The Microsoft Dynamics product line includes several diverse ERP solutions.  Each is designed for specific industries and purposes, but the two that people often have the most trouble distinguishing between are  Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX.  So what’s the difference?

Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX are both highly customizable ERP solutions available in many languages and currencies and have an impressive international install base.  Both solutions are agile enough to operate in one centralized location or across multiple decentralized locations, and can scale along with your business.  Both offer industry-specific functionality to meet local and regional needs.  NAV and AX are described equally by Microsoft as end to end comprehensive ERP solutions with the ability to manage complex supply chains and inventory.

You won’t uncover the differences by comparing them feature to feature, and you can’t realistically define them by the number of users they can handle, though many have tried. The real determining factors are at a higher level, and are based on how well the solution aligns with the goals and growth plans for the organization it will support.

Scaling: Enterprise vs. Mid-size

Generally speaking, Dynamics NAV is geared toward small to midsize companies ($5M – $500M) with some international presence.  It provides powerful technology that smaller businesses otherwise may not be able to afford, allowing them to compete with organizations many times their size.  As the business grows, the ability to scale and keep pace with organizational goals is imperative, and NAV makes this very straightforward. Easy customization and the ability to scale make NAV an excellent choice for many companies.

In contrast, Dynamics AX is designed for large, enterprise class organizations with a broad international presence.  Organizations of this magnitude have unique challenges, especially when it comes to large deployments across multiple countries with each operating in their own language and currency.  Though both AX and NAV are designed to scale and grow along with a business, one of the main differences between these solutions is that AX is better equipped to address the specific size and scale challenges of enterprise organizations.

Complexity and Maintenance Costs

With that said, AX is much more complicated than NAV.  The implementations are more complex, take longer, require more decisions, and must have excellent project management if you hope to succeed.  Many NAV implementations require only a part-time project manager and a small implementation team.  AX often requires dedicated technical resources to manage the solution once it’s up and running, while NAV does not.  Because of these complexities, it costs more to implement and run AX than NAV, which is another reason it is a better fit for more established enterprise organizations.

Global Operations vs. Global Visibility

Both solutions support multiple languages and currencies, and can transact across borders.  Dynamics NAV does an excellent job of handling decentralized global operations; however, Dynamics AX works better for managing end to end global processes.  As an example, this is especially important for large manufacturing businesses because it allows them to view inventory across international locations and have visibility into each area of the organization.  For complex enterprise solutions who need visibility across multiple decentralized locations in different countries, this is best achieved with Dynamics AX.  Dynamics NAV is a very popular, effective ERP solution for growing international businesses that don’t have such a complicated organizational structure.

Agility and the Cloud

The word “agility” encompasses many things, but mainly refers to being flexible, adapting to changing market demands and doing so in a cost-effective manner.  Both Dynamics NAV and AX will increase your business agility and provide superior business intelligence and analytics.  Because many companies have difficulty reacting quickly to change, they require an ERP solution like Dynamics AX or NAV which are designed specifically for this challenge.  Because of its enterprise capabilities, Dynamics AX was identified by Gartner as one of three ERP solutions in their Magic Quadrant – along with SAP and Oracle.

Both Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV are available as hosted ERP solutions or a combination of hosted and on-premise.  Choosing the cloud-hosted model further increases the agility and breadth of these solutions.

Conclusion

Though their capabilities are similar, Dynamics AX and NAV were designed for different organizational types, structures and sizes. One is not better than the other; they are simply intended to be matched with corresponding business complexities and size.  Investing in an ERP system is a big decision, and the first step is having a clear vision of your company goals, strategies, and structure.   As an expert on both Dynamics NAV and AX, OmniVue is able to provide guidance from a broad perspective.  Through our unique VueFinder discovery process, we can help you choose the Dynamics ERP solution that aligns best with your organization’s current and future needs.

Source : erpsoftwareblog.com

Channel partners need to rethink their business model if they want to survive in the cloud. Traditional hardware and software resale opportunities will fade, and implementation and integration opportunities will morph. Channel partners need to rethink their business model to remain viable. Here, we asked Guy Weismantel, Microsoft’s Director of ERP Marketing, how he thinks his partners will have to adapt.

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By: Derek Singleton
ERP Market Analyst, Software Advice which would link to our distribution page (http://www.softwareadvice.com/distribution/).

Read more at: What’s New In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012?

In our second clip, Guy Weismantel, Microsoft’s Director of ERP Marketing, discusses Microsoft’s strategy for moving Dynamics ERP to the cloud. While a hybrid model of on-premise and hosted solutions is expected for the next few years, we wondered when a pure cloud based system would be available. Tighter integration with the Azure platform, and increased customer adoption of the cloud are the key drivers expected to get Dynamics ERP “All In the Cloud.”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-jzzel2FQo[/youtube]

By: Derek Singleton
ERP Market Analyst, Software Advice which would link to our distribution page (http://www.softwareadvice.com/distribution/).

