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����̽̽ Systems, a leader in cloud ERP for manufacturing, today announced a new integration with Microsoft Corp. aimed at making it easy for companies to connect Microsoft’s desktop productivity applications to the ����̽̽ Manufacturing Cloud.

Detroit, MICH., July 20, 2016 – ����̽̽ Systems, a leader in cloud ERP for manufacturing, today announced a new integration with Microsoft Corp. aimed at making it easy for companies to connect Microsoft’s desktop productivity applications to the ����̽̽ Manufacturing Cloud. ����̽̽ has also leveraged Microsoft’s Azure platform as the foundation for the ����̽̽ Developer Portal, the company’s new gateway for customers and partners using ����̽̽’s growing portfolio of REST Application Program Interfaces (APIs).

The new integration is part of ����̽̽ Connect, the company’s open integration framework that makes it easier for manufacturers to connect people, things and applications to the ����̽̽ Manufacturing Cloud.

����̽̽ Connect: Microsoft Office 365

• The new ����̽̽ Workcenter Lookup app is now available on the Microsoft store.
• The app enables users to connect, view and analyze manufacturing data from ����̽̽ in Office 365, making it easier for business users to leverage that data for getting work done in the desktop applications they use every day.
• Built using ����̽̽ Connect REST APIs, the app enables real-time lookups, while maintaining role-based security for customer data.
• Leveraging ����̽̽’s APIs, customers and partners can also create their own connections and applications to interact with the ����̽̽ Manufacturing Cloud in ways that support their unique business objectives.                                      

����̽̽ Connect: Developer Portal

• ����̽̽ also launched the company’s new developer portal, providing customers and partners with secure access to the company’s expanding portfolio of RESTful APIs.
• Leveraging Microsoft Azure, the ����̽̽ Developer Portal takes advantage of the platform’s scalability, tooling and managed services to support ����̽̽ customers’ growing requirements for enterprise connectivity.
• The ����̽̽ Developer Portal provides sample code, sandbox capabilities, documentation and other resources to help customers and partners build secure, robust connections between the ����̽̽ Manufacturing Cloud and third-party applications.

Comments on the News

“Microsoft’s desktop productivity applications are fundamental to business, providing people and teams with flexible tools for running their day-to-day operations,” said Karl Ederle, group vice president, products at ����̽̽ Systems. “Our goal with ����̽̽ Connect is to make it easy for manufacturers to achieve a completely connected enterprise, with rich data always available to support business and customer objectives, whether through desktop applications or connections to other enterprise systems. The Azure platform is an ideal foundation for ����̽̽ Connect as we scale to meet the needs of global manufacturers.”

“Microsoft Office 365 and ����̽̽ Manufacturing Cloud are more valuable for our joint customers when we bring them together,” said Rob Howard, director, Office 365 Ecosystem, Microsoft. “The power to quickly pull real-time data from ����̽̽’s manufacturing system of record directly into a tool like Excel enables professionals to use and analyze data in ways that support today’s most dynamic work environments.”