Dynamic Communities has announced two new user groups for customers of the cloud-based Dynamics 365, which will be formally introduced at the beginning of November. Dynamics 365 Business User Group is for organizations using the Dynamics 365 Business edition while another group is for those purchasing the Dynamics 365 Enterprise edition.

Blackbaud, based in Charleston, S.C., has named presidents of two groups that address key vertical markets. The nonprofit software vendor named Tim Hill, as president of its Higher Education Solutions group and, Russ Cobb, as president of its Healthcare Solutions group. Their LinkedIn profiles show Hill started work for Blackbaud this month; Cobb in July.

Oracle has extended its tender offer to purchase NetSuite. The offer was originally scheduled to expire on October but the date has been pushed to November. This deal hit a roadblock when T. Rowe Price said it would not tender its shares. And in its announcement of the extension, Oracle made it clear the new deal is make-or-break."