OmniVue, a Dynamics reseller based in Atlanta, has appointed Lee Olsen as VP of sales. Olsen spent 22 years at IBM where he was twice named Top Salesman of the Year, and was a Business Partner Manager when he helped create the company’s MultiMedia division and then was named to lead its sales and marketing. Olsen’s job is to lead business development efforts focused on the needs of distribution companies. The previous VP of sales was Bruce Kopkin who held the position from September 2010 through June 2011. Although Olsen’s hiring was just announced, his LinkedIn page shows he took the position in November.

Late in February 2011, SAP began its 2011 Partner Summit. A couple of weeks ago, I asked a company PR representative what plans were for this year and told it was in the works. Well, some of the things that happened at the Summit, such as the naming of top VARs, happened in January at the SAP North American Field Kick Off Meeting.

Intuit achieved more than $1 billion in revenue for its second quarter for the first time as sales of TurboTax Web and QuickBooks Online grew at rapid rates. Net income for the quarter ended January 31 was $118 million, a 61.6-percent increase from $73 million a year earlier. Second-quarter revenue of just over $1 billion was up 16 percent from the $878 million posted in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.