As the parent company is trimming the Macola channel, it also is readying expansion of the JobBoss channel. Jeff Ralyea, VP of manufacturing for ECI Software Solutions, noted the manufacturing said the company will expand the reseller base for the job shop package.

New York-based reseller Net@Work has scaled back its plans for a national network of Sage resellers under its Partner Alliance Program. The company followed the recommendations of Tom Miller, who joined the firm in July after leading Sage's channel, to retool the existing program. Miller said Net@Work followed his advice to concentrate on the East Coast and upper Midwest even though it has offices in other regions and in Canada.