Microsoft has revealed both the new name, and the release timeframe for the next version of Dynamics CRM. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 (code name CRM 5) will be released in a public beta this coming September.

The theme to the new release is "The Power of Productivity" and this is to be delivered in the following areas:

Familiar Experiences
- Next-generation Microsoft Outlook experience
- Microsoft Office experience
- Role-Tailored design
- Advanced user personalization

Intelligent Experiences
- Inline data visualizations
- Real-time dashboards
- Flexible goal management
- Guided process dialogs

Connected Experiences
- Contextual document libraries
- Cloud development
- Solution management
- Microsoft Dynamics marketplace

Please continue to the Microsoft site if you wish to be notified when the beta is available.