Dynamics CRM Blog List

I've updated my CRM Blog list which is now based on the excellent CRM Blog World list Ronald Lemmen created.

Microsoft Bloggers:
MSCRM Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/crm
MSCRM Partner Specialist Team West region http://westregioncrm.spaces.live.com/
Andrew Bybee [MS -US] http://bybeeworld.spaces.live.com/
Arash Ghanaie-Sichanie [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/arash/default.aspx
Ben Riga [MS - US] http://blogs.msdn.com/benriga/default.aspx
Ben Vollmer [MS - US] http://blogs.msdn.com/midatlanticcrm/default.aspx
Benjamin Lecoq [MS - France] http://blogs.msdn.com/benlec
Bill Patterson [MS -US] http://pattersonwc.spaces.live.com/
Charles Eliot [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/charle/
Charly Wood [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/charliew/
David Orlander [MS - Norway (language: norwegian)] http://www.crmnorway.com/
Jason Hunt [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonhun/
Jim Glass [MS - US] http://blogs.msdn.com/jim_glass/
Jon White [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/jonwhite/
Jonas Deibe [MS - Sweden] http://blogs.msdn.com/jonasd/
Joriz Kalz [MS - Germany] http://blogs.msdn.com/joris_kalz/
Kevin Nazemi [MS - US] [inactive / cleared] http://blogs.technet.com/microsoftcrm/
Marcello Fisicaro [ MS - Italy] http://mfisicar.officeisp.net/blog/default.aspx
Menno te Koppele [MS - US] http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak/
Michael Rich [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_crm_western_region_news/
Michaeljon Miller [MS - US] http://blogs.msdn.com/mikemill/default.aspx
Michaeljon Miller [MS - US] [inactive] http://inside-mscrm.blogspot.com/
Philip Richardson [MS - US] http://www.philiprichardson.org/blog/
Philip Richardson [MS - US] [inactive] http://spaces.msn.com/philiprichardson/
Philippe Brisaud and Vincent [MS - FR (language: french)] http://blogs.msdn.com/frcrm/
Prashanth Kaankadae [MS - US] http://blogs.technet.com/pkcrm/
Praveen Upadhyay [MS - US] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/crmbest/
Ross Dembecki [MS - Australia] http://microsoft-crm-au.spaces.live.com/
Satya Nadella [MS - US] http://blogs.msdn.com/satyanadella
Simon Hutson [MS - UK] http://blogs.msdn.com/ukcrm/default.aspx

MVP's
Aaron Elder [MVP CRM - US - Invoke Systems] http://www.invokesystems.com/cs/blogs/mscrm/
Aaron Elder [MVP CRM - US - Invoke Systems] [inactive] http://spaces.msn.com/members/provega/
Aaron Elder [MVP CRM - US - Invoke Systems] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronel
Andreas Donaubauer [MVP CRM - Germany (language: German)] http://www.crmfaq.de/
Ayaz Ahmad [MVP CRM - Pakistan - Ovex Technologies] http://ayazahmad.wordpress.com/
David Yack [MVP ASP.NET - US - Colorado Technology Consultants] http://crm.davidyack.com/ [CRM]http://blog.davidyack.com/ [ASP.NET]
Frank Lee [MVP CRM - US - Workopia] http://spaces.msn.com/microsoft-crm/
Frank Lee [MVP CRM - US - Workopia] [inactive] http://microsoft-crm.blogspot.com/
Geoffroy Gabel [MVP CRM - FR (language french)] http://mscrm3.blogspot.com/
Guy Riddle [MVP CRM - Australia - Snapdragon] http://guyriddle.spaces.live.com/
Guy Riddle [MVP CRM - Australia - Snapdragon] http://www.mscrm.com.au/
John O'Donnell [MVP CRM - US - Crowe Chizek] http://crowechizek.typepad.com/crm/
Larry Lentz [MVP CRM - US - Lentz Computer Services] http://ts2community.com/blogs/larrylentz/
Marco Amoedo [MVP CRM - Spain - Plain Concepts] http://geeks.ms/blogs/marco
Matt Wittemann [MVP CRM - US - gTECHserv] http://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/
Michael Höhne [MVP CRM - DE - Stunnware] http://www.stunnware.com/crm2
Mitch Milam [MVP CRM - US - Infinite-X] http://blogs.infinite-x.net/
Ronald Lemmen [MVP CRM - NL - Avanade] http://ronaldlemmen.blogspot.com/
Scott Colson [MVP CRM - US] http://msmvps.com/blogs/crm/default.aspx

