Partner Power International, a Dynamics reselling conglomerate, has signed Western Computer of Oxnard, Calif., as a member. Western, with a staff of 80, became the latest in the select membership in the United. I say select because the only other American members are Atlanta-based Ibis, which joined in the last three months, regional CPA firms Sikich and PKF Texas, and New York-based Business Management International. Read more...

Avalara has filled in a missing link in its list of connectors to accounting packages with the addition of Sage’s Peachtree line. Actually, it’s in beta test but the company anticipates the connector would be available in 30 to 45 days. Sales VP Marshal Kushniruk said it took this long to get a Peachtree entry because it was a matter of finding the right development partner to write it. I would also say that since Peachtree appears to be on an uptick, it’s good timing to be reaching to provide the sales-and-use tax capabilities of the company’s AvaTax product to that installed base Read more...

Taylor Macdonald’s stay at Infor Global Solutions was brief. But the ERP vendor is starting to show signs it might actually become channel friendly. And it wouldn’t take much to yield a great improvement. There have been no announcements. But a search of Linkedin shows that in the last few months some serious talent has joined the organized. Read more...

Online vendors are continuing to add to their channel with Acumatica and Intact revealing more names, and NetSuite, which talked about its aggressive channel plans earlier last year, not having said much since then. Acumatica is still working the Solomon mines and has added Denver-based Ironware Technologies. Intacct is also staying with its profile, signing CPA firm Armanino McKenna, which will offer the online program through both its consulting and outsourced accounting arms. Read more...