Microsoft RMS End of Life (Discontinued): Details & Tips for Choosing a Replacement

(This article was last published on April 23, 2015. It has been updated for accuracy and completeness.)

In March 2015, Microsoft announced that their point of sale software, Microsoft Dynamics RMS 2.0 entered the “extended support phase” of its product life cycle. This means that RMS had reached its end of life, with Microsoft planning no future development for it. In 2014, at least 45,000 companies were using Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS).

Fast forward to 2020 and there’s still companies using Microsoft RMS through various means. However, extended support ends in July 2021. This post covers what that means for your business and suggests POS alternatives for RMS.

Webinar: Connect Amazon, eBay, Shopify & Magento to Microsoft RMS (POS)

Microsoft RMS Multi-Channel Webinar
“Online Without Limits”
September 18th, 2013
11:00am -11:30 am EST

Please join John Deery, principal at J.D. Associates and Mike Miller, VP of Retail Industry Development at nChannel – the company who has developed software to link your Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) at your brick-and-mortar, website and your other web stores like eBay, Amazon, Magento & Shopify – for our September 18th webinar.

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How “Mastering” Data in Microsoft Dynamics RMS and GP Overcomes Multi-Channel Sales Challenges

Let’s say that you just started as the new IT guru for a local manufacturer. This manufacturer has Microsoft Dynamics GP and three separate sales channels:

• An internal sales force that sells to wholesale customers
• A POS system (Microsoft Dynamics RMS) for their ten physical stores where they sell to consumers
• A website (powered by an eCommerce solution like Magento) where they sell to everyone

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Four Things You Missed by Not Going to Convergence 2013

1. Building a Network of MS Dynamics Resources

Convergence is truly a networking event. With over 11,500 attendees in the Microsoft Dynamics community, if you didn’t attend Convergence 2013 you missed a valuable opportunity to learn first-hand from their real world experience. Exhibitors generated business at this show not by collecting leads, but by establishing relationships. The message from Convergence 2013 is that it isn’t about quantity of leads it’s all about the quality of leads. Convergence is the place to plant seeds for long-term business relationships.

If you have a question about MS Dynamics, Convergence 2013 was the event to get face-to-face time with Microsoft experts to solve those issues causing problems back home. In addition, attendees were able to select from over 100 instructor-led classes and roundtable sessions that help them get educated and get answers. (more…)

Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2013 Sneak Peak at Session Agenda

Kirill Tatarinov, President of the Microsoft Business Solutions division within Microsoft Corporation will kick-off the Microsoft Convergence 2013 Conference by opening the conference with an overview of what’s happening today, tomorrow and the Dynamics World Ahead.  This has been a big year for the Microsoft Dynamics business unit and there will be no shortage of sessions focusing on the recent releases within the Microsoft Dynamics line.

Microsoft Convergence 2013 is the place for partners along with their customers to look for innovative technology to extend existing systems and leverage current investments to support growth and get the most of your products.  This year there are many new product announcements and session tracks to help optimize systems you already own. (more…)