Sally Craig, who has been a key figure in Epicor's channel plans, has joined reseller BCS ProSoft. The San Antonio, Texas-based VAR says Craig was made its VP of sales and marketing.

Today's kids are so wedded to technology. Rather than walk around their neighborhoods for hours begging for treats, some them sent drones door to door with recorded messages. "Hand over candy or I'll drop eggs on your house."

China has become strategically important for SAP. That was clear by the software company's recent earnings webcast for the third quarter ended September 30. China had double-digit revenue growth and CEO Bill McDermott described the results this way: