The acquisition of iStone last year drove most element of the financial performance of Columbus for the first quarter ended March 31. But that did not help the company in the United States where revenue declined by 26 percent over the prior year’s corresponding quarter.

Community Brands has named Rick Bradberry as chief marketing officer. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based nonprofit software company owns the MIP Fund Accounting line.

Epicor has established a partnership with FPT Software Co. designed to grow its business in Japan. FPT is a subsidiary of FPT Corp., an information technology group based in Vietnam.