Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Microsoft Small Business Accounting does not come to Europe

In the USA product "Office Small Business Accounting" or its successor will not appear in Europe. This was announced Satya Nadella, head of business Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) of our sister publication Computer Week. 

With Office Small Business Accouting, Microsoft has long been a simple accounting software for small companies. This will however also in the future only to the U.S. market only. For the European business plans Microsoft, however, the product "Dynamics NAV" to small firms more attractive. While the former as "Navision" known ERP product in Germany bebreitet far, there is in the U.S., only a few installations. 


Lange was not clear whether the Office Small Business Accounting and outside of the U.S. market to be sold. On a binding statement, the Group had in the past, not down. Now it is clear that the global product strategies differ ahead with them. 


Since the ERP system Microsoft Dynamics Nav, the new interface ( "Dynamics Client") easy to operate and to meet the needs of different users was to be adjusted, the size of the company play no role. "Flexible, user-friendly systems are both large companies as well as in small businesses demand." 


The Dynamics Client, Microsoft with Dynamics NAV 5.1 "later this year wants to give the manufacturer combines features of the ERP backend with office, business data and document management. The necessary building blocks - in addition to business management software, these are the database "SQL Server Reporting Services along with" SharePoint "and the Office suite - provides the software company itself. 


In the USA product "Office Small Business Accounting" or its successor will not appear in Europe. This was announced Satya Nadella, head of business Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) of our sister publication Computer Week. 

With Office Small Business Accouting, Microsoft has long been a simple accounting software for small companies. This will however also in the future only to the U.S. market only. For the European business plans Microsoft, however, the product "Dynamics NAV" to small firms more attractive. While the former as "Navision" known ERP product in Germany bebreitet far, there is in the U.S., only a few installations. 


Lange was not clear whether the Office Small Business Accounting and outside of the U.S. market to be sold. On a binding statement, the Group had in the past, not down. Now it is clear that the global product strategies differ ahead with them. 


Since the ERP system Microsoft Dynamics Nav, the new interface ( "Dynamics Client") easy to operate and to meet the needs of different users was to be adjusted, the size of the company play no role. "Flexible, user-friendly systems are both large companies as well as in small businesses demand." 


The Dynamics Client, Microsoft with Dynamics NAV 5.1 "later this year wants to give the manufacturer combines features of the ERP backend with office, business data and document management. The necessary building blocks - in addition to business management software, these are the database "SQL Server Reporting Services along with" SharePoint "and the Office suite - provides the software company itself. 

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