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EPICOR SOFTWARE NAMES CMO

Celia Fleischaker, Epicor Software Epicor Software has named Celia Fleischaker as chief marketing officer. Fleischaker was previously SVP of global marketing for Epicor. A long-time employee, she joined Epicor when it was still known as Platinum Software when the company purchased FocusSoft in November 1997. She had joined the latter company in May 1996. Fleischaker held her previous title from January 2010.

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CLOUD SHIFT DAMPENS QAD RESULTS

Karl Lopker, QAD The move of customers from licenses to cloud subscriptions dented results at software vendor QAD for the first quarter ended April 30. The company lost $2.7 million, compared to net income of $549,000 in last year's corresponding period. CFO Daniel Lender said results were also hurt by lower-than-expected services utilization as projects slipped out of the quarter and by a $1.4-million negative currency impact.

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ARMANINO BECOMES COUPA VAR

Dave Burlington, Armanino Accounting firm Armanino has become a reseller for Coupa Software. The San Ramon, Calif.-based accounting firm and Coupa have worked on joint projects during the last year. In a prepared statement, Dave Burlington, Armanino Cloud Solutions partner, said the companies joined to provide a "seamless ERP and procure to pay solution for growing organizations." Armanino joins the Big Four and consulting firms such as Accenture as Coupa implementation partners.

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DSD'S DEANE STEPS ASIDE

Doug Deane, DSD Business SystemsDoug Deane, owner of DSD Business Systems, a reseller based in San Diego, Calif., has turned his roles as president and CEO over to others in his organization. Deane, who has run the company since founding it in June 1984, has assumed the duties of founder and chief strategy officer. His day-to-day duties will be handled though the creation of two new divisions. Kayley Bell, who remains COO, was named president of the new Sales and Service Division.

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QUICKBOOKS ONLINE SOARS

Brad Smith, IntuitThe momentum of QuickBooks Online shows no sign of letting up. Intuit this week reported that it ended its third quarter on April 30 with 1,397,965 subscribers of the cloud product, an increase of 44.8 percent from last year's corresponding period. In this week's earnings webcast, CEO Brad Smith noted the fact that 80 percent of subscribers have not previously been Intuit customers—in line with the trend for the online financial product.

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MAY 20 INSIGHTS NEWSLETTER DELAYED

Bob Scott's Insights newsletter of May 20 has been delayed by technical issues. As soon as these are resolved and we can deploy the newsletter it will be emailed.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: GEICO GECKO

The Geico GeckoAfter the end of long-running, Law and Order SVU (Special Victims Unit), the next series planned in the crime story franchise is Law and Order SUV, in which detectives pursue drivers who do not know how to operate their vehicles and think they can handle three feet of snow. ... I didn't get the date, but there's a National Send a Nude day. I would like to participate, but think they'd fit in the Fedex package.

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SERVICE SUPPORTS SWK RESULTS

Jeff Roth, SWK TechnologiesWith software sales off by 37.8 percent for the first quarter ended March 31, service income provided the kick to lift results for SilverSun Technologies, parent to Livingston, N.J.-based SWK Technologies. Software sales dropped to $860,442 in the most recently ended quarter, down from $1.38 million a year earlier. However, services revenue jumped to $6.9 million, up 35.8 percent from $5.1 million in last year's corresponding quarter.

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NETSUITE ROLLS OUT ONEWORLD 16

Zach Nelson, NetSuite NetSuite unleashed a flood of announcements at this week's SuiteWorld conference in San Jose, Calif. Among the most notable was the introduction of SuiteBilling. The press release announcing the application said, "It is the industry's first and only comprehensive cloud solution that synchronizes complex processes from order to billing to revenue recognition, all within one system." [More about SuiteBilling in an article on Rev Rec].

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BLACKBAUD BUILDING NEW HQ

Mike Gianoni, Blackbaud Blackbaud is building a new headquarters that it says will accommodate more than 300 new workers over the next five years. The Charleston, S.C.-based nonprofit software company says the new facility will be constructed on Daniel Island in Berkeley County, S.C. CEO Mike Gianoni noted his organization has operated in South Carolina for 30 years and termed the new project a "generational investment."

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