Pythagoras named in 2010 Microsoft Dynamics Presidents Club

The 12th of July 2010 was a day of celebration throughout Pythagoras' offices in the UK; this was the day we achieved recognition for our outstanding dedication to customer satisfaction through the delivery of our innovative business solutions.

The prestigious Microsoft Presidents Club represents the top 5% of Microsoft Dynamics partners world wide; gaining entry into this elite group demonstrates our continual development and growth, and commitment to building on our successes year upon year. Doug Kennedy, vice president of Microsoft Dynamics Partners stated, "Microsoft is proud to recognise Pythagoras Communications for its outstanding sales achievement, this honour is a direct reflection of Pythagoras' outstanding group of employees and management team, all of whom should be very proud of this accomplishment. Pythagoras plays a very important role in the growth and success of Microsoft Dynamics."

Our Managing Director returned from Washington D.C. on Monday after accepting the acknowledgement and spending the week at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC).

Our official press release regarding the 2010 Presidents Club is available to view online here.

This week also See's the 1st Phase of our new website go live; with further improvements and updates to the existing pages over the coming weeks we believe the online environment for new and existing customers to learn about our expertise, solutions and professional serviceswill be second to none. View the website now at www.pythagoras.co.uk

Pythagoras looks ahead to the 2010 British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) Exhibition

Pythagoras Communications, a Microsoft Gold Partner and Insurance CRM software specialist looks ahead to showcasing their customisable Microsoft CRM solutions for Commercial Insurance Companies, Insurance Brokers and the Lloyds Market.

Pythagoras understands how the challenging economic times recently and continually evolving insurance landscape has led to the profitability, wallet share, sustainability, and enhanced relationship management being critical for success.

Pythagoras' experts in the insurance software industry are helping to redefine Insurance sales and marketing; the 2010 BIBA exhibition will see Pythagoras showcase solutions specifically for Commercial Insurers, Insurance Brokers and the Lloyds Market. Pythagoras outlines below the benefits Pythagoras can bring.

Commercial Insurance Companies

Microsoft CRM for insurance provides the central core platform from which Commercial carriers can launch a centralised approach, allowing cultivation and analysis of key market trends and better management of Broker / intermediary relationships.
Our solution is designed to provide commercial carriers with a single integrated platform that supports multiple business channels, multiple client touch points, online client access and rapid deployment.

Insurance Brokers

Pythagoras Microsoft CRM solution allows Brokers a central platform from which they can understand and serve every facet of each customer; this level of holistic personalised approach can be the differentiating factor that allows good customers to be successfully retained, reducing churn; critical when considering the expense of new customer acquisition and the profitability of customer retention.

Lloyds Market

The critical need to unify all client data from separate sources and systems into a single view for greater insight into key client relationships and profitable pockets within their business has been understood and solved thanks to Pythagoras’ suite of Microsoft CRM for the Lloyd’s market solutions.
Microsoft CRM for Lloyd’s from Pythagoras helps agents and syndicates access centralised information, understand key relationships accurate decisions quicker and in line with corporate strategic views.

The 2010 BIBA conference is located at London’s Excel Arena on May 19th and 20th; Visit Pythagoras’ experts on stand D2.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 – Rollup 10 update

Pythagoras, a Microsoft Gold Partner and leading UK Microsoft CRM solutions provider outlines some of the main benefits from the 10th edition of Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM rollup’s; released on Thursday April 8th 2010.

Rollup10 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is a cumulative rollup which includes all the fixes for the issues documented in rollup1 through to 9; rollup 10 contains the following hot fixes and updates that need to be enabled or configured manually:

• 981053 A workflow that contains a step to send an e-mail can cause a deadlock when many instances of the workflow execute at the same time in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

• 981882 You incorrectly receive an error message when you create an appointment for a contact in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

• 981837 The lookup fields are not updated when you run the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK import process to update Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

• 981883 You cannot add the existing contracts or the existing quotes that are in "Active" status to a custom entity in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

• 981840 The knowledge base article number uses an incorrect format when you create the knowledge base article in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Previous rollup hot fixes that are included in rollup 10 along with detailed deployment information and a full list of all the issues resolved for Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 users is available directly from Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=979347

Pythagoras Communications has been a successful Microsoft Gold Partner offering leading industry specific solutions since 1997; with offices in Maidenhead (UK) and London (UK) Pythagoras is developing an enviable combination of multi sector industry experience and customisable software innovation since being established.

