| Microsoft Navision is localized and | | | | century and before that Navision had very |
| translated into Brazilian Portuguese to be | | | | strong positions in Europe, especially in |
| efficient MRP/ERP/accounting solution for | | | | Manufacturing MRP & corporate ERP market. In |
| Brazilian enterprises as well as for | | | | our opinion Manufacturing module |
| subsidiaries or manufacturing facilities of | | | | implementation is critical for Sao Paulo |
| multinational corporations and companies, | | | | market. |
| participating in international business. We | | | | |
| plan to inform potential customer about the | | | | - Localization. Microsoft probed several |
| situation on Brazilian ERP market and | | | | applications on Brazilian market: Solomon |
| particularly in Sao Paulo, based on our | | | | (2002-2003), then Great Plains (our company |
| consulting practice experience. We also plan | | | | was chosen as official partner for Brazilian |
| similar publications on Axapta, SAP Business | | | | version localization), but later on the final |
| One, Oracle E-Business Suite (also often | | | | decision was made on Navision (Axapta will be |
| referred as Oracle Financials, or Oracle | | | | also available in it localized version in |
| Applications) | | | | 2006). One of the challenges for ERP |
| | | | localization for Brazilian market is unique |
| - São Paulo Economy. Being largest South | | | | tax code. Unique tax code probably supports |
| American megapolis, Sao Paulo and the state | | | | strong positions of local ERP packages, such |
| provide approximately 75% of nation output in | | | | as Microsiga, RM, etc. |
| machinery, rubber, electrical products & | | | | |
| goods. Heavy industries include motor | | | | - Customization. Navision has its own |
| vehicles, electrical equipment, computers, | | | | proprietary language C/Side and currently |
| chemicals. Consumer goods: textiles, food | | | | Microsoft recommends MS SQL Server as the |
| processing, china & pottery, household | | | | database platform. Plus the future |
| utensils, furniture. | | | | customization directions will be focused on |
| | | | XML web services and developers will be |
| - State production centers. Campinas, | | | | deploying Microsoft Visual Studio.Net |
| Sorocaba, JundiaÃ, Cubatão, and | | | | |
| Ribeirão Prêto - last couple of decades | | | | - Integration. Considering MS SQL Server |
| production facilities moved out of city of | | | | platform - software programmers have all the |
| Sao Paulo to other locations in the state. | | | | spectrum of integration technologies: ODBC, |
| The city of Sao Paulo has traditional | | | | JDBC, Microsoft will be moving more |
| businesses: banking centers, finance, | | | | functionality to business portal - where |
| corporate headquarters, etc. The city also | | | | Navision logic will be called through the |
| serves a rich agricultural hinterland, one of | | | | sets of stored procedures and be exposed |
| the most productive agricultural areas in the | | | | through SDK. Open MS SQL Server technologies |
| nation. Soybeans and especially coffee are of | | | | gives you SQL based reporting, you can deploy |
| great commercial significance. | | | | such industry standard tools as Crystal |
| | | | Reports, MS SQL Server Reporting services, |
| - Navision. Microsoft Business Solutions has | | | | etc. |
| several ERP applications - Microsoft | | | | |
| Navision, Great Plains, Axapta, Solomon, | | | | You can always appeal to our help and |
| Microsoft CRM, etc. Microsoft is on the way | | | | expertise - in our Sao Paulo office we have |
| of so-called Project Green realization and | | | | all Navision expertise, plus Microsoft CRM, |
| you may of heard the new names: Microsoft | | | | MS Great Plains, Axapta, SAP, Oracle, Lotus |
| Dynamics NAV (Navision), Microsoft Dynamics | | | | Notes Domino. Please give as a call São |
| AX (Axapta), etc. Navision Software was | | | | Paulo 55-11-3826-3449, USA 1-866-528-0577, |
| purchased by Microsoft in earlier 21st | | | | 1-630-961-5918! |