NetSuite says the latest enhancements to its OneWorld suite support configured tax compliance in more than 100 countries. The cloud software company said this week OneWorld's Global tax supports omnichannel, omni-country business operations, taking into account the origin and destination of shipments in order to calculate the taxes for a given transaction. Within the European Union, it also handles triangulation reporting requirements for business engagements that span three countries.

Microsoft has not issued statistics about Microsoft Business Solutions, the organization that has pretty much disappeared, in a long time. But on his LinkedIn page, former MBS head Kirill Tatarinov said that MBS "was a $2B business unit developing and marketing the family of Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions". Since Tatarinov has more than 500 LinkedIn connections, this is not exactly a secret. Tatarinov said in his tenure of eight years and four months that he doubled revenue, which fits previously known information.

The folks at Dynamics Communities cornered me last month for an interview as part of their series of Enterprise Software Podcasts. Much of the discussion is not about software, but about how a journalist can keep on top of the news. My theories have always revolved around competence—know as much about the topic as possible—and work—investigate every possible source of information, especially if it seems like competitors will not.

Avalara has scheduled its first-ever conference, Crush 2016. The event will be held from May 10-11 at the Royal Sonesta New Orleans Hotel on Bourbon Street. The Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based sales-and-use-tax specialist says the conference is designed for customers and partners. There will be one-on-one training for CPE credits and industry-specific panels led by experts. CEO Scott McFarlane will also address the group. Other events include an executive golf tournament at TPC Louisiana, a Welcome Happy Hour Technology Showcase cocktail reception and dinner parties at two of New Orleans' finest restaurants.