Continuing problems in the United States hurt sales for reseller and developer Columbus in 2017. However, despite a 2.9-percent drop in revenue in this country, overall results for the Denmark-based company improved with a 15.9-percent increase in after-tax profits before currency adjustments and a 2.2-percent rise in revenue over 2016 results.

HighJump has spelled out its product plans for 2018. At its recent Elevate conference, the supply chain software company said it will extend automation control through integration with the Inconso warehouse control system.

The product code-named “Tenarife” is hitting the market as Dynamics Business Central next month This product is essentially the next-generation of Dynamics NAV in the cloud. There's one wrinkle—for the first time in ages, Microsoft is making nods toward the accounting firm market.