Microsoft Corp. makes 5,000 industry platforms available to customers and partners

Thursday, 23 March 2006, Microsoft Corp. announced that it has now made 5,000 industry platforms available. The platforms are available through Microsoft Solution Finder and Microsoft Industry Builder.

Microsoft Solution Finder is an online directory which permits Microsoft Dynamics partners, developers, and customers to conduct a search of over 220,000 Microsoft Certified Partners. The search can be navigated via industry, geography, or Microsoft product.

The directory gives customers and partners access to at least 5,000 solutions, 2,000 of which are closely integrated with Microsoft Dynamics business management applications, such as financial management, customer relationship management (CRM) as well as Microsoft Retail Management System.