WCF and Sharepoint Certified

Updates to Certification List:

a. 70-503 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
b. TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration

Announcing availability of Refresh 2 of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Demonstration Toolkit

This Refresh2 image contains a range of new software, updates that the field and partners can use to demonstrate and evaluate Microsoft Dynamics AX 2000. Including but not limited to:
o Lean Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics AX2009
o Customer Model Visualization Tool
o Microsoft Dynamics CRM basic installation with Outlook Client.
o Microsoft FRX and Forecaster setup and demo reports with Drilldown.
o Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Intelligent Data Management Framework (Beta)
o Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step
o Rapid Configuration Tool
o Hotfix Rollup 2.
o System Center Operations Manager Management Pack updated to RTM.
o Microsoft Dynamics Project Time installation
o Environment Dashboard updated to RTM
o Microsoft Dynamics Mobile “demo” for Mobile Sales setup.
o Demo data updated to current periods.
o Demand Planner 2.0 demo data setup.
o GLS Layer files for Consolidated GLS and EERU on the disk
o Performance tweaks and start up with minimal service state to minimize start up time.
o Additional tools to show web services and office integration
o Demo data change tool for Item names, Customer names and Vendor names

For a quick flash through the changes you can have a look at this video:
http://blogs.msdn.com/lcash/pages/microsoft-dynamics-ax-2009-demonstration-toolkit-refresh-2.aspx

Download - The Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Demonstration Toolkit – Refresh 2 is available from this link https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/deployment/documentation/howtoarticles/presalesdemokitmdax2009.htm

The previous version “Refresh1” is still available on Partnersource on this link https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/deployment/methodology/vpc/presalesdemokitmdax2009Refresh1

5 Biggest Challeneges Implementing ERP First time

From TEC, regarding some of the challenges when implementing ERP for first time
http://blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2009/07/14/the-5-biggest-challenges-when-implementing-erp-for-the-first-time/

Tips and Tricks around Debugging X++ code

Another good link on some cool tips and tricks for X++ code
http://blogs.msdn.com/emeadaxsupport/archive/2009/07/13/tips-tricks-around-debugging-x-code-in-dynamics-ax.aspx

Forthcoming changes in X++

Hi there, This is a good blog from MSDN team regarding the upcoming changes in X++. Worth a read!
http://blogs.msdn.com/x/archive/2009/06/29/forthcoming-changes-to-the-x-language.aspx