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DELTEK ACQUIRES AVITRU

Jim Contardi, AvitruDeltek has acquired Avitru, which makes building specification systems. Originally known as ARCOM, Avitru, based in Atlanta, Ga., markets SpecText, SpecBuilder Cloud and e-SPECS.

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BLYTHE HANDS OVER FIRM'S REINS

Lori Seal, BythecoStephen Blythe has turned over ownership of Blytheco to two of the reselling firm’s executives. Executive January 1, Lori Seal and Phil Sim took over ownership of the 39-year old VAR.

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QAD NAMES INSIDER AS CEO

Anton Chilton, QADManufacturing software vendor QAD has named one of its veteran executives, Anton Chilton, as CEO. He succeeds the late Karl Lopker, who died on August 25 after a 13-year battle with stage 4 prostate cancer.

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INTUIT’S NEW TEAM IN POSITION

Sasan Goodarzi, IntuitIntuit’s change of leadership was completed this week as Sasan Goodarzi took over as CEO from Brad Smith. Smith, who became CEO in 2003, moves into the position of executive chairman. 

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DXC'S $880M FORECAST DROP DRAWS SUIT

John Michael Lawrie, DXC TechnologyA $800-million drop in revenue targets and changes in executive sales leadership has triggered a law suit against DXC Technology. Investors have until February 25 to ask to be made lead plaintiff in a class action suit against the company, which has a large Dynamics practice.

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AVALARA GETS HEAVY DUTY LINKS

Avalara has added 41 new integrations to its sales-tax line. And among the group are connections to enterprise-level software.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: MERRY CHRISTMAS

SantaAnheuser-Busch investing in the development of pot-infused drinks. There is talk of names such as Bud Acapulco Gold, Bud Blue Dream and Bud Purple Kush.

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SALESFORCE INTROS PROGRAMMING MODEL

Mike Rosenbaum, SalesforceSalesforce has introduced Lightning Web Components, a programming model to enable JavaScript developers to code on the Lightning Platform. LWC succeeds the current programming model, Aura Components, built by Salesforce in 2015.

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ECI HIRES VAR FOR MACOLA SERVICE

Harvest VenturesECi Software Solutions, which dumped its North American Macola channel, has picked Canadian channel member Harvest Ventures as part of its support team. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Harvest is now part of the Macola ERP Customer Success Team. 

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KELLY ON SAGE PAYROLL THROUGH MAY 31

Steve Kelly, SageSteve Kelly may no longer be CEO of the Sage Group. But he is not forgotten and remains on the company payroll through May 31, according to the company’s annual report for the year ended September 30.

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