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BLACKBAUD BUYING JUSTGIVING

Anne-Marie Huby, JustGivingNonprofit software vendor Blackbaud has entered a definitive agreement to acquire online fundraising service provider JustGiving. The United Kingdom-based target has had a role in the growth of peer-to-peer fundraising.

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SAP LEONARDO CENTER OPENS

SAP LeonardoAn SAP Leonardo Center has opened in Paris, France. The center is the first in a series to be established around the world to provide showcases for a variety of new technologies along with offering the space for other companies to explore innovation in new technologies.

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INFOR 2017 REPORT: A BIT ODD

Charles Phillips, InforInfor's report for the year ended April 30 was a bit unusual and probably more interesting the actual numbers. At the beginning of its earning conference call, it was stated CEO Charles Phillips was not available. That's not something that happens often on a fiscal year presentation.

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DYNAMICS, MESS, CHAOS, BETTER?

Bill Burke, Merit SolutionsAt his company's recent Community Live conference, Tod Nielsen, CEO of FinancialForce, said Microsoft had "massive chaos in field ops". The chance to pin him down on his keynote remarks slipped by. But there were others who anticipate some sizable layoffs in the organization.

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FFORCE; VARS, SOMEDAY, BUT NOT YET

 Johnny Ola, FinancialForceFinancialForce made its recent Community Live conference a bit of a coming out party. It was the first time the cloud software company invited analysts and press to its event. It laid out product plans, mentioned in passing that it has heard talk about a possible IPO and spelled out channel intentions.

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AVALARA OKS 22 INTEGRATIONS

AvalaraAvalara has added 22 certified partner integrations to its long list of links to other applications to more than 550. The certifications means Avalara has approved the links to the other software packages as meeting its criteria for working with the company's sales tax software.

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SOLVER MOVES INTO BRAZIL

,Nils Rasmussen, SolverSolver, whose products include data analytics software, has launched Solver Brazil. The new organization will work with resellers in the area to sell and implement the company's the CPM tools that are part of BI360.

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FINANCIALFORCE OFFLOADS HCM

Tod Nielsen, FinancialForce FinancialForce has decided to turn its human capital management business over to ADP. The decision was announced at the cloud software company's CommunityLive conference this week. CEO Tod Nielsen, on the job for six months, said the company needs to focus on what it can do best.

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ROSE OFFERS VAR SALE INSIGHTS

Linda Rose, retired resellerLinda Rose, who has exited the Dynamics reselling hosting and reselling business, has put together facts and observations about the sale of various kinds of business in the industry. The bottom line was a calculation of valuations from Rose, who sold her reselling company, Rose Business Solutions, in 2013, and hosting company, RoseASP, this year.

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AICPA TO FUND TECH STARTUPS

Lawson Carmichael, AICPAThe American Institute of CPAs and its for-profit subsidiary, CPA.com will provide up to $20,000 each in funding to early-stage companies who are among five finalists in a new program, CPA.Com Startup Accelerator. Finalists will have the opportunity to showcase their products at AICPA Engage 2018 in June that year.

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