14 DAY TRIAL // In just a few days Microsoft will make available for download the gold development milestone of the first service pack for Dynamics NAV 2009, revealed Phil Newman, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner Technology specialist. The exact delivery deadline has now been made public, and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 20089 SP1 is literally just around the corner, with customers getting access to the release early next week. Microsoft informed that the first SP for Dynamics NAV 2009 would be offered come September 1st, 2009, in no less than 16 localized country versions.
“In response to early adopter feedback on Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 from our TAP and BAP programs, we have included 79 new features in support of our three main investments areas around customer productivity, partner productivity, and quality,” Newman stated. “For example, by implementing a number of keyboard accelerators, re-factoring many “matrix” forms, and adding significant personalization enhancements, your customers will see improvements in user experience and overall business productivity. And by incorporating Microsoft Dynamics Online Connect directly in Role Centers, we will help your customers get more for their BREP investments.”
At the same time, Microsoft has worked to boost the capabilities available to company partners with the product. Following the integration of SP1, Dynamics NAV 2009 will offer customers an enhanced page design wizard as well as simplified “edit-and-run” scenarios, in an effort to kick the development experience up a notch.
“Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 builds on all the innovations that were introduced with Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, and adds new functionality that can provide significant productivity improvements for customers and partners, as well as delivering enhancements and optimizations that reaffirm Microsoft Dynamics’ ongoing commitment to product quality. As such, this service pack release represents an important driver of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV business moving forward, and an opportunity to tell an even stronger Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 productivity story to your customers and prospects – to further increase Microsoft Dynamics NAV adoption and momentum in the market,” Newman added.
The promise from Microsoft is that Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 will allow customers a seamless integration with their business processes. Dynamics NAV 2009 RTM was introduced in December 2008 and Microsoft has been, and continues to be offering a VPC image of the Community Technology Preview for Service Pack 1 since the second half of June 2009. Companies interested in test driving Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 as a CTP can grab the bits via PartnerSource.