Sovos, which markets indirect tax products, says it has received an investment from European-based private equity firm, HG Capital. The investing firm described its action as buying a majority stake in Sovos, taking over that role from Vista Equity Partners, which will retain what was described as "a significant minority stake in Sovos." The actual size of the investment was not disclosed.

Acumatica has named nine individuals as Most Valuable Professionals. These were chosen from partners such as resellers and the ISV community and were the most outstanding contributors to the Acumatica community and its products. The MVPs include Jeff Roth, CEO of SWK Technologies; Patricia Bennett, CEO of PC Bennett and Rahul Gedupudi, a member of PC Bennett's Board; Joe Satlin, director of product innovation at Jamis Software; Joel Gress, managing consultant of Dynamic Tech Services.

I told a friend I was going to take some pictures of raptors. He said, "Oh, I love the old guys like Tupac." ... The Republican presidential debates have been interesting in that depending on polling numbers, a candidate can be dis-invited to the next event. I was thinking that it would be more fun to use the system of the game show "Russian Roulette", in which the contestants stand in a circle on a game platform.