Other Bloggers:
Andrey Slepitsky [Russia (language: russian)] http://blogs.technet.com/ansle
Anne Stanton [The Norwich Group - US] http://thenorwichgroup.blogs.com/mscrm/
Arne Janning [Germany] [inactive] http://geekswithblogs.net/insidemscrm/
Asle Berg [Columbus IT - Norway (language: norwegian)] http://dynamics-crm.blogspot.com/
Brian [US] http://mscrmspot.blogspot.com/
Cafe CRM [FR (language French) ] http://cafecrm.typepad.com/webblog/ms_crm/index.html
Darren Liu [Crowe Chizek - US] http://msdynamicscrm-e.blogspot.com/
Darren Liu [Crowe Chizek - US (language: chinese)] http://msdynamicscrm.blogspot.com/
Dave Abraham [UK] http://www.crmrocks.net/
David Fronk [Dynamic Methods - US] http://dmcrm.blogspot.com/
Erik van Hoof [CWR Mobility - NL] http://www.cwrmobility.com/weblog/
Guenter [World-Direct.at - Austria] http://geekswithblogs.net/guentersblog/
Imran [Pakistan] http://microsoftcrm3.blogspot.com/
Imran [inactive] http://crmexpert.blogspot.com/
Jeff Bennett [Solutions Consulting Group] [inactive] http://mscrm-notes-from-the-field.blogspot.com/
John O'Connor [US] http://crmnit.blogspot.com/
John Straumann [Canada] http://mscrmguy.blogspot.com/
John Straumann [Canada] [inactive] http://blogs.msdn.com/jstraumann
Julian Sharp [inactive] http://spaces.msn.com/members/mscrm
Kjell-Sverre Jerijærvi [Objectware - Norway] http://kjellsj.blogspot.com/
Maarten Dominicus http://www.crmwatcher.com/
Mads Nissen [Norway] [inactive] http://weblogs.asp.net/mnissen/category/5782.aspx
Mario Raunig [World-direct.at - Austria] http://marioraunig.blogspot.com/
Mike Snyder [Sonoma Partners - US] http://blog.sonomapartners.com/
Mike Taylor [UK] http://crmuser.blogspot.com/
Neil Huffman [Productivegap - US] http://nhuffman.spaces.live.com/
Niths http://niths.wordpress.com/
Peter Maude [inactive] http://www.tconv.com/blogs/crm3tips/
Rob Bakkers [Avanade - NL] [inactive] http://robbakkers.blogspot.com/
Ryan Farley [inactive] http://crmdeveloper.com/blog
Sandor Schellenberg [Atos Origin - NL] http://friendlycrmonster.blogspot.com/
Seidl Michael [EMGEH Software - Germany] http://mscrm.m-seidl.com/lang-pref/en/
Seth Kircher [Navint - US] http://navintmicrosoftcrm.blogspot.com/

Stunnware's CRM Metadata Viewer v1.1

Stunnware has updated the CRM Metadata Viewer to version 1.1

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On the same blog you find also a great collection of JavaScript examples:

Client Side Scripting - More JavaScript Code

Client Side Scripting - More JavaScript Code - Part 2

Client Side Scripting - More JavaScript Code - Part 3

Ascentium and Invoke Systems Join Forces - Acquisition Creates Largest Microsoft Dynamics CRM Consultancy in U.S.

Invoke Systems, a Baltimore-based, customer-centered technology solution provider with extensive Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 expertise, today announced that it is being acquired by Ascentium Corporation, a leading technology and marketing consulting firm.

