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A brief history of the Microsoft Dynamics cloud-based ERP SMB product

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the evolved form of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly known as Navision). This is a worldwide ERP market-leading product in the SMB segment. In this paragraph, we will explore the timeline of this product, focusing on its latest releases as well as its cloud journey:

1983: The native company (PC & C A/S) was founded in 1983. Navision ERP solution was released in 1987 and had an exponential technical evolution that culminated in the 1995 Microsoft Windows version release. This release consisted of a greatly improved platform.
2002: The astonishing evolution of Navision—both in terms of application module add-ons and technology enrichment ...

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