Microsoft Ups the Ante on Choice with New Subscription Licensing Model for Microsoft Dynamics Solutions

Businesses and industry partners gain more flexibility to meet evolving business needs with hosted ERP applications.

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 6, 2006 — Source: Microsoft PressPass - Today at the Microsoft Convergence EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa Region) conference in Munich, German, Microsoft announced a groundbreaking step forward in the delivery of a hosted subscription licensing model for Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics SL.

PressPass spoke with Julio De Villasante, Director of Software as a Service Strategy, Microsoft Dynamics, to learn more about the new level of IT functionality this offering will provide to Microsoft’s customers and Partners alike.


PressPass: Why has Microsoft developed this offering? Have customers been asking for it?

Julio De Villasante: Companies are constantly finding new ways to deploy solutions that align with their evolving business needs. The challenge is that they must do this in the face of growing constraints on budgets and staffing. Many also lack the infrastructure to gain access to the IT functionality they need. The advent of hosted applications broke down some of these barriers, but it has really been subsequent advances in technology and telecommunications infrastructure that have enabled a whole new level of opportunity.


Another missing piece of the puzzle has been the availability of new licensing models that allow a company to choose between purchasing the solution or subscribing to a monthly service. This is what we are able to deliver today through our ecosystem of Microsoft industry partners. Microsoft Dynamics CRM has been available as a hosted application since last March and it has been extremely well received by partners and customers alike.

Now, our partners can also deliver the full suite of Microsoft Dynamics ERP applications, in either a hosted or on-premise deployment model – and they have the option of purchasing, subscription licensing or a combination of both. The grand finale to this offering is that there is no minimum time commitment; customers can sign up for a short time period, such as a few months, or as long as they would like.

Read the full interview at PressPass.