CRM 4.0 RTM VPC Now Available

For those who'd like to play around with the new version of MS CRM, you can download the new CRM 4.0 VPC.

This virtual machine is a one computer setup with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and related clients for Outlook and Internet Explorer.

You can download the VPC at the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=dd939ed9-87a5-4c13-b212-a922cc02b469&DisplayLang=en

Have fun with it!

Kevin Dosseray

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