For more information on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 or to book a meeting or demonstration speak to one of our experts on 01628 519 000 or email info@pythagoras.co.uk

Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Manufacturing

Manufacturing organisations globally are now looking more than ever before at effective processes to retain customers, increase outreach to new customers while driving down costs from all stages of the process from suppliers to manufacturing and distribution. A Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution from Pythagoras provides a long term cost effective way to meet these challenges.

A Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution from Pythagoras can improve key areas of your manufacturing organisation, from channel management and business intelligence to service and campaign management.

Outlined below are a selection of the key benefits Microsoft Dynamics CRM brings to the Manufacturing Industry;

Effective channel management

Connect your processes across sales, marketing and services to increase efficiency

Create and monitor customised offers and pricing for each customer service enquiry

Automate the assignment of tasks and leads to individual groups

Improved business intelligence

Ability to view key performance indicators in real time with dashboards

Gather information from across the business and supply chain, compiling it in one central location

The ability to Map Microsoft CRM functionality to specific industry models

Effective Service Management

Easy to use and implement tools to manage schedule maintenance and support

The ability to track current scheduling against service goals and adjust as necessary to save time and importantly, costs

Increase staff efficiency with real time access to customer data through any web based devices.

Improved Campaign Management

Use real time data to address changes in the market to make informed marketing decisions

Develop and execute collaborative marketing campaigns with key business partners

Provide your sales channels with instant access to current and accurate customer data.

Pythagoras Communications is a leading UK CRM solutions provider with over 350 deployments. Our deployments give our customers a competitive edge along with improved user adoption, reduced risk and lower total cost of ownership. A Microsoft Gold Partner since 2008, Pythagoras is leading the way with customised Microsoft CRM solutions. Based in Maidenhead, Berkshire and at Centre Point in London Pythagoras has the success and experience required to deliver a solution guaranteed to suit your organisation.

Pythagoras reflects on the Technology for Marketing and Advertising Exhibition (TFM&A) 2010

Pythagoras' experts showcased Microsoft Dynamics CRM on February 23 and 24, attracting vast interest across all our vertical sectors. Visitors to our stand understood the benefits Microsoft Dynamics CRM can bring to their organisation along with the added value of Pythagoras’ customisation and industry expertise.

Visitors also realised the great advantages of Microsoft Dynamics CRM over their current systems with the clear efficiency and productivity gains evident from the various work flow and the seamless integration with Microsoft Office® being initial stand out features desired.

Our Microsoft CRM experts were also on hand throughout to answer questions and enlighten visitors with troubleshooting advice and tips on how to improve their Microsoft Dynamics CRM experience.

If you were unable to attend the TFM&A Exhibition this year our experts are available to discuss your individual requirements and to give demonstrations of the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Furthermore, a brief outline of just some of the advantages Microsoft Dynamics CRM brings to the 8 verticals in which we showcased can be seen below:

Membership Software
• Highly configurable membership system for your individual business needs while also extending the reach of Outlook by turning it into a effective tool for customer relationship
• Membership software reporting and business intelligence has reached a new level of importance

NHS and Healthcare
• Improved Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM)
• Proactively manage patients, improving productivity

Not for Profit
• Improved targeting of areas and customers with full profiling and segmentation of data
• Full membership and fundraising features

Insurance
• Comprehensive organisation, contact, and deal tracking to enable you to see everything about your customer, improve relationships and ultimately customer retention.
• Workflow and Process automation that will automate key business processes in the business

Media
• Profile your audiences more effectively
• Develop deeper relationships with advertisers and track complex interactions with content licensees and content providers

Education
• Improves full student lifecycle management, from recruitment to alumni and beyond
• Improves communication across internal departments and externally, enhancing the ability to manage teacher progress and build consistent external relationships with key stakeholders

Manufacturing
• Gain insight and provide channel partners the information and tools they need to drive demand for your products
• Shorten the sales cycle by effectively managing and assessing opportunities in your sales pipeline

High Technology Organisations
-Drives innovation and success through accurate understanding of products and trends and enabling manufacturers to fully maximise internal and external communication channels between the likes of marketing teams, customers, suppliers and manufacturing departments.

Pythagoras has been a Microsoft Gold Partner since 2008 with over 60 staff on hand to help provide solutions and support for your individual needs. Based out of Maidenhead, Berkshire with offices located in central London near Trafalgar Square Pythagoras Communications has the enviable success and experience desired by those looking for a customisable CRM solution.