Reseller Mibar.net has started the Mibar Accounting Alliance. Jory Weisman, VP of sales, says the impetus for the program is his firm's belief the small- and midsized accounting firms are getting increased competition from larger firms that can provide technology services to clients. "We have learned through experience a lot of firms do not have internal technology experts," Weisman says.

SilverSun Technologies has named two new executives for its SWK Technologies subsidiary. The new leaders are Diana Kyser, COO, and Andrew Nunez, chief sales officer. The hirings follow the recent departure of CEO Jeff Roth, with no immediate job, and COO Paul Frydman, who moved to rival reseller Net@Work. SilverSun CEO Mark Meller said following Roth's exit that he will serve as SWK's CEO.

Unit4, a financial software company based in the Netherlands, has acquired Prevero. Terms were not disclosed. Prevero makes corporate performance management and business intelligence software. Unit4 said Prevero will be available both as a standalone product and integration into Unit4's People Platform technology foundation.