Epicor Software is introducing a new program for its ISVs. The Epicor Alliance ISV Program is in an early adopter phase with participation by invitation only. Vish Thirumurthy, global head of alliances, described the program at this week’s Epicor Insights conference.

Annual Report: 2016 BSI Top 100 VARs

The web has reduced the need for large channels; the difference between reseller and ISV is blurring and perhaps most important, the younger generations of business people that are running things often have very little interest in purchasing on-premise software. They live in world that’s not only cloud-first, it’s cloud only. This is the background for this year’s theme: A New Direction: But So Many Choices?”

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Sage North America is getting ready to roll out a program that enables ISVs with on-premise or web-based applications to accept integrated payments via Sage Payment Solutions.  “We expect this to be big for ISVs, whether the ISV is a Sage partner, or not,” says Julie Herman, VP of business development for Sage Payment Solutions. "Sage Payment Solutions can offer them a payment platform offering an entire suite of payments solutions, from credit card and check processing, to mobile payments, loyalty and gift cards.” T Read more...