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February 2008 Newsletter

In this Edition:

Holiday season, busy season, tax season... the fun never ends! Most of us will be focusing on tax issues and government reporting requirements over the next month, in addition to fine-tuning our budgets and business plans for 2008.

As part of our 2008 planning, we want to take advantage of the Microsoft technology releases coming out over the next few months. In the Solution of the Month article, we've highlighted how Dynamics SL leverages these releases and outlined where you can go to learn more about each of them in the Hint & Tips section.

I'm looking forward to seeing many of you again at Convergence next month!

Best Regards,

Todd Michael
Director of Sales & Marketing
Plumbline Solutions, Inc.
(419) 581-2973

P.S. Don't forget to submit an ad for our next newsletter issue to help drive traffic to your booth at Convergence!

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.

How can Microsoft's upcoming stack technology releases help you and your customers?

There are several new technology releases being marketed this spring that have the potential to impact Dynamics SL – in a positive way. These releases include Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and SQL Server 2008. In this article we take a look at each one as it pertains to Dynamics SL. [read more]

Windows Vista SP1 (Released Control) is now available.

An overview of the enhancements included in this release can be found in this white paper.
Detailed information about SP1 is also available here.
ISVs who have developed applications for Vista, can find SP1 compatibility testing guidelines on this site.

Windows Server 2008

Highlighted Features

Windows XP SP3

SQL Server 2008

Trial and beta software can be downloaded here.
Take a closer look at the SQL Server solutions.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming Microsoft Events:

Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008
March 2-6 in Seattle, WA
This conference is sold out, waiting list only

Convergence 2008 March 11-14 in Orlando, FL
Partner Briefing Day on March 10, 2008

Tech-Ed 2008 held in Orlando, FL
U.S. Developers: June 3-6
U.S. IT Professionals: June 10-13

WPC 2008 July 7-10 in Houston, TX

Name: Stacie Hertel

Background: As an Application Consultant on Plumbline’s Consulting Team, Stacie has extensive experience supporting and supplying solutions for the Microsoft Dynamics SL product and its customers. Previously Stacie was a Product Support Engineer with Microsoft Corporation, where her primary focus was the support of Solomon IV customers. Prior to joining Microsoft, Stacie obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and had nine years experience supporting and implementing Accounting, Distribution and Point of Sale software. [read more]

Access Plumbline Solutions' Link Exchange for a list of Microsoft Dynamics SL add-on products in one easy-to-search area: Plumbline Solutions' Link Exchange

To participate in the Plumbline Solutions' Link Exchange Program and gain greater visibility for your products or services , e-mail us or read the participation details.

If you have consultants in your organization that are not receiving the Plumbline Newsletter, please e-mail us their email addresses so we can add them to the distribution list. We want to make sure we have these professionals “in the know” about the latest SL activities and ensure they have access to the monthly hints & tips.

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Did you know that Plumbline provides SRS Reporting Services?
If you have customers on Dynamics SL 7.0 who wish to transition to SRS reporting to take advantage of the features in SQL 2005, we can help! Contact us if you'd like to discuss project details.

Newsletter advertising opportunity - generate more awareness about your company at Convergence!
If you will have a booth at Convergence, we encourage you to place an ad in the next issue of the Plumbline Solutions Newsletter to drive more traffic to your booth [read more].

Plumbline Solutions is now offering consulting services for Dynamics AX, in addition to Dynamics SL services.

Strapped for resources to conduct product demonstrations or user group presenters? Take advantage of free resources to lighten your load this year. [read more]

Sys Msg 10054 "Possible Network Error" may be affecting some customers using SL 4.5, 5.0 or 5.5. This error may be due to a bad NIC card, or where their ADT Security software is installed. See KB848708 for two possible resolutions.