Today Michael Surmanian past the required Microsoft Exams to become certified in Dynamics CRM 2011.
Certified for CRM 2011
Windows 8 Explorer Ribbon
Great article from CNET.com previewing the new Ribbon feature in Windows 8.
Windows 8 is coming!
Windows 8 is slated for release sometime in 2012. Additional information can be found in this CNN article. This may be a good time contact C3SD Inc. to discuss your Software Refresh plan as Microsoft will stop support of Windows XP in 2014.
Partner Hosted CRM 2011
C3SD Inc. now offers Partner Hosted CRM 2011 Deployments. Offered as part of our Hosted Suite with SharePoint and Exchange we also have the ability to provide your company with a private virtual server allowing you to run custom code or install 3rd party applications.
For more information please contact 858.337.7722.
2011 Holidays
C3SD Inc. will observe the following Holidays in 2011.
Monday, January 17 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 21 Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 30 Memorial Day
Monday, July 4 Independence Day
Monday, September 5 Labor Day
Monday, October 10 Columbus Day
Friday, November 11 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 24 Thanksgiving Day
Monday, December 26 Christmas Day
Urgent Posting for Users of AVG 2011
Today AVG released update 3292 which has been known to cause some Windows Based Computers to be unable to boot. If you have AVG 2011 installed it is recommended that you do not reboot your computer until you have applied an update greater than #3293. It is also possible to remove AVG Free from your computer to fix the problem.
For more information please visit the AVG site at: http://free.avg.com/us-en/faq.num-4080#num-4080
C3SD Inc. recommends Microsoft Security Essentials as your Free antivirus alternative. Available at: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
The next release of Microsoft CRM is right around the corner and we are looking forward to the many expanded features this release boasts. Most of all is the tight integration to Windows SharePoint Services. Out of the box CRM 2011 will allow the creation of SharePoint Document Repositories for each Account created. There are also many new features centered around the Outlook Client. Additional information each can be found on the following Microsoft Postings:
Sharepoint Integration: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/crm/archive/2010/10/08/crm-with-sharepoint-integration-introduction.aspx
Outlook Client: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/crm/archive/2010/10/13/microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-rich-crm-email-and-appointments.aspx
Update: May 2011 – C3SD Inc. has upgraded our CRM platform to CRM 2011. For additional details and and a demo please Contact Us.
C3SD to adopt new billing structure
Please review our new Billing structure as C3SD moves to become a Managed Services company. http://c3sd.com/c3sd-managed-services-2010-an-open-letter-to-our-clientele
What is RSS?
This standardized format, also referred to as Really Simple Syndication allows an RSS Reader to download and display web content from a multitude of web sites. Website creators can flag a listing of Updates or Latest Headline that can be checked by an RSS Reader.
In this day and age almost every blog and news worthy website has an RSS feed associated with it. You can easily locate an RSS feed on a website by locating the RSS logo “
”. Subscribing to fee is simple and only requires a few clicks. First click the “
” icon and then locate the link that states “Subscribe to this feed.”
For More Information please see our posting at: http://c3sd.com/how-to-use-rss
SharePoint 2010
We just installed SharePoint 2010 for use internally here at the office. This version boasts many new features including the new SharePoint WorkSpaces which automatically synchronizes information from a SharePoint Website down to a Desktop or Laptop for off-line use. Stay tuned for a full write-up and case story about how C3SD Inc. utilizes this technology on a day to day basis.
