MDCC, we can be truly proud of this product. We have strengthened the entire solution on the customer side through enhancements to functionality, while at the same time improving the core technology, ensuring rapid and sealess implementation and customization of Dynamics NAV for our Partners - thus reducing cost and effort for Dynamics NAV clients", said Mogens Elsberg.
MDCC to add Lean to Microsoft Dynamics AX
28-03-2007
Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Dynamics Industry Solution for Lean Enterprises, an expansion to Dynamics AX, which allows customers to optimize and integrate processes in their entire supply chain. Microsoft has acquired the code from the company eBECS Ltd. Microsoft Dynamics Industry Solution for Lean Enterprises will be available by the end of the calendar year 2007 in the form of a separate module to the Advanced Management edition of Business Ready Licensing, initially in English only. The functionality will be integrated in the next releases of Dynamics AX and localized for all Microsoft Dynamics AX languages, an initiative that will be carried out at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC).
"For our customers in the manufacturing industry, the principles of Lean constitute a reality many have to recon with in order to stay competitive in a highly dynamic business environment. For MDCC, the addition of the Industry Solution for Lean Enterprises to Dynamics AX and the upcoming integration process into the core of our ERP product is yet another reinforcement of MDCC's status as Microsoft's global Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence. It provides a great opportunity for our employees to work on the latest trends within continuous process improvement," said Product Unit Manager for Dynamics AX, Hans Jørgen Skovgaard.
Klaus Holse Andersen to lead Microsoft Business Solutions Worldwide Sales and Operations
07-03-2007
Klaus Holse Andersen has been promoted to Corporate Vice President and will take on responsibility for Microsoft Business Solutions Worldwide Sales and Operations. Klaus Holse Andersen will continue being based out of Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC) and will be responsible for global sales of the Microsoft Dynamics business applications portfolio as well as retaining his position as site leader for MDCC.
With the promotion to Corporate Vice President, Klaus Holse Andersen joins the global leadership team in Microsoft.
It-natten kick-off for high school students
18-01-2007
Last night around 900 high school students visited a number of companies all over the country, which established the framework for a yearly event dedicated to making more young people interested in working in the IT-sector. At Microsoft we had hoped to see more students at our open house event in Hellerup, but the students who did come were very interested in hearing about Microsoft and what job opportunities we can offer. And it was great to see that there was quite a lot of interest among young girls.
SCM-course in Microsoft Dynamics is set by MDCC
17-01-2007
MDCC is Microsoft's Center of Excellence within Supply Chain Management (SCM). Thus, there is consistently focus on enhancing the expertise of our employees within this important area in the ERP process. This implies significant focus on training and certification, providing developers with valuable knowledge about which challenges within SCM different companies face in their everyday work life. This business-knowledge is very valuable in order to stay ahead of market demands. Recently, around 150 MDCC employees have been certified within a number of key overall business processes influencing SCM.
"As a Center of Excellence we continuously need to focus on ensuring SCM as our key competence – we simply must be among the best in the field world wide. This means that it continuously becomes a more significant part of our identity and additionally that new employees must be highly competent or able to adopt key competences within SCM", says Hans Jørgen Skovgaard, Product Unit Manager for Dynamics AX.
Successful TechFest increases focus on innovation in the Oresund region
01-12-2006
MDCC hosted the very first TechFest in Copenhagen. The aim of the MDCC TechFest was to invite software companies and universities in the region together with Microsoft to showcase new, innovative technologies and products to each other as it is in everyone's interest to participate in building software technology communities and products.
No less than 33 companies from the Oresund region and 12 universities took part in the TechFest which must be claimed a huge success.
As Jakob de Lemos, CTO and Co-Founder of iMotions said: "The event has provided us with valuable feedback from fellow exhibitors and given our more technical people a chance to experience how potential customers interact with the product and what their first impressions are. Also, they are able to see how other people in the organization pitch the product, which typically doesn't happen at the office."
At the evening dinner party Andrew Herbert, CEO of Microsoft Research Centre in Cambridge, spoke about Microsoft software research and our overall long-term challenges and three exciting awards were handed out:
The awards and winners:
1. Microsoft Minimalistic Design 2006 Award: Array Technology A/S for their configuration tool which complies to all dimensions in the Minimalistic design culture of the Nordic areas.
2. MDCC User Experience 2006 Award: The Swedish company TAT for their product for development of user interfaces for mobile devices.
3. MDCC Cool Technology 2006 Award: Cepa Mobility Aps for their mobile solution to people with different kinds of disabilities.
The first Microsoft EMEA Convergence conference an outstanding success
14-11-2006
The very first Microsoft Convergence EMEA conference took place on 6-8 November and has been an outstanding success! Over 3,000 delegates attended the sold out event and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
Customers and partners take part in the Convergence conference to meet fellow customers, partners, developers, Microsoft team members and industry experts with whom they can connect and share knowledge, and discuss specific challenges, solutions and ideas. The event also offers an opportunity to view new product releases and features as well as solve business challenges and create business value.
MDCC represented at ARKAD job fair in Lund, Sweden
10-11-2006
ARKAD is a vibrant student event held every year at the Lund Institute of Technology in the beautiful city of Lund in Sweden. It is one of the biggest job fairs in the Oresund region, this year visited by more than 2,000 students.
Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen took active part in the event this year with seven employees engaged in talking to visitors at the job fair and interviewing candidates for possible student worker positions.
Many of the students also attended a well-visited company presentation and got great insight into what it is like to work at MDCC.
MDCC takes part in Innovation Day in Brussels
09-11-2006
MDCC participated actively at Microsoft's Innovation Day in Brussels – an event which showcased a variety of innovative software solutions based on Microsoft technology. The event provided government leaders, academic and industry stakeholders, and the media with an exciting sneak preview of the technologies of tomorrow and the ways in which Microsoft shares knowledge and invests in innovation in the European market space.
We had invited two Microsoft Dynamics partners –
AxaTech from Denmark and
Pebblestone from Holland – to show how they have built some amazing solutions on top of Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV, respectively.
Student Day a hit with future developers
06-11-2006
On November 3, 2006, the MDCC hosted almost 70 computer science students from both the Århus Ingeniørhøjskole and the Århus University. The focus of the day was to broaden the students' knowledge about the work being done at MDCC, give them insight into the tools and technology we use, and an impression of what it is like to work at MDCC.
When asking our Microsoft Student Partner from the Århus University, Niels Ladegaard Beck, why he thought the students had signed up for the event, his main comment was: "Microsoft employs many computer scientists and especially the MDCC is a location where it is easy and comfortable for many Danish computer scientists to work. You don't have to go to a foreign country to be able to work in a large and international company."
Dynamics AX part of new MBA at the Syddansk University in Denmark
27-10-2006
In February 2007 the University of Southern Denmark, the Syddansk Universitet, will launch a brand new MBA program with selective courses on Microsoft Dynamics AX for Process Manufacturing and Enterprise Management.
"This new education meets an extensive need in process industry and related industries. It is one of the most important tools for building up a 360 degree competence which is a prerequisite for the key workers and professionals to successfully carry out all phases of the ERP system implementations", says Claus Gøhring, Global Account Manager at Tectura.
The MBA is a good example of successful cooperation between educational institutions and the corporate world. It fulfills the need for a flexible management education targeted at ambitious business people. The combination of selective courses in ERP system knowledge within process manufacturing and the business understanding obtained in the other courses provides the student with a solid professional basis which is valuable in the daily work with strategic as well as operational system development.
