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Microsoft Navision 4.0
Microsoft Announces the Highly Anticipated Release of Microsoft
Navision Version 4.0
In response to
customer demand for greater simplicity, deeper insight into
mission-critical business information, more control over
financials, and operational improvements for small and midsize
businesses that want to grow, Microsoft Business Solutions
announced this month the launch of Microsoft® Business Solutions
– Navision® 4.0. Developed in 39 languages for 41 localized
versions, Microsoft Navision 4.0 is the latest release of a
product suite that is currently used by more than 45,000
organizations around the world.
Microsoft
Navision 4.0 was developed specifically for small and mid-market
organizations that want to focus on growing and improving their
businesses. It is ideal for companies looking for a single
solution that can be implemented rapidly, customized and
maintained with minimal disruption to the business. The product
integrates critical financial, manufacturing, distribution,
customer management, supply chain, analytics and e-commerce data
into one streamlined solution.
More
Powerful Analytical Tools
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Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision 4.0 displays data
about business performance the way you want it with
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) |
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Easy
analysis with an advanced Microsoft Windows viewer, a
report writer, a Web interface, and capabilities for
data mining |
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New
features for reporting, Analysis Reports, Sales and
Purchase Budgets, and Analysis views by Dimensions
(ideal for smaller companies with few concurrent users
and data of limited complexity) |
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New key
performance indicators (KPIs) for financial management,
supply chain management, and CRM can be viewed in a
generic graph component, and also allow you to drill
down into your Microsoft Navision application for even
better business insight |
Better
Control of Your Financial Information
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Improvements to costing functionality |
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Inter-company transactions between any two companies
within a group controlled by the same legal entity |
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Transparency and analysis tools for efficient processing
of sales orders |
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Design
your own simple reports for better analysis |
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Improved user interface on sales documents as well as
new features for employees who require simple reporting
functionality
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Partial
Payment & Consolidation Modifications
Apply payments in a more flexible
way
Reverse journal postings and
un-apply payments:
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Reverse postings and
changes related to an application
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Both customer ledger
entries and vendor ledger entries include a clear audit trail
Translate General Ledger account
from another country
Personalization and Navigation Features
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Easier
navigation helps employees work more efficiently
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Employees can personalize their own menus |
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Manufacturing Foundation helps the production planner
manage his or her work |
Notifications and Alerts
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Prevent, rather than react to, potential show-stoppers
in your company processes |
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Generate automatic e-mail messages to your employees,
suppliers, partners, and customers to inform them of
business-critical issues |
Better
Together with Microsoft Office
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New
main menu navigation pane, similar to the one in
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, can be tailored to your
specific needs |
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Analyze
reports using familiar Microsoft Office Excel interface,
or the front-end solution of your choice |
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Make
full use of Microsoft SQL Server for Microsoft Navision
Business Analytics |
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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 and XML input/output makes
it easier to manage electronic exchange of data and
business documents |
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