Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2010 Atlanta

Mark your calendars now! Registration Begins on January 6, 2010

You’re invited to attend Convergence 2010 Atlanta,
the Premier Microsoft Dynamics Event
April 24 – 27, 2010.

We at InterDyn BMI are excited to announce that Convergence Atlanta 2010 is coming in April! We want to let you know now, so you can plan ahead to join us.

Why Attend Convergence?
Convergence is the premier Microsoft Dynamics event where you can experience the Microsoft Dynamics community in action. This event offers you a unique opportunity to network with your peers, partners, team members, and industry experts together to share ideas and knowledge—all in one place. You’ll experience first-hand how you can use the power of Microsoft Dynamics and the full range of Microsoft products to optimize your business and improve your bottom line—now and in the future.

Convergence 2010 Atlanta is cost-effective and easy-to-attend.
This year’s event starts on Saturday to take less time out of your busy schedule—and make it easier for you to attend. It will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in the heart of downtown Atlanta, which offers many quality and affordable hotel options for budget-conscious travelers. And, as a major air transit hub, the city is a convenient destination.

Sign up for registration alerts now and plan to register in early January!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Microsoft Dynamics GP Payroll Year-End Support

As it gets busy the next couple of months, we are proactively contacting you to ask whether you would like to reserve time on the calendar for assistance with your payroll year-end processes. (We highly recommend this at least your first year going thru payroll year-end processes with Dynamics GP.)

You will find recommended steps (click here to receive the documentation) and links to W-2 formats as well as other helpful information in this guide.

Important Documents: If you did not receive the following documentation please click here to contact InterDyn BMI.

• The 2009 payroll year-end prep guide
• Excel spreadsheet to help reconcile your taxable wages
  

NOTE: If you do not normally load your own service packs, please contact InterDyn BMI support to schedule assistance with this process prior to my year-end visit with you. The year-end update is not absolutely required to be installed this year unless any of the following situations apply to you, it must be installed.

• You have employees with foreign addresses in Kosovo or Serbia, and file W-2’s electronically.
• You need to print1099-R forms, involving Code B or U.
  

Even if these situations don’t apply to you, it is highly recommended that you have the latest service pack installed. Please contact InterDyn BMI Customer Service at 1.866.264.3249 or support@interdynbmi.com prior to installing the service pack OR if you have any custom GP code installed on your system.

New this year for State of Minnesota: State of Minnesota is requiring electronic filing of 2009 W-2’s if you have more than 50 forms to submit. (for 2010, if you have more than 25 forms, electronic filing will be required.)
See the info posted at http://taxes.mn.gov/taxes/withholding/tax_information/factsheets/wfs2_09.pdf

The good news is that the State of MN is accepting the same file format that the IRS requires. If you currently own the Dynamics GP module for Federal Magnetic Media, you can submit this same file to MN. Another option is to manually key your Employee W-2 information into a website.

If manually keying your W-2’s into a website is not feasible and you do not own the Federal Magnetic Media module, please contact InterDyn BMI for a price quote on this product. It requires a change in registration keys; no software installation is necessary.

If you have employees in states that require electronic filing of W-2’s but that state does not accept the EFW2 (formerly MMREF) format, we can direct you to an appropriate companion product that will generate that file for you.

If you have questions regarding your Microsoft Dynamics GP Payroll Year End or general Year End questions, click here to contact InterDyn BMI.

Microsoft XRM: The Holiday Gift That Keeps on Giving

The holidays are right around the corner, and that means it’s time to send out the annual holiday card to thank your clients for their business. Unfortunately, you can’t seem to find that Excel spreadsheet with all of your clients’ contact information – or locate the stack of business cards you thought you left in your desk drawer.

Today, there’s a solution to that problem: Microsoft XRM, the latest evolution of Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM software. The solution is built on the premise of “one platform, multiple applications” -- leveraging a flexible and powerful platform, and the applications sitting on that platform, to meet any and all business requirements. Microsoft XRM stretches beyond providing businesses with tools to manage relationships with customers, and instead offers “Anything Relationship Management.”

