Dynamics AX 2012 R3

Dynamics AX 2012 R3

Anticipated release: April 2014

UPDATES
Feb. 5: Microsoft says Dynamics AX 2012 R3 will have a modified licensing and pricing scheme.
The R3 version of Microsoft\’s Dynamics AX 2012 ERP product will arrive in April, roughly 16 months after the launch of R2.

Besides an on-premises solution, Microsoft indicated at last November\’s Convergence EMEA conference that Dynamics NAV 2012 R3 will also be available as a Windows Azure-hosted solution sold through partners. The hosting capability is enabled by Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, which became generally available last spring. Two other Dynamics ERP solutions are available as Windows Azure-hosted services from partners: Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 and Dynamics GP 2013.

Dynamics AX 2012 R3 will feature, among other things, new tools to help organizations interact with customers via mobile devices and social networks, new management capabilities for transportation and warehouse functions, and support for single-instance deployments.


The release will also coincide with an update to Dynamics for Retail, previously Dynamics AX for Retail, Microsoft announced in January.