Read more at: What’s New In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012?

On Valentines day, we left our sweethearts behind to travel to Microsoft in Redmond Washington. What was so appealing to risk the wrath of our loved ones? ERP, baby! We had the chance to interview Guy Weismantel, Microsoft’s Director, ERP Marketing. This is the first of seven video interview segments we’ll roll out over the next two weeks.

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By: Derek Singleton
ERP Market Analyst, Software Advice which would link to our distribution page (http://www.softwareadvice.com/distribution/).

Read more at: What’s New In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012?

Any person who obtains unauthorized access to a computer or network (Computer hacking and cracking), modification of a computer or network unlawfully, offences committed against national security, dealing with data unlawfully obtained illegal interception of data, using of illegal device, unauthorized disclosure of information enabling access to a service are the offences defined under sections 3 to 10 of the Act respectively.

Attempts to commit, abetment and conspiring to commit aforesaid offences are also offences under sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Act (earlier these offences were discussed in detail).

Procedural provisions

Part two of the Computer Crime Act provides provisions for investigations in connection with offences under the same Act. These procedural provisions are important to accelerate investigations due to nature of computer evidence and all offences are cognizable offences under this Act (s.16) and shall be investigated, tried or otherwise dealt according to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 19 of 1979 unless as otherwise provided under Computer Crime Act (s.15).

The Minister may make regulations under this Act for any matter that is authorized or required to be made under this Act or required to be prescribed under this Act, for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions of the same Act.

Who are the investigators under Computer Crime Act?

A panel of experts will be appointed by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Science and Technology. qualifications, experience and remuneration of such experts are explained in the section 17 of the Act.

Bowers of investigators

The Act specifically states that such experts called upon to assist any police officer shall have power to enter any premises along with a police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector, access any information system, computer or computer system or any program, data or information held in such computer to perform any function or to do any such other thing, require any person to disclose any traffic data, oral examination of any person, do such other things as may be reasonably required for the purpose of the same Act.

For the purpose of an investigation under this Act, an expert or a police officer may have powers to search and seizure of any information including subscriber information and traffic data in the possession of any service provider, intercept any wire or electronic communication including subscriber information and traffic data, at any stage of such communication with warrant (s.18).

Further, if preservation of information reasonably required for the purposes of investigations (s.19), expert or Police officer has powers to arrest, search and seize any information accessible within any premises without a warrant in the course of investigation (s.21).

Legal position of reports prepared by investigators

Section 26 of the Act specifies that a certificate, declaration, information, data, report or any other similar document duly signed and issued by an expert under the Act or a Police officer and duly authenticated by such expert of the panel in the prescribed manner shall be admissible in evidence and prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

What are the orders that can be issued against person in control of computer or computer system to ensure that the information be preserved for the purpose of investigation of offences under Computer

Crime Act?

When an expert or a Police officer is satisfied that the information is reasonably required for the purpose of an investigation under this Act and there is a risk that the information may be lost, destroyed, modified or rendered inaccessible, he can issue a written notice to the person in control of such computer or computer system to ensure that the information be preserved for such period in accordance with such notice not exceeding seven days.

Further, a Magistrate can extend such period in aggregate not more than 90 days on an application made by such expert or Police officer (s.19).

Duties of investigators

It is the duty of the Police officer to record and afford access to seize data to the owner or Person-in-charge of the computer or computer system (s.22) and to assist for investigation (s.23) etc. Section 24 of the Computer Crime Act provides provisions for maintenance of confidentiality of information obtained in the course of an investigation.

Rights of investigators

Section 28 provides immunity from legal proceedings against experts (who are peace officers under the section 29 of the Act) and Police officers appointed for investigations under the Act.
Provisions to maintain international cooperation

There is no doubt that international Cooperation will play a vital role for investigating and recovery of evidence under this Act since computer programs online messages and cross territories of the countries very often. To fulfil this requirement some provisions have been inserted to the Computer Crime Act.

Section 33 of the Act provides where a request is made to the Government of Sri Lanka, by or on behalf on another Government for the purpose of extradition of the person accused or convicted of an offence under this Act the Minister shall forthwith notify the requesting Government of the measures which the Government of Sri Lanka has taken, or proposed to take to extradite the person for that offence. Rights of non-resident persons arrested under this Act specified under Section 34 of the Act.

Under section 35 of the Computer Crime Act the provisions of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act No. 25 of 2002 are applicable for the investigation and prosecution of the offences under the Computer Crime Act.

Provisions under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act explain that the procedure shall be followed to make a request from the authority of a foreign State by Sri Lankan Authority and vice versa to transfer of evidence, thing, witnesses and accused and the procedure after complying with such request.

Other computer related offences

Publication of an obscene article electronically may be a criminal offence under amended section 2 of the Obscene Publication Ordinance, No. 22 of 1983.