Just as no two people on a shopping list have the same holiday wish, no two businesses have identical needs. That’s where the Microsoft XRM 80/20 rule comes into play. By leveraging the Microsoft .NET framework, the solution allows 80% of business requirements to be achieved by using and integrating out of the box. The last 20% can be achieved through custom development to make the application do exactly what a business needs.

Watch this Microsoft XRM to discover just how many business applications can be managed with this solution, including asset management, supplier management and vendor management.




Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM: Click here to start your free 30 day trial

Microsoft Dynamics GP Year End Procedures Class

Microsoft Dynamics GP™ Year End Procedures

Designed for Controllers, CFOs and Accounting Managers using Microsoft Dynamics GP - (Great Plains), this class provides you with detailed instruction on how to close subsidiary and general ledgers at the end of the fiscal or calendar year. Also, find out how to start-up the new fiscal year, continue to make adjustments to the previous fiscal year, and provide a secure accounting environment during the transition of fiscal periods.

Topics we will be covering at the 2009 Year End Class:

• Year End Tips & Tricks
• Inventory Year End Closing Procedures
• Receivables Management Year End Closing Procedures
• Payables Management Year End Closing Procedures
• Fixed Assets Year End Procedures
• General Ledger Fiscal Year-End Closing Procedures
• Payroll Year-End Closing Checklist

Choose from ONE of the four options below for a time and date that works best for you! Each session contains the same information

In Person
12/16/2009
9:30-11:30am
740 Kay Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
click here to register

Webcast
12/15/2009 - 9:30am-11:30am (CST)
click here to register

12/17/2009 - 9:30am-11:30am (CST)
click here to register

12/21/2009 - 9:30am-11:30am (CST)
Click here to register

Attendance Fee $150.00 /attendee click here to register

If you are exeriencing problems with regisration please email audra.carlisle@interdynbmi.com or call 651-746-1466

We’ve launched a new partnership with Xobni

We’ve launched a new partnership with Xobni, the company that develops the award-winning Microsoft Outlook plug-in that’s in use at over 8,000 businesses…including 80% of the Fortune 500.

Xobni (“Inbox” spelled backwards) revolutionizes the way people use Outlook by helping them organize and manage email and relationships in a meaningful way. Xobni’s sidebar offers powerful data for users about the people they are emailing with – including full contact information, threaded conversations, shared attachments, etc.

According to a survey of IT administrators using the product, the average user saves over 30 minutes a week through Xobni’s intelligent search and intuitive profiling products. In addition to the superior search and organization features, Xobni pulls valuable content from the web into Outlook, - including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. - to help users manage their relationships and communications with contacts better.

Xobni just introduced Xobni Enterprise, a new service that gives businesses of all sizes the ability to deploy and manage Xobni to employees and create customizable extensions to increase productivity and efficiency within the work place.

This is important to our business for several reasons…
First, we’re going to use the Xobni API’s and Software Development Kit to offer custom extensions from Xobni to third party applications, including Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and websites like UPS.com and LexisNexis.com. These applications will allow sales teams, for example, to experience Xobni in a way that helps them do their jobs more efficiently; from their in-boxes, sales reps can understand their relationships within the context of campaign information from ExactTarget, website behavior from Eloqua, and forecast data from Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Second, there are thousands of businesses that are using the free version of Xobni, and we’re going to help determine and implement user and group permissions, so that each user has a customized experience. Our goal is to help users of the free version of Xobni discover the capabilities of Xobni Enterprise.

Finally, we’re offering our customers a suite of Xobni services, including customization, training and end-user support so that every business can get the most of their Xobni experience. This will help companies that are deploying Xobni to hundreds – or even thousands -- of users get the most out of Xobni in the shortest amount of time.

If you’re not using Xobni today, I’d like to invite you to get started today by downloading the free version of Xobni at www.xobni.com/download. In just a few minutes, you’ll see why everyday people are praising Xobni for turning their inbox around.

If you’d like to arrange a briefing to discuss ways in which we can help you and your company get the most of your Xobni experience, please send an email to info@interdynbmi.com and we’ll call you right away.