Unit4, which has previously been sold only direct in North America, is considering a partner program on this continent. "We are looking at building a partner program for the North American market," Unit4 marketing communications manager Maggie Kerr-Southin said this week. Her comment came in response to a question about a corporate statement last month attached to a brief description of results for 2014.

Catching up on the widely discussed departure of Joe Langner, EVP of Mid-market Solutions from Sage--it took a while to realize that an email to Sage about this subject had not actually been sent. And the late email then went into spam. However, Sage North America appears on the verge of structural changes. As to Langner's fate, a spokesperson provided this confirmation:

Infor presented a number of awards to channel members this week at its Americas Partner Summit. The software vendor's awards went to those involved with its wide-ranging product line with Smart Solutions International named the Office of the CFO Partner of the Year. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company carries Infor's SmartStream, SunSystems and Performance Management products.