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eEnterprise
Solutions for global e-business growth
Great Plains is firing on all cylinders. It has acquired product and sales expertise for growth in the U.K. and European arena,
partnered for B2B and technology-assisted selling expertise, developed a certified ASP partner program, and acquired
applications that will allow it to sell upmarket as well as to the low end. With more than 130,000 customers and roughly
1,800 partners, Great Plains is an institution in the middle market. Theres no reason to doubt the company will be able to
execute on its intentions. The competition should fear its approach.
- AMR Research, March 18, 2000
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Go Anywhere Reporting
In addition to providing comprehensive financial and
management reporting, eEnterprise reports can be easily
adapted for individual managers, and can be e-mailed or
published as HTML pages for your corporate intranet.
Online Inquiries
Related information is inherently tied together throughout
eEnterprise, so youll always be able to track down answers
quickly and effectively with a few clicks.
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Adaptable by Design
eEnterprises next-generation architecture is
designed to easily adapt to your business, delivering
many benefits to you:
Inherent Integration
Business productivity applications can be integrated
easily with eEnterprise to add functionality and
share up-to-date business information throughout
your computing environment.
Adding Functionality
Customizable Workflow
Online checklists and definable workflow
processing make it easy to define the order and
organization of tasks and ensure they are
completed in the correct sequence.
Personalized Interface
Streamline navigation for your users by creating
personalized task menus, and simplify or enhance
data entry windows to efficiently capture the
information you want.
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Staying Connected
Oxford Molecular
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Comprehensive Functionality
Industry-specific Applications
Multinational
In a world of expanding global opportunities, eEnterprise enables you to
fully manage multinational operations with comprehensive multicurrency
capabilities and multi-language versions.
Multicurrency
Working with multiple currencies is becoming commonplace in our
increasingly global marketplace. eEnterprise helps you handle the often
complex process of managing fluctuating exchange rates, with unlimited
currencies, transaction-level revaluations, and full euro capabilities.
Intercompany
eEnterprise is a seamlessly integrated enterprise solution that provides strategic
advantages across your organization. All pieces work together to streamline business
processes, maximize efficiency and ensure your decision-driving information is
accurate and complete. A solid and extensible technology foundation brings further
benefits and efficiencies to your business. And, eEnterprise includes an international
network of local consultants and an award-winning corporate service organization,
delivering superior service 24 hours per day.
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Incorporating Functionality
.NET Strategy
The ability for businesses of all sizes to exchange transactions
electronically will revolutionize many of the processes you use
today. Any transaction you take part in, with customers, suppliers,
or internally between employees, has the potential to be conducted
much more quickly and at a lower cost than was possible
previously. Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions will be deeply
involved in delivering the solutions that help you capture the true
benefits of interconnected business systems, which is the core of
our .NET strategy.
Hosted Solutions
Are your opportunities for growth so great that theyre straining
your resources? To leverage your scarce resources, it makes sense
to partner with an organization that can deliver capabilities that
fall outside your core competencies. Microsoft Great Plains ASP
(Application Service Provider) Partners do just that by hosting your
eEnterprise solution, for a lower upfront investment and predictable
monthly fees. You decide how much of the solution you want to
control, from data entry to database maintenance to full hardware
and software control.
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Cruising to Success
Motorcycle City
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Electronic Commerce
Integration with inventory, sales and financial systems is critical to
success in the e-commerce world, which is why so many e-commerce
customers come to Microsoft Great Plains. eEnterprise e-commerce
solutions help you serve your customers better, add new revenue
streams and lower the cost of every transaction. Whether youre
opening your first Internet storefront, or planning your entire
business model around the Internet, we have the solutions, and the
experience, to help you reach your goals.
Information Anywhere
Your eEnterprise business management intranet delivers the right
information to the right people when they need it, wherever they are,
helping employees make faster, better informed decisions.
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World-class Company
The company you keep is as important as the product in ensuring your
long-term satisfaction. Our goal is to provide both the excellent products
you need, with the excellent customer service you deserve.
Professional Consulting
A well-planned and executed implementation is essential to your ultimate
benefit from any complex system. Our full range of professional consulting
services ensures the timely, seamless and successful implementation of your
new business management solution.
Business Strength
When you invest in a major business management system, you need to
know that the company behind it will be around to take care of you for the
long run. Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions is the creation of two
leaders in their respective fields, coming together to create an even better
business opportunity for you. Acquired by Microsoft on April 5, 2001, Great
Plains has a 19-year history of leadership in financial and business
management solutions for small and midsized businesses. Our dedication to
long-term customer satisfaction and our focus on developing applications
that answer the specific needs of these businesses has helped us achieve
unparalleled success in our market. Now, with the full commitment of
Microsoft to the business solutions market, our promise is to continue
providing unmatched customer satisfaction, with accelerated development
of new applications that will extend the long-term value of your business
solution even further.
Partnership
Microsoft Great Plains international network of expert Value Added
Resellers, technology partners and consultants deliver a total solution to
you, backed by industry-leading Partner support systems.
We support our Partners with the information, training and
expert systems they need to deliver premier service to you
at every stage of your relationship.
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Business Solutions
Financial
Enterprise Reporting
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Distribution
Purchasing
Supply Chain
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E-commerce
Customer Management
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Manufacturing
The eEnterprise Manufacturing Series provides a costeffective, comprehensive solution for managing
production and resource planning. Easy to implement
and easy to use, the Manufacturing Series enables your
organization to focus on your products and customers
instead of focusing on systems.
Designed for make-to-stock, make-to-order, assembleto-order or hybrid manufacturing environments, the
eEnterprise Manufacturing Series gives discrete-mode
manufacturers the tools they need to plan, manage and
execute a world-class manufacturing operation.
Instant access to information allows you to respond
quickly to changing environments and the unique
needs of your customers. Tight integration throughout
eEnterprise enables you to combine manufacturing,
distribution, e-commerce, sales and marketing, support
and service, and financial systems in a single solution
giving decision makers at all levels access to critical
information across the enterprise.
Human Resources/Payroll
The eEnterprise Human Resources Series provides a
comprehensive solution for managing applicant and
employee information, paying employees and tracking
payroll information thats as powerful as it is easy to
implement and use.
Use eEnterprise Human Resources to match open
positions with prospective employees, and capture key
information as they go through the interview
cycle-information youll need to make hiring decisions.
When an applicant accepts your offer, youll begin
tracking a wealth of information about the employees
worklifenot just demographics, but the information
youll need when performing reviews and assessing
compensation, and information needed to show
compliance with government mandates for hiring,
safety and other issues.
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Project Accounting
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