The short answer? No. The recent statement by Microsoft execs at the Directions conference for NAV resellers left the channel in an uproar. It looked like the software company planned a Build-A-Bear strategy—resellers would label Dynamics products under their own name.

Adam Hale, CEO of the former Fairsail, is leaving Sage on October 3. Hale became the leader of the Fairsail, whose product is now known as Sage People, in March 2014. He joined Sage when it purchased the Reading, United Kingdom-based company in March.

SAAS revenue led all categories of income for Infor for the first quarter ended July 31. That came as the software company reported an 8-percent increase in revenue over the prior year's corresponding period. However, Infor's bottom line fell prey to the increased value of the euro.