The deal firmly establishes Ascentium as the largest Microsoft Dynamics CRM consultancy in the United States and a global leader in the field, supporting more than 100 CRM customers with over 15,000 business users.

Invoke Systems is one of the most skilled Microsoft CRM companies with the world’s most experienced Microsoft CRM development team. They hold the unique distinction of having developed the application that served as the basis for the design of Microsoft CRM. In 2001, Microsoft acquired their eCRM company, iCommunicate, as part of its customer relationship management initiative. Ten of their developers moved to Redmond, Wash., and helped form the Microsoft CRM application development team.

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South African Broadcasting Corporation Deploys Microsoft Dynamics CRM to Capitalize on New Business Opportunities

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Microsoft Corp. today announced the deployment of Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM across SABC’s sales and marketing organization. The solution, which was implemented within eight months, will improve work-force productivity by automating the entire sales process and providing employees with easy access to real-time information. Phase one of the project was rolled out to 250 employees in the company’s head office and is currently being deployed to its network of regional offices.

Over 24 million adults tune in to the SABC’s network of 18 radio stations every day, and 19 million adults watch the three free-to-air television channels. SABC Commercial Enterprises, comprising commercial airtime sales across radio and television, program, sport and education sponsorships, and interactive media sales, currently accounts for 76 percent of the SABC’s revenue. To manage its extensive network of market interaction, SABC needed a Microsoft CRM solution that could help make its customer relationship processes more consistent and effective.

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Advanced Vista CRM Search Gadget

Joris Kalz has updated his multi entity search for Microsoft CRM by using Windows Vista Gadgets.

The software exists of two parts.
The first part is a small Windows Vista Gadget. The second part is the main search application which allows you to find information from multiple entities in Microsoft CRM.

Read more on his blog.

c360 Report Authoring Tool for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0

c360 Report Authoring is a an Easy-to-use Powerful Report Authoring Tool that allows CRM users to easily and quickly generate reports to access their most import asset: their information.

Designed for people who make reports, c360 Report Authoring Tool delivers a results -oriented user experience with the look and feel of Microsoft Office 2007. CRM report designers can easily create reports in minutes, using their CRM Filtered Views, ensuring the security of their data once the reports are published back to the reporting server. CRM-specific hidden parameters are easily added to the reports, further enhancing the overall integration of reporting in Microsoft CRM.

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Download evaluation version

c360 Report Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0

c360 Report Wizard is a powerful report generator tool that allows Microsoft CRM users to easily and quickly create SQL Reporting Services reports without writing any code.

Report Wizard is built for simple end users allowing them to create reports from inside Microsoft CRM application. No other tool is needed.

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Update of CWR Mobile CRM (version 1.1)

CWR Mobility released version 1.1 of their fantastic Mobile CRM application. This version contains lots of new features and improvements.

Some of the highlights are:
- Uploading and downloading of attachments on the mobile client.

- A rich calendar control with a timetable, day, week, month and even a resource view.From this calendar you can view and manage your appointments and serviceappointments.

- Fully graphical mobile form and view editors in the Mobile Configurator.

Read more on their blog

Test Drive Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM (30-day Free Trial)

Test Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM for free (30-day Trial)

- No Financial Commitment
- No Downloads
- No Software Installation

Try it here

Another Dynamics CRM Vista Sidebar Gadget

John Straumann has also built a Dynamics CRM Vista Sidebar Gadget. The Gadget looks great and you can read more about the Gadget and also download it on this site.

Dynamics CRM Vista Sidebar Gadget

Michael Seidl has made his Vista Sidebar Gadget (German, version 0.1) available for download.

The Gadget shows the Address, Telephone and Email Address. This week version 0.2 will be released which is also available in English.

Download version 0.1

Microsoft CRM Book for Free!

Working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM book is available for free!

Read / Download / Print the Dynamics CRM Book.

Add Timestamps To Activity Descriptions

Matthew Wittemann has a nice post on his blog about adding timestamps to activity descriptions.

Read more on his blog