Microsoft Dynamics AX is an adaptable business management solution that offers powerful new capabilities to help growing multisite organizations streamline processes, reduce operational costs, manage compliance and drive informed decision-making.

Microsoft Dynamics AX offers multisite and shared services capabilities, enabling customers to manage complex financial and supply chain processes more easily. The system can run multiple legal entities on a central installation and provide a single, integrated view of financial and supply chain information from facilities around the world, helping organizations simplify global planning. Advanced planning and reporting scenarios, such as consolidation and budgeting, are offered through integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

• A compliance center that provides one central, integrated view of internal controls, key performance indicators (KPIs) and other compliance data.
• Embedded workflows that automate business processes, enforcing standard operating procedures to limit organizational risks while still enabling organizations to quickly respond to changing market needs.
• Country-specific functionality to help customers more easily comply with local regulations in 36 countries.
• A Role Center that prioritizes tasks and real-time information for a majority of business functions.
• A user interface that looks and feels like familiar Microsoft Office software to help employees ramp up quickly, resulting in higher user productivity and more consistent adherence to business processes.
• Self-service business intelligence tools using Microsoft Business Intelligence technologies to deliver standard KPIs by role and simplify end-user reporting, which results in more informed decision-making and integrity of information across the organization. Preconfigured KPIs and reports enable customers to start immediately.

• Enhanced security, reliability and scalability though integration with Microsoft SQL Server 2008. For example, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, through Microsoft SQL Server 2008, can compress the database size by 40 percent to 60 percent, which can lead to lower hardware and data maintenance costs.
• Reduced operational complexity and IT management overhead with improved control through interoperability with Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Improved ability to manage and administer projects through integration with Microsoft Office Project Server
• Easy communication with remote employees, customers and trading partners through integration with Microsoft unified communications