Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Microsoft Axapta) is an adaptable business-management solution that enables you and your people to make business decisions with confidence. Microsoft Dynamics AX works like familiar Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office programs and Microsoft SQL Server. The result: The capability to build on investments in systems and software that your company might already use—plus, a familiar working environment that helps lower learning curbs and helps users focus less on technology and more on their business goals.

Benefit from smooth implementation, customizations, and modifications
Microsoft Dynamics AX is an all-in-one solution that can scale as your company grows. You can use the functions you need now and unlock additional capabilities as your needs change and multiply. With the MorphX development environment, developers can design, edit, and compile within a single screen—and have changes appear within minutes.

Easy to implement, customize, and modify
• Provides the same version of code for Web and Microsoft Windows clients, which can lead to simpler, less expensive development and IT costs.
• Because of the layered technology of Microsoft Dynamics AX, customizations can be easier to build and maintain. You can customize one layer without affecting the functionality of other layers. This means that you can adapt and upgrade your solution over time with less disruption to business, risk, and expense.
• Microsoft Dynamics AX works like familiar Microsoft software such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies, and Microsoft Office products, which means less of a learning curve for your people, so they can get up and running quickly and focus on what's most important.

Works well with your existing systems
• Developed alongside other Microsoft software, it can bring you tighter integration and more seamless connectivity between products such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office programs, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• Works together with different Microsoft-developed document formats used by Microsoft Office Outlook messaging and collaboration client, Microsoft Office Word, and Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet software.
• You can connect with external data sources using Web services as well as industry standard technologies such as Microsoft BizTalk Server, Component Object Model (COM) integration, Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microsoft .NET Framework, stored procedures, XBRL, and XML.

Advanced technology supports your growing business
• The three-tier, object-oriented architecture of Microsoft Dynamics AX integrates with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft SQL Server, offering you high-speed server-side performance and the capability to scale your IT infrastructure easily, so the solution can grow with your company.
• Unlike some business management systems that force you to use specialized tool sets, Microsoft Dynamics AX uses standard adapters based on SQL Server Reporting Services and the Microsoft Visual Studio. NET development system. This instantly enables you to access a wide variety of industry-standard integration protocols and trained integration partners that you can use to connect to the business management solutions of your business partners.