Navision
| Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
2016
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Windows Server 2008/2012 (Application server), Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (professional or enterprise) |
| Platform | x64 (Application server), x86 (Client) |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Enterprise resource planning |
| License | MS-EULA |
| Website | Microsoft Dynamics NAV |
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software product from Microsoft.
The product is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family, and intended to assist with finance, manufacturing, customer relationship management, supply chains, analytics and electronic commerce for Small and Medium-sized Enterprise and local subsidiaries of large international Groups.
For modifications of the system, the proprietary programming language C/AL is used.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV originates from Navision, a suite of accounting applications which Microsoft acquired in 2002.
Navision originated at PC&C A/S (Personal Computing and Consulting), a company founded in Denmark in 1984. PC&C released its first accounting package, PCPlus, in 1985 - a single-user application with basic accounting functionality. There followed in 1987 the first version of Navision, a client/server-based accounting application that allowed multiple users to access the system simultaneously. The success of the product prompted the company to rename itself to Navision Software A/S in 1995.
The Navision product sold primarily in Denmark until 1990. From Navision version 3 the product was distributed in other European countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom.
In 1995 the first version of Navision based on Microsoft Windows 95 was released.
In 2000, Navision Software A/S merged with fellow Danish firm Damgaard A/S (founded 1983) to form NavisionDamgard A/S. In 2001 the company changed its name to "Navision A/S".
On July 11, 2002 Microsoft bought Navision A/S to go with its previous acquisition of Great Plains. Navision became new division in Microsoft, named Microsoft Business Solutions, which also handled Microsoft CRM.
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