Intuit's QuickBooks Online rolled to a new highs with 2,220,000 when the third quarter ended on April 30, an increase of 59 percent over 1,397,000 million a year earlier. By comparison, when it ended its year on March 31, rival Xero just topped 1 million.

Syspro plans to show a web version of Syspro 8 in the fourth quarter. The company will offer a dual interface so companies can choose to deploy a Web client or Windows client according to chief product officer Paulo de Matos. The product is designed for manufacturing and distribution users.

The theme of "We Love the Channel" came through loud and clear at SAP's recent Partner Summit. It was announced both at keynotes and through interviews during that conference and its major event Sapphire, which was held the following days.