Plumbline Solutions - Software Consulting Services

Newsletter - January 2007

Plumbline Solutions provides software engineering services for Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Channel Partners and Microsoft^®Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). We offer software development, application support, and technology consulting, with a focus on delivering excellence and building lasting relationships.

Training Boot Camps Coming in February

Join us for two Boot Camp classes that can accelerate your learning. The first class will be held February 26th through 28th and will focus on Microsoft Visual Basic Tools. This class is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of how to use Microsoft Visual Basic tools to create new programs. The cost of this class is $2,495 per person for three days.

The second class will be held March 1st through 2nd and is an introduction to the installation and configuration of Microsoft Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics SL. This class covers installing the software, setting up users, establishing roles and data permissions to secure your data, as well as understanding how portal pages and navigation work, and defining web parts. You will also learn about queries, key performance indicators, reports, and customizations. The cost of this class is $1,695 per person for two days.

If you attend both classes, the cost of the second class−on the installation and configuration of Microsoft Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics SL is reduced from $1,695 to $1,195 per person for two days. Take advantage of this discount and register early to reserve your seat.

A bonus of both sessions is that they will be held at Plumbline Solutions’ office in Findlay, Ohio, which enables the participants to meet some of the Dynamics SL development team as well as some of the Support team members who provide Customer Support.

Participants are requested to bring their laptops to class. The laptop should have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 and all hot fixes installed, sufficient memory (1 GB or more preferred), sufficient processor speed (2.8 GHz or greater), a minimum of 10 GB of free hard drive space, and a DVD reader.

Plumbline Solutions Partners with Microsoft to Provide Pre-Sales Demos

Have you found yourself requiring assistance to show a prospect the competitive advantages of Microsoft Dynamics SL? Do you periodically need another resource to prepare a demo? Are you short-staffed when it comes to preparing a presentation for an upcoming user group?

We have great news for you! Plumbline Solutions and Microsoft have partnered to provide pre-sales and user group seminar support resources. Plumbline Solutions will provide the expertise while Microsoft will cover many of the costs .

Pre-sales assistance includes answering questions on product features and capabilities, as well as explaining how to use and modify the product to meet your customers’ needs. Demonstrations include BIO for Microsoft Dynamics SL, project management and accounting setup and use, Business Portal implementation, configuration and use, Windows SharePoint Services, as well as any of the existing demonstrations on the Virtual PC image or new, custom demonstrations you request.

User group seminar support includes assisting you in preparing and presenting what’s new in Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5 and 7.0, Top Ten Hints and Tips for running Microsoft Dynamics SL, demonstrating product functionality, demonstrating the ease of customizations, and more. We will also assist you in ordering the handout materials needed to make your event as valuable as possible for your customers.

Name: Jon Hartman

Background: As a consultant, I focus primarily on Business Portal, environment issues, performance issues, Crystal reports, and customizations. Prior to my current role, I worked on the Microsoft Dynamics SL Development test team and the Microsoft Dynamics SL Support team for nine years. While in technical support, I was dedicated to servicing network issues, operating systems, printer, installations, Application Server, Solomon Desktop, and Business Portal. Before working with Microsoft Dynamics SL, I was employed in the support industry for ten years. I have a bachelor of science in history.

Likes Best about Consulting: I like to help people solve their problems and I enjoy the variety of issues consulting can offer.

Hobbies: trivia, reading, history, geography, computer strategy and role playing games, building and working with computers

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Let Plumbline Serve Your Training Needs

Keeping pace with software can be a daily challenge−or opportunity, depending on how you perceive it. Finding time to get the necessary training can be just as difficult−or rewarding. Let us help ease the pain you may experience when you receive a request to do a demonstration on a new Microsoft DynamicsTM SL feature or integrated product such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Visual Basic tools. We can help train you and your staff on all the features of the product, to allow you to stay focused on closing sales and growing your business.

We offer a variety of training opportunities and are always willing to discuss creating a training plan tailored to your needs. Whether you need to train internal consultants and developers, your customers want to learn more about a particular module or suite of modules, or you have requests for pre-sales demonstrations and not enough time to fulfill them, we will work with you to ensure your needs and those of your customers are met. Hands-on training can be provided via the internet or on site, depending on the subject. Classroom sessions, such as boot camps, can be offered when requested, to cover the broad and deep functionality of a subject like Microsoft Dynamics SL Project Series, Microsoft Visual Basic tools, or Microsoft Business Portal.

We can work with you to define and deliver a training plan to get you up to speed quickly so that the knowledge gained can quickly translate into new business opportunities giving you an immediate return on your investment. Microsoft has partnered with Plumbline Solutions to assist in funding some training opportunities. To learn if you are eligible for Microsoft assistance, contact us at sales@plumblinesolutions.com.

Access Plumbline Solutions' ISV Link Exchange
for a list of Microsoft Dynamics SL (formerly Microsoft^® Business Solutions—Solomon) add-on products.

To participate in the Plumbline Solutions' ISV Link Exchange Program, e-mail us or call us at 419-421-0270, extension 119.

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