Empowering partners with new recurring revenue opportunities — exclusive preview at Directions ASIA 2026
ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 21, 2026 (Globe Newswire) — Aptean today announced an exclusive preview of its AI platform, AppCentral, and AI Agents for on-premises customers of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. In preview How to get to North Americathis solution brings the power of AI to organizations that have not yet moved to the cloud. Aptean’s partner network will receive a fully packaged, ready-to-sell platform with 10 AI agents to deliver AI to every customer they serve, driving value and new revenue opportunities.
Partners will have the first opportunity to see AppCentral and AI agents in action at Booth S9. Directions ASIA 2026 – May 13-15, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
New marketplace for Business Central partners
Until now, Business Central customers running on-premises deployments had no real path to AI. Aptean’s AI platform, AppCentral, removes that barrier. Partners can now deliver AI to all Business Central customers they serve. On-premises data stays on-premises and does not need to be migrated online to Business Central. Aptean centrally manages and updates agents, so partners can deploy in days instead of months and start delivering true AI value to their entire on-premises customer base.
How Aptean’s AI agent works
Users enter questions in everyday language without the need for technical expertise. Aptean’s AppCentral connector uses pre-built integrations to directly link agents to a customer’s live Business Central environment. Therefore, there is no need for the customer to build or configure it.
The agent reads live operational data, performs analysis, and returns clear, actionable recommendations in plain English. All of this requires no reimplementation or migration to Business Central online.
Partners can deploy a complete agent suite for their customers in less than a week, unlocking results previously impossible without cloud migration or custom development.
what is possible
The initial release includes 10 AI agents spanning finance, quality, supply chain, sales, procurement, inventory, warehousing, and production, all accessible through Agent Central, an AI hub within AppCentral, Aptean’s AI platform. Partners can also configure up to 20 intelligent workflows (automated sequences triggered by events or schedules) per customer, extending the value of AI beyond conversations and into automated operations.
A sample of what is possible:
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Manufacturer quality teams can respond to regulatory investigations such as: In 2 minutes instead of 2 days, Reduce compliance risk and manual effort.
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The company can take your place Planning material requirements for 4 hours each day (MRP) analysis and 2 minutes Conversations – As a result, partners can replicate across all similar customers in their portfolio without a single cloud migration.
