Microsoft Dynamics AX Preview

Microsoft Dynamics AX- PreviewSOLUTIONS

Microsoft DynamicsTM AX

”An integrated, adaptable and global business management solution that works like and with familiar Microsoft software and helps you drive

business success.”

– Global solution – Works like and with familiar Microsoft software – Scalable architecture – Highly flexible code base, upgrade tools help preserve

customizations– Lower TCO with higher ROI– Targeting mid-sized businesses to divisions of large

companies (20 to 1,000+ users)– Designed to help drive customers’ business success

Value Proposition

Q2 2006Q2 2006

* As of February 2006. Calendar Timeframes are shown.* As of February 2006. Calendar Timeframes are shown. Product release dates and content subject to change.Product release dates and content subject to change. Enhancement and support details for each product line will vary by geography. Enhancement and support details for each product line will vary by geography.

Continued Continued InvestmentsInvestments

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Q3 2007Q3 2007

Q1 2008Q1 2008

Q4 2008Q4 2008

MicrosoftMicrosoft Dynamics AX 4.0Dynamics AX 4.0• SharePoint ServerSharePoint Server• Contextual Business IntelligenceContextual Business Intelligence• Web ServicesWeb Services• RFIDRFID• SQL Server 2005SQL Server 2005

Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics Dynamics

AX 4.0 TAPAX 4.0 TAP

Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.1Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.1• Financial and Supply Chain enhancementsFinancial and Supply Chain enhancements• Collaborative solutionsCollaborative solutions• MS CRM integration to AXMS CRM integration to AX

Microsoft Dynamics AX 5.0Microsoft Dynamics AX 5.0• Technical & Functional Scalability improvementsTechnical & Functional Scalability improvements•.Net interoperability.Net interoperability• Additional industries supporting functionsAdditional industries supporting functions• Enhanced Manageability across sitesEnhanced Manageability across sites• Leverage full MS StackLeverage full MS Stack

Microsoft Dynamics AX 5.1Microsoft Dynamics AX 5.1• TBD TBD

Q2 2009Q2 2009

Q3 2006Q3 2006

Product Release Timeline

Familiar to your people

Microsoft Dynamics AX works like other Microsoft products you and your people are

familiar with, helping reduce the time required to learn how to use it, and freeing

up time to focus on what matters most.

Fits with your systems

Microsoft Dynamics AX works the way your current Microsoft technology works so it fits

easily into your systems, helping to maximize your investment in Microsoft technology.

Helps fuel your business productivity

Microsoft Dynamics AX helps fuel the productivity of your business by automating

your business-critical operations and adapting to fit into your type of business helping

ensure the most relevant insight.

Helps enable confident decision making

Microsoft Dynamics AX helps you respond rapidly to the changing demands of your

business, providing you with more complete insight across your organization so you and your people can make timely and informed

decisions with increased confidence.

Microsoft Dynamics AX:What’s New?

Fundamentals: Fundamentals: Performance & Performance &

SecuritySecurity

What’s New in this Release?

Global Reach, Global Reach, Global SolutionGlobal Solution

Deep Microsoft Deep Microsoft IntegrationIntegration

Complete Complete Solution andSolution and

Foundation to Foundation to Build VerticalsBuild Verticals

Rich FunctionalityRich Functionality

High AdaptabiltyHigh Adaptabilty

Low CostsLow Costs

Functionality described herein is planned and subject to change.

Deep Microsoft Integration

• Build on top of your current investment in Microsoft technology to drive greater ROI

• Connect online information, people, systems and devices with Microsoft .NET

• Enable collaboration among different groups in your organization

• Use the richer content and document management on the Enterprise Portal

• Integrate into existing SharePoint Portals

• Improve user productivy with role-based user interface• Reduce training costs by using a systems that works like and

with familiar products: Dynamics AX uses Microsoft Office 12 design and navigation

Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows

SharePointSharePoint

User InterfaceUser Interface

Microsoft SQL Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Server 2005

Reporting Reporting ServicesServices

Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows

Server 2003Server 2003

• Help enable confident decision making using a powerful, seamless reporting service

• Put ad-hoc reporting at the fingertips of business users• Improve efficiency as IT professionals are freed up to

spend time on more critical IT tasks


Global Solution, Global Reach

• Help enable more secure and simple integration scenarios with suppliers, customers and internal trading companies

• Integrate seamlessly with Web services using .NET

• Drive towards reduced deployment and customization complexity for global implementations

