Great Plains was founded in 1981 and grew to an annual turnover of around $300 million just prior to its acquisition by Microsoft in April 2001.  It is now part of Microsoft Business Solutions, a key Microsoft Division, which offers integrated business applications for small and mid-sized organisations.

Worldwide, Great Plains software, now known as Microsoft Dynamics GP, is installed at over 45000 companies in 132 countries.  The software is distributed through a network of 2,000 partners, which add development, installation and support services.

Microsoft invests heavily in the development of Microsoft Dynamics range.  Development effort covers core applications functionality and the tight integration of Microsoft technology such as Microsoft SharePoint and the Office product range.  The aim is to continually enhance product value and usability.

Major new releases are occurring every 12-18 months with substantial new functionality on offer with each release.

In addition to Microsoft’s own development effort, Microsoft Dynamics GP also has many solution developer partners – its “virtual” development community – providing add-on software surrounding the ‘core’ products.  Trinity has active relationships with a number of these suppliers and can draw on a broad range of additional standard software if required.