Microsoft
Dynamics Corner
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is here!
Vitale Caturano recently participated in Microsoft's Boston CRM 4.0 launch event.  Sue Bernier, director of Vitale Caturano's ERP and CRM group and Mike Williams, manager, hosted a lunch meeting with clients to discuss how CRM can be integrated into their existing accounting system and how CRM can further their business goals.  Dynamics CRM can help sales, service and marketing professionals remain competitive.  Benefits include: growing your sales pipeline in a challenging economy, enhancing customer service capabilities, and eliminating re-keying sales orders into your accounting systems.
 
To learn more about CRM contact Doug Bosley
Don't Miss Our Featured Events
Virtualization: The Time is Now! 
May 13, 2008 
4:00 pm-6:00 pm Program
6:00 pm Cocktails / Hors d'oeuvres
Vitale Caturano, 80 City Square, Charlestown Register Now
 
Microsoft Dynamics Customer Briefing 
June 4, 2008 
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Microsoft - Jones Road, Waltham
 
Microsoft
Dynamics Convergence
Conference 2009

March 10-13, 2009 
New Orleans
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Did You Know?
Vitale Caturano was named one of the "Best Places to Work" for the third consecutive year by The Boston Business Journal.

April 2008
Message from Bill Kracunas
This past month we have had a lot of growth in our Technology Consulting group.  Please join me in welcoming Mauro Cardarelli and his team from Jornata and Jim Cashin, CPA and Dan Wheadon, CPA from RSM McGladrey (details below). 
 
As promised in the last Technology Consulting Briefing, below is an article about Virtualization. Don't miss our event on 5/13 where our team, along with specialists from VMware and Dell (EqualLogic), will discuss this timely topic, followed by cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Register Now
 
Vitale Caturano Acquires Jornata 

We want to share exciting news with you about our Technology Consulting group.  Vitale Caturano has acquired Jornata, a Boston-based Microsoft SharePoint technology solutions provider, founded by Mauro Cardarelli. 

Jornata's strength in Business Intelligence utilizing the Microsoft software platform augments our current services and enables us to provide a wider range of Microsoft technologies.  This collaboration underscores Vitale Caturano's commitment to expanding its Business Intelligence practice and to our continued role as a leader in Portals and Collaboration.  Both firms are Microsoft Gold certified partners.

Read the press release and visit www.jornata.com.

Firm's Consulting Capabilities Expand 
Jim Cashin, CPA and Dan Wheadon, CPA recently joined our Technology Consulting practice.  Both were previously with RSM McGladrey where they led the CFO advisory practice on various consulting projects.  Jim joined our firm as a vice president and Dan as a director.   "The addition of Jim and Dan will further advance our technology practice's business intelligence capabilities and help us solidify our position as one of New England's leading technology service providers.  Their combined accounting, finance, and technology consulting experience will enable us to continue to provide our clients with the resources and expertise they expect," said Bill Kracunas, shareholder, Technology Consulting at Vitale Caturano. Read the full release.
Virtualization
If you want to significantly lower your IT costs by reducing the number of servers and related IT hardware in the data center, Virtualization is the solution.  Virtualization makes it possible to break the legacy "one application to one server" model.  This solution can also help IT administrators spend less time on repetitive tasks such as provisioning, configuration, monitoring and maintenance.  And, you can eliminate planned downtime and recover quickly from unplanned outages.
 
Vitale Caturano offers a low cost, low risk program to introduce your organization to virtualization technology built on VMware.  As a VMware Enterprise Partner, we bring a wealth of experience, and through our partnerships with Cisco, HP, and Dell (EqualLogic) we can handle the end to end aspect of virtualization including networking and storage.  Our engineers have experience implementing solutions around disaster recovery, high availability, application delivery, etc.
 
In addition,  we're offering a Virtualization seminar on May 13th at 4:00 p.m.  Specialists from our firm, as well as Dell (EqualLogic), and VMware will share their insights and provide demonstrations.  Together we can help you determine if Virtualization is for you.  We hope you will join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres following the event. Register Now
 
Microsoft Dynamics Convergence Conference Wows Attendees - Budget Now for Next Year!

Thank you to all our Microsoft Great Plains clients who joined us at the Microsoft Convergence conference in Orlando.  Attendees heard the latest on how Microsoft Dynamics applications can enable them to make important business decisions with greater confidence.  Based on your feedback, we know you found this to be a valuable event.  We urge everyone to budget now for next year's conference in New Orleans (3/10/09-3/13/09).

Conference Highlights

  • Build skills around new technologies such as SharePoint and Dynamics CRM
  • In depth information about business solutions powered by workflow solutions
  • Learn about new functionality and best practices
  • Interact with fellow Great Plains users, project managers and the Microsoft team to share ideas and gain insights

We hope you will be one of the 9,500 people attending next year! Please contact Doug Bosley if you want to discuss the conference in more detail or have any questions.

Featured Service Area
ERP and CRM Solutions Help You Adjust Rapidly to Changing Market Conditions
As a Microsoft Gold certified partner, Vitale Caturano has a proven track record of successful ERP and CRM implementations that improve team productivity and simplify business processes.  Our team helps clients access the information they need, across organizational and geographic boundaries.
 
The Vitale Caturano Technology Consulting group includes well-trained and Microsoft-certified IT professionals as well as seasoned business professionals with extensive experience in financial and line of business management.  This combination of business and technical experience, along with unparalleled industry experience, ensures ERP and CRM implementations are proactive, comprehensive and flexible.
 
Vitale Caturano has implemented Microsoft Dynamics for over 250 clients in a variety of industries.  Our proven implementation methodologies ensure that our client's projects are well-managed with minimal business disruption and excellent end-user training.
 
Additional services offered in conjunction with ERP and CRM include:
· Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance services
· Assistance with infrastructure configuration
· Integration and customization services
· Business Intelligence and performance management
· World-class help desk support
 
Read more and contact Doug Bosley to discuss our solutions and learn about new technologies available to you.
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Industry Events
Virtualization: The Time is Now!
May 13, 2008   4:00 pm-6:00 pm Program
6:00 pm Cocktails/Hors d'oeuvres
Vitale Caturano, 80 City Square, Charlestown
Why all the buzz about Virtualization?  Hear from VMware, Dell (EqualLogic) and Vitale Caturano specialists, and see demonstrations at this interactive seminar.  Discuss Virtualization with current users over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Register Now

Microsoft Dynamics Customer Briefing  
June 4, 2008   9:00 am-12:00 pm
Microsoft, Jones Road, Waltham
Topics that will be discussed by the Vitale Caturano team and representatives from Microsoft include: Highlights of Convergence '08, new technologies, and integrating CRM with your existing systems.  Register Now
 
 

If you have any questions or comments about the Technology Consulting Briefing, please contact Katherine Freund
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