MetraTech (News - Alert), the leading provider of agreements-based billing and compensation solutions, and Scribe, a global data integration provider, have decided to collaborate to connect the Metanga cloud billing application to Microsoft (News - Alert) Dynamics CRM and other business applications. With the help of this combined application, independent software vendors (ISVs) will be able to create and support cloud-based services in a shorter frame of time.

The integration solution will be showcased at Microsoft's 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), July 10-14 in Los Angeles. The WPC is the premier event for Microsoft partners worldwide. It provides a forum for connecting with other partners and with Microsoft, and to learn about the latest Microsoft programs, strategies and cutting-edge technologies.

"The MetraTech and Scribe partnership supports Microsoft's commitment to the cloud with online offerings for CRM," said Brad Wilson, general manager, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, in a press release. "They provide the first integrated billing solution with Dynamics CRM Online for ISVs building industry-based vertical solutions."

"Using the solutions from Scribe and Metanga, ISVs can benefit from the ability to rapidly develop and deploy next-generation solutions that are based on the Windows Azure platform," said Aashish Dhamdhere, senior product manager, Windows Azure at Microsoft Corp. "In addition, Scribe and Metanga's billing solution is integrated with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online."

"Today, no application is standalone, especially in the cloud," said Scott Swartz (News - Alert), founder and CEO of MetraTech. "The billing system is the center of knowledge for financial relationships and for providing that information to other systems, which lets ISVs better manage and service their customers. We selected Scribe because we wanted a partner that could deliver world-class integration in the Windows Azure environment in the most efficient and effective manner possible for our ISV customers."

"Metanga is unique among cloud billing offerings in that it draws upon MetraTech's years of experience in developing and operating billing systems for service innovation leaders," said Lou Guercia (News - Alert), president and CEO of Scribe. "We built Scribe Online based on our years of integration experience to support the needs of ISVs; it is the data integration solution of choice for Azure ISVs. Our partnership with MetraTech and Metanga provides simplified data transfer between applications in the cloud and on- premise to get solutions to market quickly and to speed up cloud adoption."

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Edited by Rich Steeves