Sometimes I think the companies with channels don't want them and the ones that don't have them, want them. FinancialForce.com is making noises about a reseller channel. A spokesperson agreed that the phrase "Planning to recruit" is the best way to state this. She continued that the company, whose ERP product is built on the Salesforce platform, is "building new programs to expand our partnerships and alliances. We have quite a few implementation and consulting partners."

Interesting to hear Sage execs state in this week's first half earnings webcast that Sage One has been relaunched in the United States. Apparently, Sage apparently has decided not to do any more in telling the press about it than in the initial launch. CEO Steve Kelley pointed to the introduction of eight significant features in the online, low-cost accounting system, followed by 33 in the second quarter. His assessment? "We are not on a par with the best-in-class in the market place."

Blackbaud has hired Brian Boruff as president of its enterprise customer business unit. He takes over from EVP Charlie Cumbaa, who was interim ECBU president of while a replacement was sought for Joe Moye, who resigned in March. Moye is now president of Americas Software for Virtustream. Boruff worked most recently at InfoSys where he was a VP from June 2013 through this month. Before that, he was a managing director at Accenture from May 2011 through June 2013.