Microsoft CRM goes to press

InfoWorld | at | by Mike

Microsoft released to manufacturing Tuesday the Microsoft CRM software that's had the industry buzzing since its announcement a year ago. The software should be shipping in North America in about a week from several hundred resellers, according to Microsoft. More than 200 customer orders are already waiting, a spokeswoman said.

Microsoft CRM is only available for purchase now in the U.S. and Canada, but localized versions for Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America are scheduled for release in the second half of 2003, Microsoft said. Pricing for the software ranges from $395 per user, plus 995 for the server, to 1,295 per user and 1,990 for the server, depending on the package chosen.