The book "Quality Assurance For Dynamics AX-Based ERP Solutions" is  written by Anil Kumar Gupta. The name of the book describes quite well the purpose of the book. The book has about 150 pages and it looks like  something you can read in one weekend. This is the first _book_, which has been written about Dynamics AX and quality assurance.

The book covers a lot of AX technical information. Only 25 first pages are not about functions, features and best practices in AX. That's why I see the name of the book is misleading. Myself, I do not see that quality of the  ERP solution can measured with the quality of technical parts. In addition  some chapters are so technical that for understanding the text, readed should  have at least 1-2 years of experience of Dynamics AX technical.

The chapters of the book contain a lot of good, detail level information about  different technical areas of the Dynamics AX. The topics of the book cover  almost all technical issues that project implememtation organisation should check briefly during the project implementation. Then all parties  would have same understanding about terms and all areas would be even quickly discussed.

The book would be a lot better if there would be more information about the chapters and what is those relationship to business. I hope the next version of the book covers this better. In general this book has very good information about Dynamics AX technical, and the reader of the book will get  lot of facts about AX. The price of the book is bargain (39.99$), and
if your organization is implementating or delivering Dynamics AX, you should  efinetely get one. The book gives your organization one possibility more to  understand the Dynamics AX.

Check the book from here
http://www.packtpub.com/quality-assurance-for-dynamics-ax-based-erp-solutions/book

Microsoft Helps Media and Entertainment Companies Move Into the Digital Distribution Age
<read from money.cnn.com>   

Microsoft, Ascent Form Strategic Alliance to Build New Solutions to Serve Entertainment Industry Transition to Digital Supply Chain
<read from eduBourse>

Avanade Launches Comprehensive Business Solution for Media and Entertainment Companie
<read from Earth Times>

"Microsoft's Dynamics division is trying to create software
that is not just usable, but desirable, for business users in
such areas as finance, human resources, and supply chain management."

<read article from InformationWeek>  

The rise of Microsoft Business Solutions has been contributed
primarily by vendor understanding/domain knowledge of
business (pre-sales and marketing) and clarity of pricing contract
(price & commercial). This is one of the segments where all the vendors,
with the exception of one (Ramco), have performed better than the
industry average

<read whole article from dqindia.ciol.com> 

There has been a lot of discussion about software service model.
Now Microsoft is expanding their online services
<read from Dynamics Ax blog>
<read Microsoft press release> 

"Would it not be very nice, if you could take an update complex product descriptions,
maintain product specifications, along with images, and relations to other products, items,
and underlying variants?"

<read more from Dynamics Ax blog> 

Are you interested SaaS -model with Ax?
<read more from Dynamics AX blog>

Governance, Risk and Compliance Platform' for Dynamics AX 2009

<read more from Dynamics Ax Blog> 

You can now preorder a book about Dynamics Ax 2005 _programming_.
I hope there will be soon something about new features.
link to Amazon