By David Sims
TMCnet Contributing Editor
Internet Business Initiatives of Lenexa, Kansas, a Microsoft (News - Alert) Gold Certified Partner, has announced a program of service offerings for users of Microsoft's hosted CRM Live.
IBizInitiatives has created a presence at EasyCRMLive.com for its products for assisting organizations with their CRM Live installation. Catering to users who have been able to sign up for the service without any professional technology assistance, iBizInitiatives will provide focused, packaged customization products at fixed prices "that make the benefits easy for business people to grasp," according to company officials.
Jerry Weinstock, Chief Business Technology Strategist, said "we will speak to the users in business terms and offer them a menu of customization products that will reduce their risk, simplify the decision making process, and expedite the delivery of the CRM system to look just like they want it to."
The Microsoft Rolling Thunder Launch Tour is a 22-city tour highlighting the release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Each half-day event will provide attendees with product information about the new CRM 4.0 and its newest integrations.
Interested parties should attend one of the following concerts -- er, session dates:
March 6 - Atlanta and Orlando,
March 18 - Los Angeles and New York City,
March 20 - Boston and Orange County, California,
March 25 - Charlotte, N.C. and Kansas City,
March 27 - Indianapolis and Minneapolis,
April 1 - Dallas and Detroit (well, Southfield),
April 3 - Denver and Chicago (uh, try Schaumburg),
April 8 - Seattle and Philadelphia,
April 10 - San Francisco and Washington, D.C. and
April 17 - Phoenix.
About a month ago Technology Management Concepts, a Microsoft Gold partner and technology consulting firm, announced the availability of Microsoft CRM and CRM implementation services in addition to their current Dynamics GP offering in the ERP space.
(The other) TMC (News - Alert) has coordinated their product launch with Microsoft's release of CRM 4.0 this January.
"We have seen interest in the Customer Relationship Management area at our customer sites," said Jennifer Harris, Director of Professional Services at TMC.
