Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2009 Virtual Pressroom: Press Materials
Last updated: March 19, 2009
Press Releases
Feature Stories
Executive Keynotes
- Kirill Tatarinov Keynote, Convergence 2009
Remarks by Kirill Tatarinov, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions, on how Microsoft can help create a “dynamic” business. New Orleans, La. March 10, 2009
Transcript | ppt deck (25.1mb) (March 10, 2009) - Kevin Schofield: Convergence 2009
Remarks by Kevin Schofield, General Manager Microsoft Research, on research into new sensing capabilities, user interfaces, and imagery. New Orleans, La. March 12, 2009
Transcript
Session Audio
- Customer Session: "Realizing Productivity Gains Through Microsoft Dynamics ERP"
Tuesday, March 10, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. CDT
Moderator: Jakob Nielsen, Microsoft Dynamics
Participants: Network Equipment Technologies Inc., CMC Group Inc., AMS Controls Inc. - Participant Bios (.doc file, 56KB)
Microsoft Dynamics solutions help increase productivity and enable customers to show the value of IT by improving efficiencies, decreasing costs and increasing ROI. In large part, these productivity gains are utilized through the RoleTailored approach of the Microsoft Dynamics products, which provide a familiar user interface that is designed for specific roles within the company. Discover how Microsoft customers are using Microsoft Dynamics enterprise resource planning products to be successful during this challenging economic market and how Microsoft Dynamics differentiates itself from competitive offerings, providing real value and timely ROI to customers. - Partner Session: "Maximizing CRM Investments in a Slow Economy"
Wednesday, March 11, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. CDT
Moderator: Bill Patterson, Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Participants: EDS, an HP Company - Participant Bio (.doc file, 44KB)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM continues to provide customers with a solution to manage and maximize CRM investments during a slow economy. The session will touch on the benefits to both the BDM and TDM customer, including retaining customers and revenues, increasing operational efficiencies and employee productivity, eliminating unnecessary marketing spending, improving enterprise agility and TCO, and lowering administrative and maintenance costs.
Executive Bios
- Crispin Read, General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics ERP (.doc file, 78 KB)
- Kirill Tatarinov, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions
- Chris Caren, General Manager, Product Management and Marketing, Microsoft Dynamics (.doc file, 23 KB)
- Marie Huwe, General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics Marketing (.doc file, 39 KB)
- Craig Dewar, Director of Community Marketing, Microsoft Business Solutions (.doc file, 30 KB)
- Doug Kennedy, Vice President, Microsoft Dynamics Partners (.doc file, 60 KB)
- Brad Wilson, General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Christian Pedersen, Senior Director, Microsoft Dynamics CRM (.doc file, 43 KB)
- Bill Patterson, Director, Product Management, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online (.doc file, 52 KB)
- Jakob Nielsen, Principal User Experience Manager, Microsoft Dynamics (.doc file, 82 KB)
- Jennifer Pollard, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Dynamics (.doc file, 55 KB)
- Gayle Hoshino, General Manager, Microsoft Business Solutions Pricing (.doc file, 28 KB)
- Jeff Edwards, Director of Channel Strategy, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Corp. (.doc file, 30 KB)
- Mike Ehrenberg, Architect, Microsoft Dynamics (.doc file, 202 KB)
- Bryan Nielson, Director, Worldwide Product Marketing, Microsoft Dynamics CRM (.doc file, 51 KB)
- Kevin Schofield, General Manager, Strategy and Communications, Microsoft Research
Fact Sheets
- Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 (.xps file, 482 kb)
- Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 (.xps file, 273 kb)
- Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 (.xps file, 245 kb)
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 (.xps file, 1 mb)
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
White Paper
- NAV 2009 White Paper (.pdf file, 908 kb)
Analyst Reports
- Microsoft Dynamics Evolves Role-Based and Vertical Approaches (IDC, December 2008, .pdf file, 85 kb)
- The Forrester Wave™: Order Management Hubs, Q4 2008 (Forrester Research Inc., Nov. 14, 2008, .pdf file, 792 kb)
- The Forrester Wave™: Customer Service Software Solutions, Q4 2008 (Forrester Research Inc., Oct. 21, 2008, .pdf file, 1 mb)
- A New ERP For The 21st Century (Forrester Research Inc., Oct. 3, 2008, .pdf file, 302 kb)
- The Forrester Wave™: Sales Force Management, Q4 2008 (Forrester Research Inc., Oct. 3, 2008, .pdf file, 884 kb)
- The Forrester Wave™: Midmarket CRM Suites, Q3 2008 (Forrester Research Inc., Aug. 26, 2008, .pdf file, 581 kb)
- The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise CRM Suites, Q3 2008 (Forrester Research, Sept. 2, 2008, .pdf file, 550 kb)
- Globalization Comes Home: What It Means to Small and Midsize Businesses (AMR Research, Aug. 23, 2008, .pdf file, 153 kb)
- Awakening a Sleeping Giant: Inside Microsoft Business Solutions’ ERP Strategy (AMR Research, August 2008, .pdf file, 331 kb)
- Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (Gartner Inc., July 15, 2008)
- Microsoft and EDS Go After the Contact Center, Together (AMR Research, March 21, 2008, .pdf file, 189 kb)
- Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers, 2008 (Gartner Inc., March 19, 2008)
- Convergence 2008: Microsoft Is Serious About Business Applications (AMR Research, March 15, 2008, .pdf file, 163 kb)
Demos
Case Studies
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics AX
March 10-13, 2009
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130





