Solomon Purchasing, Bank Improvements

A new release of Dynamics SL, formerly called Solomon, automates purchase-order requisitions and approvals, simplifies bank reconciliation processes, and lets users submit requisitions using a Web browser. Unlike other recent Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) releases, Dynamics SL 6.5 focuses on incremental enhancements to the current product rather than implementing design guidelines for Project Green, Microsoft’s long-term plan to converge its four enterprise resource planning (ERP) products (Axapta, Great Plains, Navision, and Solomon) on a single code base.

New Modules, Portal Expanded

Dynamics SL targets project-focused businesses, such as professional services companies and construction firms. The product is one of four ERP applications that Microsoft intends to consolidate as part of an effort called Project Green. As a first step, the company has brought all of these products, along with Microsoft CRM, under a common brand name: Dynamics. Dynamics SL 6.5 is Solomon’s debut under that name.