Microsoft's business solutions unit settles in

eWeek | at | by Mike

With the release of its Dynamics GP 9.0 suite earlier this month and additional Dynamics releases expected throughout the coming year, Microsoft is well into Wave 1 of its two-wave business applications modernization plan.

While it will eventually merge the code of Microsoft's four ERP suiteswhich came from separate acquisitionsDynamics also brings the Microsoft Business Solutions division technically and culturally into the fold.

That integration of the MBS development team with the Office SQL Server, Visual Basic and other technology development teams is key to the company's success in the ERP sector.