Released on: March 12, 2008, 1:20 pm

Press Release Author: Alba Spectrum Group

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Microsoft Dynamics GP is well positioned to be implemented
for mid-size multinational company, however you should check on the availability of
your specific country localized version.

Press Release Body: Microsoft Dynamics GP is well positioned to be implemented for
mid-size multinational company, however you should check on the availability of your
specific country localized version. We will try to give you initial highlights, or
in other words - where to begin your internal research and evaluation:
1. GP international versions. At this time, with version 10.0 GP is supported in
USA, Canada (English and French), most of Latin America (except Brazil), plus in
English speaking countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Great Britain,
South Africa. There are some countries, where GP is supported and localized by
local MBS VAR: Poland is good example. In Brazil and non-English speaking countries
worldwide Microsoft sells and in most cases recommend Axapta
2. ERP Localization definition. If you are multinational corporation with the
headquarters in USA, you may need some info on what localization is. It includes
two components: local language support and compliance with local country
regulations: taxes, government reporting, etc. Regarding language support. GP is
written in so-called Great Plains Dexterity programming language and this tool
doesn't support Unicode, meaning that such languages as Chinese, Korean or Japanese
could not be supported out of the box or even with reasonable customization. For
Chinese installations, where you need some exposure to Chinese in GP interfaces, we
recommend NJStar extensions to Great Plains
3. Consolidated Reporting. This is typically handled in FRx reports. It supports
such features as multicurrency, required in consolidating international subsidiaries
4. DB Hosting. We recommend you to consider first hosting all your Great Plains
companies databases in your headquarters. Then through VPN technologies you can
have all your international offices work with centrally controlled and supported
databases. This approach works even if you have to implement localized versions of
GP in various countries, as localization will reside in your GP company database and
you will need to provide localized GP user workstation which could be hosted in
international office
5. Great Plains Licensing. At this time MS licensing policy assumes that you pay
for your GP licenses, based on the place where GP server is located
6. GP remote support. If you plan to control implantation and following support
cost, then you should have your international offices to accept remote support
model: web sessions, skype calls, remote desktop connections.


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