Microsoft Dynamics partners band together to offer Cloud ERP solution for Singapore SMEs

A group of Gold-certified Microsoft Dynamics Partners in Singapore, including IBIZ Consulting Services, MSC Consulting, DP Technology and SaaSplaza have collaborated to offer Red Dot ERP, which introduces a cloud-based business solution packaged for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore.

Red Dot ERP is based on a seamless integration of Microsoft's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, known as Dynamics NAV, which allows SMEs to gain greater control over all financials and key processes within their business, and Microsoft Office 365's productivity tools.

For S$99 per user per month, Red Dot ERP provides:

Full financials management, 

Supply chain management and sales management,
Microsoft Word 2016 on five devices per user,
Microsoft Excel 2016 on five devices per user,
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 on five devices per user,
Microsoft OneDrive for Business with 1TB storage per user,
Microsoft SharePoint for document management,
Skype for Business for instant messaging, video and audio calls around the world, and the 

Yammer business social network 

All of these functions can be accessed securely anywhere, on any device including the iPad, iPhone, and any Android device via the free applications made available in the Apple and Google store respectively. 

"SMEs in Singapore today face an extremely competitive environment and are constantly challenged to increase productivity and reduce cost in order to stay relevant in the market place. As a company that is all about empowering individuals and organisations to achieve more, we are encouraged by Red Dot ERP's efforts to provide SMEs with a one-stop service by integrating Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics into a seamless software-as-a-service that is cost-effective and secure.

"Through this, SMEs will be able to access enterprise-grade capabilities that will allow their employees to do their best work wherever they are, and connect with their customers to build profitable customer relations through better business intelligence," said Gerald Leo, Director, Small Midmarket Solutions and Partner Group, Microsoft Singapore.

"In the past, businesses were hesitant about transitioning to the Cloud, fearing that their data would not be safe. However, Microsoft have recently achieved the highest level of certification (Level 3) for the Multi-Tier Cloud Security Standard for Singapore (SS 584) for Azure and Office 365, as well as Level 2 for Microsoft CRM Online. We support Microsoft's commitment to offer a truly holistic and trusted cloud to the local ecosystem, including self-disclosures which will allow our customers who are moving to the cloud to better understand and assess the cloud security they require," said Herb Prooy, Director of SaaSplaza. 

Social media tracking reveals Formula One sentiments across Asia Pacific

To help sales, marketing and customer care professionals listen, gain insights and more effectively engage with customers across social channels, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Social Listening in July in eight Asia Pacific markets*. This new service adds the capabilities for people to analyse and act on market intelligence from social conversations, including measuring sentiment across a wide array of social channels. It also allows users to track product, brand, competitor and campaigns globally and in real time to gain true understanding of their customers and their business across the social Web.

Microsoft Social Listening will be offered as part of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online professional licenses at no additional charge; on-premises customers can get Microsoft Social Listening for an incremental cost. In addition, Microsoft Social Listening has expanded to include monitoring news – making the latest breaking news and relevant stories easily accessible for all.

To show the power of the Social Listening feature, Microsoft tracked social chatter in Asia Pacific on Formula One from 26 August to 17 September. Over 6,000 posts were discovered, an average of 209 a day. The most mentions were from Australia, followed by Singapore and then Indonesia, and overwhelmingly from Twitter (99.7%) as opposed to other social networks.

Team Ferrari clocked in 587 posts, and was most popular in Australia, while Lotus had 286 posts and was most popular in the Philippines. Team Mercedes received 249 mentions and is an Indonesian favourite.