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NEWS
ACOM has designed true groundbreaking
integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Driven by ACOM’s content management
platform, payables automation delivers “realtime”
functionality from purchase order
through completed Microsoft Dynamics
GP transaction and secure archival.
Automatically capture invoices and related
documents to create Microsoft Dynamics
GP transactions directly from OCR data or
workflow approval. Gain immediate visibility
and control with no import or export data
required. Eliminate manual processes,
increase efficiency and productivity, and
accelerate approval time from days or weeks
into just hours. Turn payables into a profit
center for real bottom-line performance.
Learn more at www.acom.com.
Carbonite, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARB), a leading
provider of cloud and hybrid business
continuity solutions for small and midsized
businesses (SMBs), announced the expansion
of its highly successful free trial program to
its global network of distributors, national
solutions providers, and more than 6,000
channel partners. With this full-feature, noobligation
trial, Carbonite partners can now
offer their customers the power and simplicity
of the Carbonite Server Pro Bundle, which
includes both server and workstation back-up
technology. “The majority of small businesses
who try Carbonite become customers,” said
Pete Lamson, senior vice president of global
sales at Carbonite. “Together with a very
strong renewal rate, our new Partner Trials
program makes it easy for our partners to
demonstrate value to their customers, drive
sales of Carbonite, and enjoy a recurring
revenue stream for years to come.” To learn
more about Partner Trials, or to become a
Carbonite partner, visit www.carbonite.com/
partners.
Computer Market Research (CMR), a
leading developer of Web-based channel
management solutions, announced that
it is providing an online portal for Urban
Armor Gear, the manufacturer of military
grade phone and tablet cases. The portal
will be used to help Urban Armor Gear
manage its Deal Registration Program,
which gives its partners security and reduced
channel conflict. Urban Armor Gear is
using CMR’s deal registration software to
streamline the process via automated alerts
and comprehensive dashboards that show
the status of deals in real time. For full
details, visit computermarketresearch.com/
news/2015/06/30/cmr-provide-web-basedportal-urban-armor-gear.
Crestwood Associates LLC acquired longtime
Oak Park-based Acumatica, Sage, and
Greentree consulting firm, Visions Business
Solutions (VBS) on August 17, 2015. VBS will
operate under the Crestwood Associates name
at its Mount Prospect, Illinois headquarters.
Crestwood provides Microsoft Dynamics and
Acumatica accounting solutions to mid-sized
companies and has done so for 17 years.
This is Crestwood’s second merger in 2015,
emphasizing the firm’s focus on growth and
its determination to offer clients an expanding
portfolio of products and services. Learn more
at www.crestwood.com.
Cutwater Solutions, the designer and provider
of Cutwater AIM (Advanced Inventory
Management) software, announced that
Sunroof Express, a leader in sunroof and
T-top replacement, has implemented Cutwater
AIM to improve the visibility of its inventory.
Sunroof Express has been serving customers,
and fulfilling their roof panel and convertibletop
glass replacement needs, for more than
20 years. Located in Troy, Michigan, Sunroof
Express’ expertise with cars and auto insurance
companies has allowed the company to thrive.
With such a trend-based industry, Sunroof
Express was looking for a tool that would help
increase its visibility and have a more accurate
interpretation of its inventory. For more
information, visit www.cutwatersolutions.com.
DFC Consultants has hired Scott Aafedt
as a business solutions consultant and
Jason Buckingham as an applications
consultant. Scott previously worked
as a senior technical lead at VMC
Consulting, and Jason has 15 years of
experience in accounting and Microsoft
Dynamics GP, most recently serving as
a senior solution specialist with Encore
Business Solutions. DFC Consultants is
a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with
three locations across North Dakota. Visit
www.dfcconsultants.com to learn more.
DynamicPoint’s Requisition Management
Application supports various scenarios of
receiving that allow a non-Microsoft
Dynamics user to not only create a requisition,
but also to create receipts directly within
Microsoft SharePoint. The solution, which
is configurable to accommodate various
hybrid methods, supports centralized
receiving, decentralized receiving, or a
combination of the two. It triggers workflow
to ensure approval of receiving transactions
before automatically posting to Microsoft
Dynamics NAV, and it enables users to
approve receiving transactions via email.
See how it works, view a video, and read
the latest blog post at sharepoint-blog.com/
sharepoint-dynamics-nav-automate-receiving-
3-different-ways.
Green Beacon Solutions, a national Microsoft
Dynamics CRM Partner and expert in
helping federal, state, and local governments
operationalize their strategies, announces the
promotion of Matthew Beaumont to vice
president of public sector. Matthew, who has
been with Green Beacon since 2004, drives the
company’s go-to-market strategy for the public
sector practice and oversees the company’s
CRM implementations for government
entities, including the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury,
and Fairfax County, Virginia. Learn more at
www.greenbeacon.com.
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