OpenSource vendor SugarCRM has chosen its Elite Partner for 2017. This year's class includes six organizations that have offices in the United States and 12 resellers that operate in other countries, including four from the United Kingdom.

Sage has extended the early bird price for registration for its Summit conference by a month. The website for the May 9 and 10 event shows that the cutoff is now April 14, as compared with March 15 just a couple of weeks ago. Bets are open for the over/under for another extension.

AKA Enterprise Solutions has hired Pam Modrich as VP of client relations. The position is a new one for the New York, N.Y.-based Dynamics reseller. In the role, Modrich manages existing client account managers and also develops and leads client relations strategy, deliverables and sales for the Dynamics AX/GP/CRM and BI customer base.

Epicor Software has named Lisa Pope as EVP of sales in the Americas. The company says Pope's hiring is related to its move to the cloud. She will be based in the company's relatively new headquarters in Austin, Texas, which houses CEO Joe Cowan and CFO Kathy Crusco.