That company is an Austin, Texas-based reseller that handles Acumatica, Dynamics GP/SL/CRM, Epicor and WennSoft. He was chief marketing officer from April 2010 through June 2011 for Northwoods Consulting Partners, an HR software developer and services business operating from Dublin, Ohio. The ERP company's product Pronto XI utilizes what is described as built-in intelligence from IBM Cognos 10 in its core offering. The system offers modules to tailor that for areas such as financials, distribution, sales & marketing, and supply chain, manufacturing, and asset and facility management. During its push into North America, Pronto has recruited about six resellers. One of the largest is Canada's BDO Solutions which got the line through last year's acquisition of Business Solutions Alliances and its divisions, PSA and AX-iom ERP. Back in the old days, Kirkey was general manager for Great Plain Software's Australasia operation from 1989 through 2000. Meanwhile, Leister has returned to Australia as general manager for developing markets, with global responsibilities. As a result, "I am no longer living on a plane over the Pacific," he says.