It’s Trivia Time! What do You Know About ERP?

Posted by Kimarie Wolf on June 21, 2010

Trivia is taking over the nation. There’s sports trivia, pop culture trivia, software trivia…say what? Yes, we said it, software trivia.  If you don’t know anything about ERP or Microsoft Dynamics, now is the time to nerd out on these fun facts.

Fun Facts About Microsoft Dynamics and ERP Systems

1. What does ERP Stand For?

ERP stands for enterprise resource planning.  Ok, it also stands for Effective Radiated Power, European Radio Project, and a whole list of things, but enterprise resource planning is what we’re after.

2. What decade brought ERP systems into the limelight?

The 1990s!  ERP systems sales had a dramatic boost as companies prepared for Y2K and replaced old systems with new ones.

3.  When was Microsoft Dynamics founded?

It was originally founded in 1984 in Denmark as PC&C ApS (Personal Computing and Consulting).

4. What is the name of the coding language used to create Great Plains?

Dexterity

5. How many companies use Microsoft Dynamics worldwide?

Over 300,000 companies and 20,000 business partners worldwide!