• Help enable better decision making wtih more relevant geographic information

Application Application Integration Integration FrameworkFramework

Country Country ConsolidationConsolidation

InterCompany InterCompany FunctionalityFunctionality

• Operate or expand globally with automation and integrity for intercompany trading

• Simplify your financials with out-of-the-box intercompany trading support both within and across borders

• Expand your company’s reach into Japan and China with native language support

• Increase reliability with features that transport data through many different systems with less potential for corruption

Unicode Unicode ComplianceCompliance


Complete Solution and Foundation to Build Verticals

• Deploy out of the box with new industry enabling functionality or integrate to partner vertical solutions

• Automate your business processes with flexible Supply Chain and Service Management features

• Stay informed with workflow and advanced alerts

• Extend Microsoft Dynamics AX functionality with industry-specific functionality backed by Microsoft

• Access thousands of vertical solutions provided by partners to meet your specific business needs

Industry Builder Industry Builder and Partner and Partner EcosystemEcosystem

Superior Superior Development Development Platform and Platform and AdaptabilityAdaptability

RFIDRFID

Horizontal Horizontal FunctionalityFunctionality

• Create a seamless path from initial trading partner compliance to an RFID-enabled supply chain

• Use partner solutions built on this flexible and extensible RFID framework

• Customize more quickly and more easily using the enhanced Software Development Kit (SDK)

• Extend your applications with the. NET Business Connector

• Help improve developer productivity with the Common Language Runtime (CLR) Interoperability.


Fundamentals: Performance and Security

• Help reduce administration time using Windows Authentication and single sign-on

• Help improve security and privacy with the single sign-on feature of Active Directory

• Gain more administration control over sensitive data

• Drive greater user productivity with performance and functionality enhancements across all modules

• Use the fundamental advancements in database technology of SQL Server 2005

• Help enable more confident decisions with a contextual help system that emphasizes business processes and quality

• Gain more access to updated and expanded content with online Continuous Publishing model

PerformancePerformance

Reduced Reduced Implementation Implementation

CostsCosts

Value through Value through DocumentationDocumentation

Improved Improved SecuritySecurity

• Help reduce implementation time with the setup wizard and network configuration tools

• Native language support can speed setup, reduce deployment errors, and generally simplify deployment

• Help lower provisioning costs with simple user management


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Microsoft Dynamics AX Microsoft Dynamics AX Financial Management, Financial Management,

Human Resources, Human Resources, Project Accounting, Project Accounting,

Service Management Service Management

Microsoft Dynamics AX Microsoft Dynamics AX Trade, Intercompany, Trade, Intercompany,

Logistics, Product Builder, Logistics, Product Builder, Production, Production,

Master Planning, Master Planning, Shop Floor Control, Shop Floor Control,

Warehouse ManagementWarehouse Management

Enterprise Enterprise ResourceResource

ManagementManagement

AnalyticsAnalytics

Customer Customer Relationship Relationship ManagementManagement

Supply Supply ChainChain

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Functionality described herein is planned and subject to

change.

Improved User InterfaceEnhanced Menu Structure & Navigation

Alignment with MBS product family & Office 11

Familiar Controls & Options

Improved Data Management & Organization


TAP (Technology Adoption Program)• TAP leverages the corporate TAP agreement

– Consistent Pilot approach from customer and partner’s perspective across products

• Primary goals– Initiate a true pre-release beta test phase with

partners/customers – Validate product readiness for production processing– Validate upgrade path from previous version to Microsoft

Axapta 4.0 based on real customer databases and customizations

– Transfer setup and configuration knowledge from development team to Partners, Consulting, Support, and ISVs

– Provide early access to Microsoft Axapta 4.0 and obtain feedback/input from Partners and Customers

– Develop customer testimonials prior to release for use by Microsoft and Partners

Licensing Microsoft Axapta 3.0 Today• If you license Microsoft Axapta 3.0 today and have an active

Enhancement Plan, you have the option to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 as soon as it is generally available

• You can start your implementation project in late March – Receive our TAP3 pre-release code for AX4 at Convergence

(March 25) as a guide to your implementation project – Note that TAP code is unsupported and you will have to

sign an End User License Agreement for this code• At your sole discretion and when your implementation project

is ready, you can chose to go live on Microsoft Dynamics Axapta 3.0 or Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 when it is generally available

Note that Microsoft Dynamics does not make any guarantees or contingencies for the delivery date of Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.

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