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Something that the .Net Framework software developer should look at as a potentially new profit center is extending the Dynamics 4.0 Platform.  CRM 4.0 creates a platform of classes above a SQL Server data platform that bundles quite a lot of functionality around the Customer Relationship Management function in business enterprises.  By leveraging this platform, the developer can take advantage of this abstracted functionality by extending the capabilities to create custom solutions in this growing area of enterprise software.  The .Net Framework, including the cool capabilities of Azure Cloud Services, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, SharePoint and Office Business Applications can be leveraged to build Line of Business (LOB) applications on top of the CRM Platform.

 

I’m currently working on a sponsored Microsoft half day seminar that showcases how the .Net Software Developer can leverage the built-in functionality of the CRM Platform called the Business Action World Tour.  My part of this tour is in North America and I would like to invite .Net Software Developers to check out this half day seminar.  Not only will you see how the CRM Platform works and can be extended, but also how Azure, Silverlight, WPF and OBA can be integrated into the CRM Platform.  I just completed the first Toronto session and the attendees were rather excited about the potential for new revenue sources.  Here’s the schedule for the remaining North American redeliveries, all at the Microsoft offices in their downtown locations.

 

New York – March 23
Boston – March 25
Vancouver – March 27
Mountain View, CA – April 17
Chicago – April 20

 

You can sign up for these events by contacting your Microsoft Partner Account Manager (PAM) and requesting access to the registration site.  If you are not a Microsoft Partner and would be interested in checking out the potential of becoming a CRM Partner, just email me at joe@homnick.com.   Partners in other corners of the world (it is a World tour after all), also check with your PAM for more info.