The Record - Issue 18: Autumn 2020

23 Metafile Information Systems’ new MetaViewer integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is now available on Microsoft AppSource. Metafile says that by using the new integration, “businesses can experience the efficiency of paperless automation and robotic process automation technology merged with the power of Dynamics 365 in the cloud”. “Today’s companies are looking for software solutions that will help them increase efficiency, maintain a competitive edge, enhance cash management and improve their visibility into business processes,” said Nick Sprau, vice president of marketing and sales at Metafile. “This integration offers all of that and so much more, giving employees, managers and the C-suite peace-of- mind that operations are continuing during this tumultuous time.” IT provider Protera and Microsoft are delivering new SAP cloud transformation opportunities including auto-discovery, migration automation, and intelligent systems management with Protera FlexBridge, as part of Protera’s recognition of SAP on Microsoft Azure advanced specialisation. This validates the company’s knowledge, experience and success in implementing SAP on Azure solutions. Customers like Massachusetts- based Altra Motion have benefitted. “I am pretty amazed at the three- way partnership between Altra, Protera, and Microsoft,” said Rick Klotz, chief information officer at Altra Industrial Motion. “It’s been very transparent working together to find the right path.” Discover Protera’s SAP on Azure solutions for migration and managed services at protera.com Protera and Microsoft deliver new cloud opportunities Credit union improves digital experience with Finastra Educational Systems Federal Credit Union has deployed Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking to deliver an improved digital experience to its over 85,000 members. Educational Systems needed a platform that could integrate with core banking and ancillary solutions from other vendors. The credit union also selected Allied Payment Network – a third-party app available on the Finastra platform – for easier account-to-account and immediate person-to-person transfers to and from accounts at other financial institutions. Finastra says that “Fusion Digital Banking will help create a consistent, omnichannel experience for members, regardless of the digital device used and will rival the in-branch experience for ease of use and functionality”. MetaViewer Business Central integration now on Microsoft AppSource Gartner recognises Martello-GSX in recent report In its Hype Cycle for the Digital Workplace, 2020 report published on 17 July 2020, Gartner recognised Martello-GSX, which specialises in Microsoft 365 user experience monitoring, as a Sample Vendor of Digital Experience Monitoring. The monitoring solution runs synthetic transactions 24/7 to identify problems on the network before the user experiences an issue. Gartner said, “organisations that implement [digital experience monitoring] tools can not only benefit from better application performance and improved user experience, but also ultimately improve business outcomes in support of digital transformation.” Find out more on page 118