The SBS Group, one of three Microsoft Master VARs in the United States, has acquired San Diego, Calif.-based Radiant Technologies. Radiant had been a member of the SBS network, in the SBS Group West Coast region since October. The Radiant office is headed by Kathy Pennington.

The Consumer Electronic Show was held this week in Las Vegas, Nev. While there were a lot of electronic toys, one trend that has more of an immediate business impact is the increasing size of monitors. "The big screens we are buying today are the little screen of the future," Roman Kepczyk, director of consulting services at Xcentric, said late in 2014 in a presentation about the direction of firm technology.

Aptean, which markets a smorgasbord of ERP ad CRM software, has named Kim Eaton as CEO. Eaton joined Aptean in August as COO. Before joining Aptean, she worked as SVP at NCR Corporation's Hospitality Division. Eaton takes over from Paul Ilse, who joined Aptean in March 2013 and led the company through the merger of CDC Software and Consona.