Section 286B of the Penal Code (Amendment Act No. 16 of 2006) introduced the offence as it is a duty of person providing service by computer to prevent sexual abuse of a child and person who contravenes the same shall be guilty of an offence.

Further, storing or distribution of child phonography by e-mail and the Internet may be an offence under section 286(c) of the Penal Code (Amendment) No. 22 of 1995 read with provisions under Electronic Transactions Act No. 19 of 2006.

However, it is time to bring new amendments to the same law avoiding certain unnecessary disputes that arise over interpretation of creation of pseudo-photographs under this Ordinance.

Under Intellectual Property Act

Chapter XXXVIII of the Intellectual Property Act No.36 of 2003 defines the Offences and Penalties against violation of Intellectual Property Rights and these provisions are applicable for Intellectual Property Rights violations in cyber space as well.

Offences under Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991

‘Intrusion’, ‘interception and disclosure of contents of message’ by telecommunication officials, other than in the course of his duty are offences under sections 52-54 of the Act.

“Usage information” means information relating to the identity of calling subscriber, called subscriber, date and time of originating of message and the type of message for the purpose of sections 52 and 54.

Provisions under Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 19 of 1979 are applicable for investigations of these offences.

Offences under Payment Devices Frauds Act

The Act was introduced to deal with fraudulent transactions taken place in connection with electronic devices and similar provisions relating to Computer Crime Act on procedural matters can be found under the present Act as well.

Offences under this Act are cognizable offences. Section 12 explains on Confidentiality of information obtained in the course of an investigation.

Source : ITPro

There’s nothing new as far as a 600D replacement goes, pretty much confirmation of what we’ve been told before.

18mp sensor
3.7fps
Vari-Angle 3″ LCD
DiGiC IV.
Video Snapshot Mode
Redesign of the model nameplate as well.
A collection of other specs mentioned from various people.

Improved LiveView AF
Electronic Level Added
Slightly redesigned flash
Changes to the menu system
Unnamed software feature upgrades
CR’s Take
“Improved LiveView AF” will be coming with every camera in the rumor world. I’d take that with a grain of salt. Everything else is completely plausible.

Note : This is not Canon official information  Source : CR

It’s very common complain and many people thing DSLR is not yet capable enough to do HD video ,  people talk about speed auto focus and many things ,  if we consider technology using DSLR image censor for video is a perfect idea , but with the complex AF follow focus system is true bottle neck in technology,  but still if you are willing to make small clips , music videos, documentaries DSLR is an ideal and cost effective device.

but why it stopped when I shooting videos ???

Here is the solution , check the CD card type  and the speed of your card, still image transfer can be mange with built it buffer but when you shoot continuous video you may need to have SD card with Class 6 or above.

Speed Class Rating

The Speed Class Rating is the official unit of speed measurement for SD Cards, defined by the SD Association. The Class number represents a multiple of 8 Mb/s (1 MB/s), and meets the least sustained write speeds for a card in a fragmented state.These are the ratings of some currently available cards:

• Class 0 cards do not specify performance, which includes all legacy cards prior to class specifications.
• Class 2, 2 MB/s, slowest for SDHC cards.
• Class 4, 4 MB/s.
• Class 6, 6 MB/s.
• Class 10, 10 MB/s.

Here is one awesome video made with Canon DSLR

The Perfect Brew from Matthew Allard

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Its bit confusion when you hear all this names , GP,SL,NAV,AX , everyone ask what is all this , why so many and the the difference, here we go little bit of summary. as we all know Microsoft always buy any products that has good market portential , So when M$ wish to enter ERP market bill gates looks from the sky and said will pick this and that , end of the day M$ own few solutions that serve different markets depend on the scale and nature of business.

When we consider Dynamics family apps , we should pay attention that you are able to upgrade or switch between this versions , even the licence ,DB,apps or customization are not possible to intergrade or upgrade between each version , example : if you have Dynamics NAV system and if you willing to expand your business and upgrade to AX , you may have to reallocate your budget for new investment , but i heard M$ have some plan to protect customers where you can clam your investment.

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) is solid, easy-to-use, low-cost, and offers well-developed pre-packaged functionality for accounting, e-commerce, and manufacturing. not allow to sell in Asian markets.

Microsoft Dynamics SL

Microsoft Dynamics SL (formerly Solomon) is great for project accounting and project management, making it ideal for the professional services industries. ex : project based companies such as construction company.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision) supports a large number of languages, giving it more global reach.  It is highly flexible and modular, offering customers the ability to customize its tools to meet manufacturing and distribution needs. In terms of scalability, however, it is better for local singly-control enterprise firms, rather than centrally-control large-scale enterprise deployments.

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Axapta) is the right choice if you need enterprise scalability. It is highly customizable, offering an “integrated development environment (IDE) and multi-tier architecture”.  That translates into easy customization, giving on-site developers the ability to create new features whenever the business growth requires it.