Random Thoughts is on break this week. That stems from the impact of flying from New Orleans after attending Avalara's Crush 2016 conference to San Jose, Calif., for NetSuite SuiteWorld, coupled with the impact of spending most of the day sleeping in a New Orleans hotel room following an unfortunate run-in with something microscopic that was probably hiding in one of these delicious Cajun dishes. As they say in the Big Easy "Laissez les bons temps Rolaids!"

WJ Technologies, an affiliate of accounting firm CohnReznick, has picked up Unanet. A cloud application, Unanet is designed for project-based accounting. In a prepared statement, WJ  said it would "leverage Unanet's project, resource and financial management software to build their client base in professional services and other project-driven industries." Unanet does not have a lot of market recognition but it seems likely to become more visible as for the first time it was mentioned as part of their product lines by resellers making submissions for Bob Scott's Insights Top 100 VARs.

Sage has introduced Sage Live for Accountants and Sage One Partner Edition. As with a lot of Sage product press releases, this one is long on the wonderful virtues of the products, but could be better on spelling out additional functions they have from other editions of these applications. There is more information about the Sage One Partner Edition, which is designed for accountants servicing sole-traders, entrepreneurs and micro-businesses. It is designed for onboarding clients and managing their billing and collaborating with clients by being able to view client data.

AKA Enterprise Solutions, which sells Dynamics AX and GP, has taken over Green Beacon, which markets Dynamics CRM. AKA, based in New York, has $20 million in revenue for 75 employees, according to its submission for Bob Scott's Top 100 VARs. In 2015, it ranked No 33 on the Top 100 list. Based in Newton, Mass., Green Beacon will operate as AKA Green Beacon. The two companies were already working together.