Sinch has agreed to buy the San Francisco, Calif.-based SAP Digital Interconnect group for about $243.9 million on a cash and debt-free basis. SAP selling something with this much value is not something that we often see.

Rootstock Software has launched advanced costing and inventory management capabilities and high-volume manufacturers and distributor. Introduced this week, the company’s spring release includes Freight and Landed Cost, Inventory License Plating and an Online Learning Center.

Columbus was not expecting a recovery soon for its troubled operations in the United States. It didn’t get it as North American sales (essentially the U.S) dropped to about $10.4 million, an 8.5-percent decline for the first quarter ended March 31.