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SAGE READIES MAJOR NFP CHANGES

Krista Endsley, SageSage is inviting principals of its resellers of its nonprofit software line to a meeting in November called Reboot 2013 for a discussion of major changes. And what Sage announcement these days would be complete without discussing someone who is leaving. In this case, it is Al James, VP of sales, in the Austin, Texas-based NFP office. He is leaving the company next month to pursue another opportunity. I am assuming this is a specific job, as opposed to leaving to pursue other opportunities.
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ORACLE INTROS SOCIAL SUITE

oraclelogoSocial relationship management might not be the only hot technology right now. But it is very hot as evidenced by Oracle's announcement of the Oracle Social Relationship Management Suite. As described by the company, "this is an integrated enterprise service that enables companies to listen, engage, create, market, and analyze interactions across multiple social platforms in real-time providing a holistic view of the consumer." Read more...

ROSEASP OFFERS ERP TEST DRIVES

Jeff DeMaria, RoseASPRoseASP, a sister company to Dynamics reseller Rose Business Solutions, is launching MyERPCloud. It's a site via which the company will enable users to test drive Dynamics AX, NAV and CRM with preconfigured applications installed. The planned opening is October 31. Besides that, once users register for the site, their information be passed on as leads to registered resellers, says Jeff DeMaria, cloud product marketing manager at the two San Diego, Calif.-based companies.

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FULL SAIL NAMED DELTEK PREMIER PARTNER

 Kevin O'Connor, Full Sail PartnersFull Sail Partners, one of two reselling organizations to emerge from the breakup of Acumen Advisors, has been named as a Deltek Premier Partner. That is the top VAR category designation made by Deltek. Full Sail, based in Steamboat Springs, Colo., is owned by Kevin O'Connor who was the owner of the former Innovative Solutions Group.

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EDGEWATER EXTENDS STOCK BUYBACK

Edgewater Technology logoEdgewater Technology, which owns the Fullscope reselling business, has extended its stock repurchase program to Sept. 20, 2013. Originally announced in 2008 by the Wakefield, Mass.-based company, the buyback provided for the repurchase of up to $13.5 million in company shares. That will be increased by $2.6 million to $16.1 million under the latest authorization. So far, Edgewater has repurchased about $11.1 million of its shares, leaving about $5 million under the program. Edgewater has three major business lines. Its product-based consulting area includes the activities of Fullscope as a reseller of Microsoft Dynamics AX, along with Oracle EPM activities. It also provides business advisory services and technology advisory services.


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INTERNATIONAL MASTER VARS IN BIZ

Raber + Märcker  Master VAR LogoThe item in the last newsletter that there are three American Master VARs and that's it drew a comment from Microsoft. There are also Raber + Märcker in Germany and All E Technologies in India. So I requested a copy of the announcement, figuring maybe it was made overseas, but not in the United States. The response from the public relations firm representing the company was "There was no formal announcement of the new Microsoft Master VARs as we typically don’t formally announce every new partner." Read more...

APTEAN INTROS COMPIERE 3.8

aptean logo newAptean, formed in August by the merger of CDC Software and Consona, has introduced the latest edition of Compiere, an open source accounting software package. Compiere Version 3.8 includes support for high-volume order entry; an information widget, which provides key user-defined information for any screen; and customer consigned inventory. It also features automated three-way purchase order matching and scalability enhancements using multiple application servers and multi-threading.

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NETSUITE ISSUES ORACLE VERSION

Zach Nelson, NetSuiteNetSuite has advanced its push for two-tier installations with a version targeted at companies with Oracle. NetSuite Two-Tier ERP for Oracle has NetSuite OneWorld and SuiteCloud Connectors to Oracle and this certainly explains the appearance of NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson at a session at Oracle OpenWorld during the last week. Read more...

ORISOFT SOLD TO MANAGERS

Exact logoExact has sold its Malaysian-based Orisoft Technology subsidiary to the unit's management team. The sale follows July's announcement that Exact had decided Orisoft, which it acquired in 2009, was a non-core business. Orisoft markets HR applications, along with packages for time and attendance management, payroll administration and employee self services.

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CLOUD COMMERCE MERGES INTO ERP GURU

Martin McNicoll, ERP GuruCloud Commerce, based in St Louis, Mo., has merged into ERP Guru of Montreal. Both are NetSuite resellers. CloudCommerce joined the program in 2008 and handles NetSuite ERP, OneWorld and eCommerce, along with Dynamics CRM. ERP Guru has had a pure NetSuite product line, including entries in manufacturing, nonprofits, professional services and retail.

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