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Microsoft Dexterity - proprietary Great Plains Software language, which allows seamless integration into Great Plains and which is the internal language all the Great Plains modules (except eXXX line) are coded with.  It is the tool of choice if you need instant access/drill down to original Great Plains windows.  Requires certain expertise and experience.  Is rather cursor-driven (not aggregated, like SQL), so it's performance maybe increased by transferring portions of logic to SQL stored procedures.  Dexterity uses Great Plains security model.

SQL - structured query language - de-facto standard among all the database platforms.  Microsoft has it's extension to SQL 92, named Transact SQL.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration manager - Great Plains tool allowing integration of text files or ODBC complying database to be a source for importing data into Great Plains.  Integration Manager treats Great Plains as OLE server, so each integration record comes in through background Great Plains form, ensuring 100% data validation.  Take into consideration, however that if you have tens of thousand transactions to integrate on a daily basis - IM is too slow and not a choice, consider SQL Data Transformation Services or Stored Procedures.  Integration Manager maybe modified with VBA.

VBA, Modifier - VBA is restricted version of Microsoft Visual Basic.  Modifier allows placing custom buttons and logic behind standard Great Plains windows through VBA coding.  However, comparing to Dexterity - doesn't not operate in Great Plains security realm and doesn't have easy access to Great Plains tables, you have to use ADO connection.

Crystal Reports - recommended by Microsoft Business Solutions for all possible extension to standard Great Plains ReportWriter and FRx reports.  De-facto industries leader.  Operates on multiple platforms, has flexible connection to database options: native drivers, ODBC, Crystal Queries, etc.

.Net - doesn't need explanation.  However, when customizing Microsoft CRM - it is required platform and currently Microsoft CRM Software Development Kit has all the examples in C#.

Lotus Domino - Excellent Document flow system for mid size and large companies, comes from Lotus - IBM subdivision.  This is pioneer and veteran on the marker.  We think that modern CRMs are actually repeating the main functionality of Lotus Notes / Domino.  Whatever is possible on Siebel/Microsoft CRM platforms is also possible (maybe with customizations) on Lotus Domino.  Check with us - we stay with Lotus Domino since 1995.

Java/EJB - More mature, than Microsoft .Net platform for web exposure of your database transactions.  The best choice for online banking, distributed transactions, etc.  We do this development via our offshore development team.

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