By Chris Alliegro [bio]
Posted: Sep. 25, 2006

The following an excerpt of a Product Roadmap report published by Directions on Microsoft, an independent research firm focused exclusively on Microsoft strategy & technology. More samples of our content, as well as a list of upcoming articles and reports are also available.

This roadmap report summarizes current and planned versions of the main products produced by the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division. The Roadmap provides a single reference for MBS customers and partners, providing answers to questions such as:

• What are the main functions and target markets of the Dynamics enterprise resource planning (ERP) product lines from MBS?
• What other products does MBS ship and what do they do?
• Which of these products work together and how?
• How do these products work with traditional Microsoft products, such as Office and SQL Server?
• What are the release plans for these groups of products over the next several years?
• What is the status of Microsoft's plan to converge on a single ERP product?

All of the information in this report is our interpretation of the most credible public sources. Microsoft does not endorse this report, and its product plans are subject to change at any time.