CRM 2011: Thunderbird compatibility
Well, this one is a recurring question: is Microsoft CRM compatible with other email clients such as Thunderbird?
Well, the simple answer is “No sir”, but I’ve found myself thinking about creating a free plugin that will give the ability to convert emails in Thunderbird to CRM emails and to synchronize contacts (at least from the Thunderbird address book to CRM).
It is a very much anticipated development but I already have the skeleton, and thanks to Microsoft CRM 2011 REST feature, I think I might end-up getting things to work.
What do you think, would such a plugin be useful to you? Feel free to comment and give me advices 
Interesting article: Microsoft CRM 2011 Multiple Forms basics
I’ve just found out this very nice post on multiple forms basics in Microsoft CRM 2011, so I wanted to share it with you all…
Microsoft CRM 2011: Multiple Forms basics.
CRM 2011: The RC version is here!
As stated on various blog around the world, the Release Candidate version of Microsoft CRM 2011 is finally here!
I’ll updating soon, if not today, to see what has changed and what has been corrected 
Stay tuned!
Some links:
CRM 2011 Server RC
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3f82c6f-c123-4e80-b9b2-ee422a16b91d
CRM 2011 Outlook Client
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22dc423a-7194-491e-a169-6ace16bfdd36
Language Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=db44c564-2338-407e-980a-c9c83ad37729
Email Router
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a995f6ad-0099-42fd-9b22-cf7b3d40a2bf
BIDS
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=64a09b75-8376-4b9d-aea3-8a83a1837c4d
SharePoint Connector
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=23c0f351-8694-4d92-9ddf-34a949aec6a7
CRM 2011: Global launch event
“Thursday, January 20th, 2011 at 9am PST” is the date you can’t miss!
Quote from the web page http://crm.dynamics.com/2011launch/:
“Attend this FREE global virtual launch event and watch Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduce Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Learn how it is designed to help you boost sales, improve marketing, enrich customer service interactions, and accelerate line of business application development through xRM.
Hear keynote presentations by Kirill Tatarinov (Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions), Michael Park (Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions), and Brad Wilson (General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics CRM).”
“In addition, you’ll be able to:
- Get a sneak peek view through engaging demos.
- Hear success stories from real customers who put Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 to work for them.
- Choose from 15 different tracks especially designed to suit your business, industry or IT needs.
- Chat live with Microsoft experts and other customers in real time during the event.”
Ready? Register here.
CRM 2011 : Ajouter des packs de langue
Bien que Microsoft CRM 2011 soit multi-langues, il est nécessaire d’installer un pack de langue pour que celle-ci soit disponible lors de l’instanciation d’une nouvelle organisation (OU).
CRM 2011: New activity types for dummies® – Part 1
After a couple of days without posting anything, I thought about explaining a real case scenario where your client would like to deal with meeting minutes inside Microsoft CRM.
CRM 2011: New update (KB2439176) for beta available!
New update for Microsoft CRM 2011 beta is available through Windows Update since the 26th of October.
I haven’t found any information on this update so far, so I’m going to test it against my deployment to find any bug or error.
CRM 2011: Show-off your icons!
One of the noteworthy feature available now in Microsoft CRM 2011 is the ability to define ‘Web Resources’ which are a set of ‘virtual’ files that can be accessed from a URL (think: virtual folder holding the files on the CRM server).
CRM 2011 : Adaptez vos modèles d’emails à la nouvelle version !
Finalement, il n’en fallait pas plus à Microsoft pour adapter sa plateforme CRM aux demandes des partenaires (dont moi 
) : il est désormais possible d’attacher un ou plusieurs document(s) dans les modèles d’emails !
CRM 2011: Installer le connecteur SharePoint 2010 pour Microsoft CRM 2011
Une nouvelle fonctionnalité de Microsoft CRM 2011 est la possibilité d’utiliser SharePoint 2011 pour l’intégration des documents CRM.
Cette fonctionnalité était longuement attendue et pouvait être implémentée dans la version précédente de Microsoft CRM (4.0) en utilisant du code (voir ici et là).
