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Open Entity Form with the new Xrm.Utility object

Update Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 was released in May 2011, but an updated SDK was not provided with the rollup.
The Xrm.Utility objet provides a container for a couple of useful functions, that are available in every page that supports scripting. These functions can be used from form scripts or ribbon commands.

CRM Exchange Sync Trial Version now available

On Friday, September 14, we have released our latest version of the CRM to Exchange Synchronization application. The latest release, now also available for a 30-day trial, includes additional new features as well as easier configuration, multi-culture support logging capabilities and more. 

Recurring CRM Plugin Execution using Workflows

Many times we are required to have a process or task that will automatically execute at a predefined interval (such as every first of the month), but Microsoft Dynamics CRM does not have a built-in engine to have such a process. An example of this would be updating the Month-To-Date totals of a particular entity.

Brite Global attains Gold Customer Relationship Management Competency

Brite Global attains the Gold Customer Relationship Management competency.
Microsoft Partners with Gold Competencies represent organizations that have demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment with a specific Microsoft Business Solutions area. Achieve a Gold Competency helps indicate our best-in-class capabilities to our customers. By earning this distinction of a Gold Competency, Brite Global receives unique benefits designed to support our business objectives. As a Microsoft Partner, we have earned a combination of both Gold and Silver competencies.

Brite Global attains Portals and Collaboration Competency

Brite Global attains the Silver Portals and Collaboration competency.
By attaining he Portals and Collaboration competency, we have now demonstrated that we have the skills and proven experience in meeting team and organizational collaboration and connectivity needs across intranets, extranets and internet applications. This will help our customers build rich collaboration solutions that connect teams, improve access to information and increase productivity.

Deploy a Report Builder 3.0/VS 2010 Report on SSRS 2008

Visual Studio 2010 and Report Builder 3.0 RDL reports use a new schema that is not supported by SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. They are designed to work only with SSRS 2008 R2. Currently there is no way to publish a VS2010 Report on SQL Server 2008 without some modifications to the RDL code.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Launched

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer announced on Monday, January 17, 2011 the worlwide availability of Micorosft Dynamics CRM Online, the cloud version of the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 release that delivers new levels of productivity for sales, service and marketing organizations. The on-premises and partner-hosted versions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 will be globally available on February 28, 2011.