Microsoft Business Solutions today announced the release of Microsoft® Business Solutions--Navision® 3.70, an integrated business management solution designed for small and midmarket companies. Navision 3.70 provides tools that allow a business to streamline its internal processes, particularly in the areas of financial management, supply chain management, customer relationship management and e-business. Navision connects an organization seamlessly to employees, customers, suppliers and partners, allowing it to increase productivity, sharpen its competitive edge and grow its business. With a goal of increasing usability and simplicity for end users across the application, the new features in Navision 3.70 focus on enhanced wholesale and distribution capabilities and a more intuitive user interface.

"Overall, Navision 3.70 is an easier solution to implement and use," said Kati Hvidtfeldt, group product manager for Navision at Microsoft Business Solutions. "We aim to support the end-to-end processes of midmarket companies, regardless of their industry, by providing a flexible structure and functionality that supports their unique business needs. From Inventory to advanced Warehouse Management, and from a company's commerce or Web portal to manufacturing and accounting, Navision is the one solution a company needs. Customers remain in control with Navision because they have the choice to pay for only the functionality they need to manage their businesses as they need it." In a direct response to customer requests for more flexible warehousing functionality, Navision 3.70 introduces several wholesale distribution enhancements.