Accelerate Your xRM Solution!

Posted by Jim Steger on December 1, 2009  |  Comments (0)

Microsoft is hosting the 1^st ever ISV xRM Acceleration Lab during the week of December 14^th at Microsoft MTC in Chicago, IL. This is a fantastic opportunity for industry leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to build their solution or integration with the Dynamics xRM platform with help from on-site Microsoft xRM experts.

What is xRM?
xRM is built upon Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s business application development platform – a platform that can be transformed to support relational business applications. Whether you’re looking to manage real estate properties, recruit employees, or manage franchises, xRM is a platform to solve your basic business needs no matter what they are.

What can you expect from the event?

• Learn xRM with help of on-site Microsoft experts
• Design and develop a prototype (select use case scenarios) validating the power of platform in your business context
• Leverage off-shore development resources to expedite your prototype development
• Interact with various business and technical leaders
• Ability to seek feedback from a panel of experts

Who should attend?
This event is for ISV’s only. Microsoft will provide a deep-dive, hands-on developer workshop targeted for roles like Lead Architect, Development Manager, Product Manager, Software Developer. We recommend you bring at least 1 developer as part of your team.

What are the event logistics?
This event is a no-fee event (plan your own travel expenses) and each team can bring 3 participants (1 business and 2 technical). This event consists of ½ day of training, 3 ½ days of active prototype/development time, and a final day for packaging/finishing and reporting out to a panel of experts. We plan to start on Monday at 9am and wrap-up by 2pm on Friday.

How to nominate?
We have limited spots, so indicate your interest immediately. To nominate your team, please submit your name and solution (preferably via your BDM/PAM) to Sanjay.Jain@microsoft.com. You will then receive additional details.

Here are some additional xRM Resources:

• News: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Passes 1 Million User Mark and Expands xRM Initiative
• White Paper: Developing ISV Applications using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
• Blog Post: Are you ready to find X Factor of your LOB Application?
• Accelerators for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Performance and Scalability White Papers
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Logical Database Diagrams