Blackbaud strongly promoted artificial intelligence as this week it reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. “We’re enabling data-driven decisions by pairing the industry’s largest data set with the industry’s most advanced set of AI capabilities, ultimately having greater impact on our customers and their missions,” CEO Mike Gianoni said during an earnings webcast.

With North America revenue growth trailing other regions, the Sage Group laid out plans to improve performance in its second half. In releasing results for the company for the six months ended March 31, the company said that included “Challenges in the partner channel are starting to be addressed in the region, with increased focus on the top 30 partners to drive recurring revenue growth.”

Unit4 became the latest financial software vendor to release a bot. The Netherlands-based company has placed Wanda, built on the company’s People Platform, into the market as part of its Spring ’17 launch and the company termed it a milestone on Unit’s plan to product self-driving enterprise software.

Linda Rose, who has been involved with the Dynamics channel for more than 25 years, is retiring from her business. “I am looking forward to finally taking a break and begin enjoying the great outdoors,” Rose wrote to colleagues and friends.