The history of the Microsoft Dynamics product
2024
Dynamics 365 Business Central v24
2023
Dynamics 365 Business Central v23
2022
Dynamics 365 Business Central v20 (version released 04/01/2022)
Dynamics 365 Business Central v21
2021
Dynamics 365 Business Central v18 (version released 04/01/2021; support expiration date: 10/11/2022)
Dynamics 365 Business Central v19 (version released 10/01/2021; support expiration date: 04/10/2023)
2020
Dynamics 365 Business Central v16 (version released 04/01/2020; support expiration date: 10/12/2021)
Dynamics 365 Business Central v17 (version released 10/01/2020; support expiration date: 4/12/2022)
2019
2019 – The Polish location of the Business Central system is released
2019 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central v15 (version released on 10/01/2019; support expiration date: 4/13/2021)
2018
Autumn 2018 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premise is introduced on the market
Spring 2018 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online is introduced on the market
2017
The Dynamics NAV 2018 system enters the market. Selected new features in the system:
- Improved OCR
- Improved integration with Dynamics 365 for Sales
- Ability to define the seller’s code
- Pre-configured Excel reports
- Collective posting of orders, invoices and correcting invoices
- Posting in general ledger accounts directly from the document level
2016
The Dynamics NAV 2017 system enters the market. New features in the system:
- O365 – better integration
- Improvement of cooperation between Power BI and Dynamics NAV
- Easier access to financial statements
- Import of bank statement along with the assignment to the buyer
- Integration with CRM: using the settings wizard
- Project Manager Role Center
- Fact Box on the right side of the screen
- Working time reporting using the Outlook plugin
- Cortana Intelligence
- OCR
- Placing a link on the invoice to the online payment system (e.g. Paypal)
- Power Apps & MIcrosoft Flow – the ability to create applications without programming knowledge
- Extensions on the Microsoft AppSource
2015
The Dynamics NAV 2016 system enters the market. New features in the system:
- Workflows (Workflow)
- Document management and OCR
- Smartphone application
- E-everything: integration with suppliers of external electronic services (support for GTIN and GLN standards)
- Automatic performance tests
- Introduction of the Extensions mechanism (it is possible to extend the system without modifying the source code)
- Native cooperation with Dynamics CRM
- Native collaboration with Azure SQL
- Native cooperation with Power BI
2014
The Dynamics NAV 2015 system enters the market. New features in the system:
- Tablet application
- Improved interface (characteristic tiles that make it easier to navigate the system)
- The ability to edit reports and create document templates using MS Word
- Integration with Office 365
- Direct sending of documents by email
- Power BI add-on
2013
The Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 system enters the market. New features in the system:
- Integration with Office 365
- Integration with Microsoft Azure
2012
The Dynamics NAV 2013 system enters the market. New features in the system:
- Web client
- Interface suited to the role of the user
- Extended WMS functionality
- Forecasting of cash flows
- Integration with the OneNote application
- Extensive functionality of the “Ribbons” menu
- Modern reports (reconstruction of over 700 reports)
- Pick management
- RapidStart tools (support for rapid system deployment
2005
2005 – Product name change to Microsoft Dynamics NAV
2002
July 2002 – Navision A / S Transition (for 1,500 MILLION EUR)
2002 – Establishment of Microsoft Business Solutions
2001
2001 – Rebranded to Navision A / S
1995
1995 – Navision for Windows 95
1990
Until 1990, sales only in Scandinavia
1987
1987 – The first version of Navision
1984
1984 – The first solution for accounting created by PC&C A/S
1983
The company was founded in 1983 under the name PC&C A/S