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.

Avalara started its Crush conference this week in Austin, Texas, on a surprising note. Patrick Falle, a founding investor, read a Safe Harbor statement. For those not familiar with the concept, these are read by publicly held companies that state essentially, events may change and the things they are saying today may become outdated.

 Eide Bailly Technology Consulting has been named as NetSuite's Americas Solution Provider Partner of the Year for 2017. This is the first time the Fargo N.D.-based organization has ranked so high in the cloud company's channel. The ERP practice at the accounting firm's unit is led by Stuart Tholen.