Diane Haines, who one reseller described a quarterbacking a lot of Sage 100 efforts, has left Sage. Haines has joined Open Sesame, based in the Portland, Ore., area, as VP of marketing. Haines LinkedIn profile shows Open Sesame provides on-demand elearning courses for Global 2000 companies. She was with Sage for six years as a VP of marketing.

I have invented a new kind of computing for those who aren't particularly adept at technology. It's called "Clod-based Computing". .. One of the things I have always wanted to do is place "No Exit" signs on all the exits from a roundabout. I would then wait and take bets on the maximum number of revolutions for drivers too timid to disobey the signs. ... Tonight, I believe, is the Harvest Moon. I think our society needs to update such outdated concepts as that and the Hunter's Moon.

Sage is expected to release Sage 100c and Sage 100 2017 next week. There's a channel webinar scheduled for September 21, with the product availability cheduled for three days later. It's hard to know what to expect as Sage's PR team seems to have gone into witness protection. There have been no press releases from the North American operation since July 28. There were 12 published on the website from July 24 through July 28.

Xero expects to introduce a global Partner Program in November, along with Xero HQ, which the web-based software company calls an open practice platform. This accompanies the introduction of a new certification process. Members will also have the ability to earn points by adding clients, which will give them the opportunity to grow more quickly, the company says.