A Visual History of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Infographic)

Here, we present a short history of our favorite financial application, Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

1983. The history of Microsoft Dynamics NAV begins in 1983 in Denmark. Originally named PC&C A/S (Personal Computing and Communication), the first accounting package was released nambed PCIPlus. It was a very user-friendly single user package.

1987. The first version of Navision was released in 1987. It was the first client/server based package, allowing multiple users to access the database simultaneously.

2000. Navision Software A/S merged with fellow Danish company Damgaard A/S.

2002. Microsoft buys Navision to complement its previous acquisition of Great Plains.

2005. Microsoft re-brands Navision and makes it a part of its Dynamics product line.