14 DAY TRIAL // The Redmond Company has announced that Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 is scheduled for availability on March 31, 2007, according to the plans made public since 2006. Microsoft has emphasized that NAV 5.0 was designed from the get go to integrated with the Office System and with Windows SharePoint Services. By the enhancements it delivers, NAV 5.0 will increase business efficiency and productivity.
"Overall, the advancements in this release are in three core areas: we've strengthened the entire solution with new and enhanced application functionality, we've added new integration capabilities with Microsoft Office and other Microsoft software and technologies, and we've made improvements to the overall core technology that will help improve the developer experience and boost partner productivity," explained Mogens Elsberg, general manager, Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Sales and Purchase Document Approval, Prepayment, Intercompany Purchase Cost Distribution, Inventory Costing, Item Tracking, Jobs and Service Order Handling are the aspect of Dynamics NAV 5.0 that have been beefed up, providing enhanced application functionality. Via NAV 5.0 users can link to online addresses and also to files stored on Microsoft SharePoint.
"Customization has been a keystone for over a decade for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The fact that there is a development environment built-in and the ability to customize anything has provided a very compelling product. In the development process, being able to retain flexibility and ease of use of the product - the two main enablers of customization - is without doubt always a key priority for us," Elsberg added.