License revenue for QAD dropped 72.72 percent to $1.2 million first quarter ended April 3, down from $4.5 million a year earlier. That trend is expected to hold as, predictably, cloud subscriptions jumped 21.6 percent.

Where are we going in the mid-market? Or in general? The economy started out the year with record employment and has moved to record unemployment with the effects of shutdowns of the Covid-19 virus.  For resellers this year, how they are doing depends on where they are located and in what markets they are involved. Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2020 examines the issues in an era of extreme uncertainty and names 100 firms who are the big players in this market.

Ah summer. Who isn’t looking forward to the sounds of empty baseball stadiums, empty car racetrack stands, empty summer camps and empty summer schools?  It’s going to be a good year for people who like peace and quiet.