CRM 2013: Orion – Highlights of the major changes

Next major release of Dynamics CRM, Orion is expected to be released by the end of 2013, some highlights are as follows.

New Features

• Redesigned User Interface
• Process Agility - Agile process guidance
• Mobility - seamless experience across web and hand held devices
• Social Context - integrated with Yammer

Get Ready for CRM 2013 - Orion

Removing support of Platform and Technologies

Following platforms and technologies will not be supported in the next major release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

• Windows XP for accessing Microsoft Dynamics CRM web application
• Windows XP to run Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 for email routing and tracking
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 WebDAV protocol for email routing and tracking
• Internet Explorer (IE) 7
• Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services to run Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook
• Windows 2000 Server AD forest and domain levels

Removal of CRM 4 features

The following legacy CRM 4 features will be removed and will no longer be supported in the next major product release.

• ISV folder for custom web applications
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 plug-ins
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 client-side scripting (from next release all forms should use Xrm.Page and Xrm.Utility object models).
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 custom workflow activities

Removal of features

• Microsoft Lync presence will not be supported on the updated user interface entity forms and Activity Feeds.
• Workplace area will be removed from the navigation (for new organisations only), users will no longer be able to have the option to personalise what is displayed there within the Personal Options.
• Duplicate Detection during record Create and Update operations will not be supported (for updated user interface entities)

For further details please visit the following links

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265924.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn281891.aspx
https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crmconnection/archive/2013/07/02/making-microsoft-dynamics-crm-personal.aspx

Please note that these details may change prior to actual release.