| > | | | | Here typically you are selecting between Great |
| If your organization is located in Southern California | | | | Plains Integration Manager (where integration is initiated |
| San Diego metropolitan area and you are planning to | | | | on demand) or eConnect custom integration application |
| deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP, or already have it | | | | (where integration could be scheduled) |
| implemented in your organization, including legacy | | | | 3. Freight Forwarding and Distribution industries. For |
| versions of Dynamics GP 8.0, 7.0, Microsoft Great | | | | Freight Forwarders we recommend Agent Settlement |
| Plains 7.0, Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise 6.0, | | | | Report to be built on Microsoft Dynamics GP |
| 5.5, Dynamics C/S+ 5.0, 4.0 and earlier Or even Great | | | | customer vendor consolidation module. Distributors |
| Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows or Macintosh: 9.5, | | | | are likely facing the challenge to automate Warehouse |
| 9.2, 9.1 and earlier, the help might be just around the | | | | management with barcode scanners, potentially with |
| corner or if you prefer web sessions and phone | | | | integration to Microsoft RMS (Retail Management |
| conferences - we are ready to help. In this small | | | | System), or another POS (Point of Sale application, |
| publication we would like to share with you some | | | | such as Counterpoint, Quick Books, Navision) |
| Dynamics GP Great Plains implementation, | | | | 4. Government and Military subcontractors and |
| customization programming, integration, reporting and | | | | Microsoft Dynamics GP. Here we are comfortable in |
| data conversion techniques which we found useful in | | | | Great Plains Analytical Accounting, Project Accounting, |
| Southern California: LA, Orange County and San Diego: | | | | GP Human Resources. We should be ready to |
| 1. Microsoft Dynamics GP for Startups and firms, | | | | implement Great Plains Dynamics GP for government |
| backed by venture capital, including small and micro | | | | agency in San Diego, including military |
| capitalizations. As you are trying to avoid upfront | | | | 5. San Diego Spanish and Mexican connection. |
| cost, you may take advantage from Microsoft | | | | Spanish (Espanol) is important if you are relaying on |
| Dynamics GP software license lease program. | | | | seasonal workers from Mexico or Central and South |
| Second observation - startups are typically driven by | | | | America. There are exporters from Chile, Argentina |
| business innovators and new business processes | | | | (especially wine making industry), where documents |
| enthusiasts, where traditional Corporate ERP, MRP | | | | produced from Dynamics GP with some Spanish |
| and Accounting systems are lagging behind and may | | | | support are recommended |
| not provide desired functionality for your startup | | | | 6. Microsoft Dynamics GP in Orange County California. |
| "dream". This is why we are recommending you to | | | | Orange County is extremely diversified in its business |
| review Dynamics GP customization, modification, | | | | community representation, special attention to Irvine, |
| integration and reporting tools: Microsoft Dexterity, | | | | CA. eCommerce for food chain stores (Taco Bell), |
| eConnect (especially in eCommerce and advanced | | | | would be great example for possible Microsoft |
| EDI integration scenarios), Extender (if you are trying to | | | | Dynamics GP customization |
| stick to low budget it pursuing Dynamics GP | | | | 7. If you are expanding from San Diego to Brazil. In |
| customizations, where you feel that Great Plains | | | | Brazil people speak Brazilian Portuguese, which is not |
| Dexterity is too expensive approach), Dynamics GP | | | | the same as European Continental Portuguese. We |
| Integration Manager (for ongoing quasi real time | | | | are not ready to name Brazilian Portuguese as Creole, |
| integrations and one time data conversions and | | | | but in fact the language in Brazil is very different from |
| migrations) | | | | the Portuguese in Portugal. Microsoft Dynamics GP |
| 2. Telecommunication industry, including non standard | | | | is not localized for Brazilian ERP market. We |
| telecommunication service providers. Air time and | | | | recommend you to consider either Microsoft Dynamics |
| customer billing is critical, especially when you have to | | | | AX (formerly known as Axapta), or SAP Business |
| download and integrate customer activity from your | | | | One (especially when your Brazilian facility is small or |
| telecommunication wholesalers. Methods may be | | | | mid-size, where Corporate ERP budget might be too |
| based on Web Services or more traditional | | | | small for AX) |
| technologies, such as HTTP requests and responses. | | | | 8. |