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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile 4.0.9 2/12/2010 This alert notifies you about product updates and hot fixes to help you get the most out of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Note: For people using Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, it is unnecessary to subscribe to this product update alert because you automatically receive alerts from the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Team. Update Rollup 9 Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (KB 977650) Microsoft has released Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. It includes updates and hot fixes packaged together for easy deployment. We recommend that you install the update rollup to keep your software performing at its best. Important: Update Rollup 7 is a prerequisite to this update rollup. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data Migration Manager components require Update Rollup 7 to be installed. For more information about Update Rollup 7, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 971782: Update Rollup 7 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is available Update Rollup 9 is available for all languages that are supported by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. For more information about this release, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 977650: Update Rollup 9 is available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Configuration Scenarios for the E-mail Router Microsoft Dynamics CRM: How to configure the On-premise and Online E-mail Router in different deployment scenarios This document lists steps to configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 e-mail in different deployment scenarios. The scenarios focus on the following: Microsoft Dynamics CRM E-mail Router, the forward mailbox, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Outlook client. Three New White Papers on Scalability, Field-level Security, and Internet-Facing Deployment Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Performance and Scalability Microsoft, together with Unisys Corporation, completed benchmark testing of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 running on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 operating system and Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 database software. Benchmark results demonstrate that Microsoft Dynamics CRM can scale to meet the needs of an enterprise. Field-level Security in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Options and Constraints While Microsoft Dynamics CRM does not provide for true field-level security, there are a number of options available for using supported custom logic to control access to data at a more granular level than provided out of the box. This document discusses some of the key options and constraints available for implementing this type of solution. How to configure an Internet-Facing Deployment for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 This document covers how to set up the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web site to make it available from the Internet. Video Resources for Training Users Videos A variety of short videos for helping new users get comfortable with Microsoft Dynamics CRM are available in the Resource Center. The most recent include Create and apply e-mail templates, Work with mail merge and mail merge templates, Create and run reports, and Create a simple workflow. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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