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Live from WPC - new Microsoft CRM mobile client!

Posted by Mike Snyder on July 12, 2006  |  Comments (11)

At the Microsoft Partner Conference today, Microsoft announced a new mobile version of the Microsoft CRM software that will offer great new benefits for mobile users. Customers can install the new mobile software on their Microsoft CRM server, and then users can browse to the CRM data through an Internet-enabled device such as a cell phone or a PDA. Users do not need to install any software on the device, they just need Internet access to browse to the mobile CRM website! Because the mobile software outputs standard HTML 4.0, almost any Internet enabled device should be able to access Microsoft CRM data using this software.

In addition, system administrators have the option to configure the various entities that the mobile software enables users to access. Admins can enable entities as "read only" or "edit", and then choose the fields to display on the mobile form. The best part...the mobile software supports custom entities and custom attributes.

Last, but not least, Microsoft will post the new mobile software on the Microsoft CRM Sandbox for free complete with source code so that customers and partners can enhance (or customize) the software per their unique requirements.

They did a demo of the mobile software at the conference, and the software will be posted on the Sandbox website in the coming weeks. Very cool, can't wait!

Comments

1. Very intresting how do you think is it possible to print in this mobile client?

   Posted by: Gaploid  |  Aug 5, 2006 3:51:28 AM

2. I'm trying to look at the complete source code from Microsoft CRM Sandbox but to no avail. Is it already released?

   Posted by: JoF  |  Aug 16, 2006 8:55:00 PM

3. No, it has not been released yet...but we're expecting to see it very very soon!

   Posted by: Mike Snyder  |  Aug 16, 2006 8:58:36 PM

4. It seems (although I have not installed it) that the existing mobile crm from microsoft is quite a heavy client so this lite client is preferable for many crm users. I hope it is not limited to internet explorer so other browsing mobiles can access.

   Posted by: redware  |  Aug 22, 2006 1:56:52 AM

5. It seems (although I have not installed it) that the existing mobile crm from microsoft is quite a heavy client so this lite client is preferable for many crm users. I hope it is not limited to internet explorer so other browsing mobiles can access.

   Posted by: redware  |  Aug 22, 2006 1:56:54 AM

6. It will NOT be limited to just Internet Explorer, any mobile web browser that supports HTML 4.0 will work with this new client!

   Posted by: Mike Snyder  |  Aug 22, 2006 7:18:45 AM

7. When is the code being released (latest ETA)?

   Posted by: JohnDoe  |  Aug 28, 2006 6:08:48 PM

8. Is this the source code that we can use for this? http://www.gotdotnet.com/codegallery/codegallery.aspx?id=8e65fc13-4073-406c-879c-442faf78f2c8

   Posted by: JoF  |  Sep 5, 2006 7:11:05 PM

9. I thought it might be interesting to know that a solution for the BlackBerry also exists for Microsoft CRM.  The product is called Mobile Edge for Microsoft CRM - BlackBerry see http://www.ienterprises.com/microsoft-crm-blackberry for details.  Note that for full disclosure I work for iEnterprises the creators of Mobile Edge for Microsoft CRM - BlackBerry.  The name of the company is iEnterprises, Inc. http://www.ienterprises.com.  I hope you find this information useful.

   Posted by: Phil Sheehy  |  Dec 11, 2007 2:54:26 PM

10. And what about its load time? And what are the requirements for mobile?
    http://www.alierra.com/partners/index.html

    Posted by: Sally  |  Jan 17, 2008 9:18:32 AM

11. Very interesting article!

    Posted by: zubair  |  Jun 25, 2009 2:09:28 AM

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