Dynamics AX2009 Technical Overview and Demo

2. Dynamics AX2009 Technical Overview and Demo (DYN301) Dynamics AX2009 Technical Overview and Demo Frank Sauerbach Partner Technical Advisor Microsoft South Africa franksa@microsoft.com Arend-Jan Speksnijder Solutions Architect Microsoft Dynamics Lighthouse team arendjs@microsoft.com

3. Agenda • Introduction • Overview of Dynamics AX 2009 • Demonstrations

4. Next Generation Business Applications • Built for people • Adapt to Innovation • Designed for change

5. Next Generation Business Applications • Built for people • Built for people • Adapt to Innovation • Designed for change “It looks like it was designed for me.“ “All the information is at my fingertips.”

6. Next Generation Business Applications Sarbanes-Oxley • Designed for change • Built for People • Adapt to Innovation • Designed for Change

7. Next Generation Business Applications • Adapt to Innovation • Built for people • Adapt to Innovation • Designed for change

8. Microsoft Dynamics AX | At a Glance Microsoft Dynamics AX Business Process Coverage Microsoft Dynamics AX RoleTailored User Experience • Microsoft Dynamics AX industry Solutions • Rich business partner eco-system • Global Solution supporting central deployment • Target organization: 200 – 7,500 employees • More than 10,000 customers worldwide

9. Roadmap of Innovation ‘6’ 2009 • Role Tailored UX • Global Enterprise Capabilities • Compliancy Management • Ad-hoc Self-service BI for all • Intelligent Data Management Tool • Project Time * • Lean Manufacturing ** • Environmental Dashboard *** • Simplicity • Financial Excellence in Global Org. • Excellence in Business Practices • Increase Industry Footprint • Software + Services • SPLA (October 1st, 2008) • Microsoft Dynamics AX Industry Solutions • Mobile MAJOR RELEASES November CY2010 CY2008 SERVICE PACKS/MINOR RELEASES * Available in limited # countries ** Available only in US-English *** Available in limited languages Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SP1 (including Electronic Signature)

10. Scalable Friendly Architecture Clients • Scalable SolutionAs the amount of clients grows, the number of Application Object Servers can be increased. • Increased functionality using Microsoft Dynamics AX with other Microsoft products. • Data is always accessed though Application Object Servers. Application Files Unified Communications And Collaboration Business Intelligence Enterprise Content Management Application Object Server(s) Website and Security Framework Business Data Business Data Catalog Open XML File Formats Extensible UI Workflow Search Secured, Well-Managed Infrastructure

11. Familiar to Your People Rich Client SharePoint Client Office Client Mobile Client Unified Communications And Collaboration Business Intelligence Enterprise Content Management • RoleTailored user experience. • Microsoft Outlook, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office look and feel. • Automatic generation of layout. • Web browser is the only requirement for clients to access. • SharePoint based. • Rich development tools and technology. • Familiar user interface. • No ERP training required. • Flexible solution with shared source code. • Designed for mobile devices. • Clients do not need to be online. • Contains a sales role. • Framework for designing new mobile applications. Website and Security Framework Business Data Catalog Open XML File Formats Extensible UI Workflow Search Secured, Well-Managed Infrastructure

12. Demonstrations • Role Based User Interface • Rich Client • Sharepoint Client • Productivity Tooling • Business Intelligence • Integrations

13. question & answer

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