Microsoft says Dynamics Nav 2013 R2 will be available in October. Maybe the most important announcement was not the product features but Microsoft's pledge of loyalty to the product. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 reflects Microsoft's long-term commitment to the NAV partner community," according to Paul White, senior director of Dynamics ERP.

Aptean has introduced i-Supply 8.0, a SaaS supply chain management application.

Infor has released a new generation of its Inforce software. Built on the Salesforce platform, it connects Salesforce with Inforce, a marketing application. Via the company's Ion technology, the software facilitates two-way communication between the back-office and Inforce so that data entered in the ERP system automatically updates in Salesforce and vice versa.