March 2008 Newsletter

In this Edition:

Special Convergence Issue! 

See the special section below.


Hello sunny Florida!

Like many of you, I've had my fill of winter weather. I am really looking forward to attending Convergence this year in Orlando! I always enjoy meeting fellow Partners and ISVs, and have found that the Convergence Event is conducive to impromptu meetings and discovering new business opportunities. I intend to take full advantage of what Convergence offers this year, including some of that great sunshine! 

In this Convergence issue, be sure to take a look at the specials being offered by our advertising Partners. Let me know if you will be attending Convergence and would like to meet to discuss a specific project or to just catch up on how business is going.

Hope to see you in Orlando!

Best Regards,

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

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.

Take Advantage of Convergence Planning Tools

Convergence offers great opportunities, but can be a bit overwhelming if you don't plan your navigation.  What do you want to get out of this event?  Who do you want to connect with? 

Of course the Key Notes and General Sessions highlight Microsoft strategies and upcoming product releases and are wise to attend so you are aware of exciting changes that your customers may want to discuss with you. The Welcome Receptions offer food and fun with the chance to mingle and chat with your peers. The Expo allows you to see all the latest ISV products that work with the Dynamics solutions - who knows when one of these add-on products may help your customers run their business more efficiently? With so many concurrent sessions offered, it's best to go in with a game plan.  [read more]


Orlando attractions, weather forecast during Convergence, park discounts, transportation information, maps and more can be found here.

Dynamics SL VPC Issue:  If you are experiencing IP address conflicts with external networks when running the Dynamics SL VPC, try setting the Networking option on the VPC to Local Only. From the Virtual PC console, select Settings, then select Networking on the left-hand side. Change Adapter 1 to Local Only.

How to create .net trust for your software applications.  Learn how Tim Kahne from Sandler*Kahne, assisted by Price Brattin of Bueno Software, created security-trust for their SL 7 VB SDK.NET application in this updated article. [Read article]

 

Mark your calendars for these upcoming Microsoft Events:


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:  Kim Camp

Background: Kim is a Project Manager at Plumbline, specializing in Distribution, Financial, Project and Service Series applications. In her current role she focuses on project management, training, product demonstrations, software implementations, business-process consulting and gap analysis. [read more]

We pride ourselves on offering SL expertise and working closely with Microsoft on programs to increase Dynamics SL visibility (i.e. PreSales program). We also work independently to create programs to enrich the SL community, such as our ISV Link Exchange program and the Plumbline monthly newsletter.

Another example of our involvement within the SL community is the Partnership we have with Sandler Kahne in co-developing the new Outlook integration to Project Resource Estimating & Planning (PREP). Please stop by and hear about this new addition to the Sandler Kahne product line (Expo Booth #336). Also ask us about the support services we're planning to provide on SK products in the near future.

What we enjoy most of all is collaborating with Partners to make us all more successful - we want to be your Partner’s Partner!
 
Need consulting assistance?  Plumbline Solutions can provide technical resources for a variety of projects.  We can help Partners with SL 7.0.upgrades, SRS Reporting Services, Dynamics SL product demonstrations, develop custom applications and more!

Contact us to discuss how we can help you with a project.


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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Convergence 2008 - The Community of Business

Please take a moment to review the special offerings from these                Dynamics SL Partners:

Aim Computer Solutions, Inc.        Sandler*Kahne Software: Booth #336                 KB Technologies

 
 

For all those attending Convergence, have a GREAT Event!