Avalara has named Mike Wingrove as VP of channels. Wingrove comes to the sales-and-use-tax company from Sage where he was VP of North American sales from July 2012 until taking the position with Seattle, Wash.-based Avalara. He reports to Pascal Van Dooren, Avalara's chief revenue officer.

Exact is developing a concept of "triple-entry accounting" utilizing blockchain technology. The Netherlands-based accounting and manufacturing software company made the announcement as part of its meeting of members of the Dutch blockchain community.

The Sage Group is considering options for its North American payments business. The company recently confirmed media speculation about the topic and said the evaluation of the business could lead to sale, but that there was no certainly any transaction would occur. That action came after, the company's webcast of earnings for the year ended September 30.