What is Microsoft Dynamics GP

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a mid-market business accounting software package popular in North America that can run on a Microsoft SQL Server database. It is one of four accounting packages acquired by Microsoft that now share the Microsoft Dynamics tag. Microsoft has claimed to be working toward merging these four into one future product - this exercise called "Project Green". The packages currently each have a different code base, are written in different languages, and in some cases use different databases and operating systems. Aside from the common ownership and the shared branding they have little in common and the costs of such an exercise are proving to be enormous. Dynamics GP for example, is written in a proprietary language called dexterity and was originally developed to run on CTREE and Pervasive SQL. A number of sites still use these data management systems. Given Microsoft's failure to hit milestones and the continual pushing out of target dates, some industry pundits believe that Project Green will never happen.

The Dynamics GP product was originally developed by Great Plains Software, an independent company located in Fargo, North Dakota, which was founded by Doug Burgum. It was one of the first accounting packages in the USA that was designed to be multi-user and to run under Windows. In late 2000, Microsoft announced the purchase of Great Plains Software for $1.1 billion. This acquisition was completed in April 2001.

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