The document discusses Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1, including the overall strategy and new features. It outlines enhancements to application functionality, productivity tools, and integration capabilities. Key points include 300+ general improvements, planning engine refactoring, new document archiving and commenting features, and SQL Server performance optimizations. Upgrade considerations are also addressed.

1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Overall Strategy &
What’s New in NAV 5.0 SP1
Per Christensen
Product Marketing Manager
Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Microsoft Denmark
Björn Þórhallsson
Maritech

2. Agenda
• Overall Strategy for Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• What’s New in Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1
• Product Demo

3. Stronger together! ERP =
One Process
Streamlined
- One Tool
Processes
Sales Logistics Service
Many Tasks =
Increase
Many Tools! the efficiency of your company!

4. Rolebased with Microsoft Dynamics
• Competences
• Insight
• Interaction
• Ability to adjust
to changes

5. Roles with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Dynamics NAV Microsoft Office Business Applications
“The user interface is “I work in Outlook
“Easy access to all day long"
designed for me" information"

6. Dynamics NAV – Product Roadmap
NAV “7”
Microsoft Microsoft
Dynamics NAV 5.0 Dynamics NAV 2009 NAV 2009 SP1
Application & Integration Role- & Webservice Based
• Several application • Advanced 3-tier architecture
improvements – including:
• New client based on Dynamics
• Approvals Tools technology
• Costing • New role based UI
• Item Tracking • Support for Web-services
• Jobs • .NET compatibel
Microsoft
Dynamics NAV 4.0 SP3 • Service Management • Support for RFID
User Interface, BI & Portals • Document Handling
• New improved user interface • Office Integration
• RIM Integration Microsoft Dynamics 20XX
• New Business Analytics
NAV 5.0 SP1
• Reduce TCO using RIM
• Award wiinning functionality
• SharePoint based portal
20XX
2010
June
Continued
February 2008 investment
2008
2006
* Release dates and content may change!

7. Business Strategy
• Application Value
• Enabling existing customers to realize
more value from their solutions
• Productivity
• Empowering partners with more
productivity tools
• Integrated Innovation
• Continuing to drive innovation and
integration with other Microsoft products
and technologies

8. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
Simplicity Ease of Use
Application
Productivity Integration
Flexibility

9. Application Enhancements Application
Productivity Integration
• Sales and Purchase • Service Order Handling
Document Approval • Account Schedules
• Prepayments • Inventory Costing
• Intercompany Purchase • Jobs
Cost Distribution • Item Tracking
• Planning Engine
Refactoring
More integrated and streamlined than ever to fuel your
business productivity and enable confident decision-making

10. Improved Integration Application
Productivity
Integration
Synchronization
Notifications
Export
Links
Fits your systems by integrating with other Microsoft products
that are familiar to your people

11. Productivity Enhancements
Application
Productivity Integration
Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology
Rapid Implementation Methodology
Microsoft SQL Server™ optimization
C/SIDE® client and technology enhancement
Enhance your productivity to help you develop and deliver
solutions quickly and cost-effectively

12. What’s New in NAV 5.0 SP1
New Business Platform Application
Opportunties Improvements Enhancements
• Mobile solutions • SQL Server • 300+ general
Performance improvements
Optimization • Planning engine
refactoring
• Features push

13. Putting Dynamics NAV into the hands
of the people who need it most!
Management
Only 15% of your business is
plugged in to your business
management system1 Operations
Finance Marketing & Sales
Service Outbound Logistics Production Inbound Logistics Sales
1 AMR, The Enterprise Resource Planning Spending Report, 2005 - 2006

14. Microsoft Dynamics Mobile
Connecting your customer's business with their employees
ISV and Partner Applications
Customer Tailored
Mobile Sales
Applications
Mobile Business Applications
Mobile Development Tools

15. SQL Performance Improvements
• Based on a complete sweep of reported
customer problems
• Problems addressed:
– Scalability as well as general SQL performance
– Sporadic bad response times in the UI
– Problems eligibly related to upgrading from SQL
2000 to SQL 2005

16. SQL Performance Improvements
• Posting 20-30% faster
• Gained by:
– Sum calculation up to 3 times faster
– Insert speed up to 3 times faster

17. Application enhancements with SP1
General Enhancements New features
• More than 300 • Document Archiving
improvements Improvements
• Planning engine refactoring • Document Comments
• Sales and Purchasing
Improvements
• Purchasing Improvements
• General Ledger
• Fixed Assets

18. Upgrade considerations
Stay current – upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics
Upgrade to NAV 5.0 SP1 based on your business case
Microsoft Dynamics If you plan to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics
NAV 5.0 SP1 NAV 2009 RoleTailored Client – minimize code
on forms
Upgrade to
If ISV or Add-on solution is not available
Microsoft Dynamics on Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 short term
NAV 4.0

19. More successful than ever!
• More than 70,000 customers
• More than 3,500 certified partners
• More than 2,000 add-on solutions
• More than 40 localized versions
• Sold in more than 150 countries
1,500,000+ licensed users

20. Microsoft Dynamics NAV Core Values
Rich
end-to-end Adaptability and
functionality customization
Ease of use,
International
implementation,
scope
and maintenance

21. Questions?
Per Christensen
Product Marketing Manager,
Microsoft Dynamics NAV