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EPICOR OFFERS MOBILE POS

epicor logoEpicor Software has introduced a mobile-enabled version of the Epicor Retail Point-of-Sale application. The software supports the iPad, iPod and Windows mobile devices. Additionally, Epicor says it has formed a retail mobility team to assist retailers in the deployment of mobile technology. Read more...

EXACT INTROS MACOLA VERSIONS

exact new logoExact has put new life into the Macola brand with the introduction of Macola Manufacturing Pro and Macola Distribution Pro.  I would have sworn a couple of years ago that Exact was more likely to retire the name than extend it.

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INTUIT, INFOR TEAM WITH SALESFORCE

Infor and Intuit both came out with announcements this week in which they established links with Salesforce.com. Infor said it has built three applications on Force.com, the Salesforce.com platform.  Intuit released Salesforce for QuickBooks. This seems to fall into the if-you-can’t-beat them category. In 2009, Intuit introduced Customer Manager, a CRM package that was designed for 20 or fewer employees. Read more...

AVALARA SIGNS NEW ALLIES

avalara logoAvalara continues on its quest seemingly to provide a sales tax engine for every ERP product on the market.  Its recent OEM partners include Accounting Seed, which markets an open source package built on Force.com, the Salesforce.com platform. Read more...

INTUIT INVESTOR CUTTING HOLDINGS

David H. BatchelderRelational Investors, an investment group, plans to sharply cut its holdings in Intuit where it has been very quiet despite a noisy start two years ago. According to an SEC filing, the firm has told Intuit that it will sell up to 5,562,500 shares of stock. That is almost 50 percent of its holdings as reported to the SEC on June 21. Relational expressed its confidence in Intuit and its future. Read more...

ROSS DUCKS $61M DAMAGE AWARD

cdc software logoRoss Systems, a subsidiary of CDC Software, has agreed to pay $9 million to settle litigation brought by Sunshine Mills, one of the company’s customers in a prolonged and nasty court fight involving the parties. Late in 2010, one blogger called the legal confrontation "a sorry mess".
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COUGAR STARTS REFERRAL PROGRAM

cougar logoCougar Mountain Software has rolled out a referral program for accountants, bookkeepers and software vendors that recommend its products.  The Boise, Idaho-based company is offering 20 percent of the net software sale as a referral fee. Read more...

LAWSON BUYS APPROVA

Lawson LogoLawson Software Americas has acquired Approva, which markets continuous controls monitoring software. Terms were not disclosed. Lawson is now identified as an Infor affiliate since its acquisition by that company and its backer Golden Gate Capital. Read more...

AVALARA HIRES VAN DOOREN, AUSTIN

Pascal Van DoorenAvalara has hired Pascal Van Dooren, VP of partner sales at Sage North America, as the sales-and-use-tax vendor loads up on Sage veterans the way Sage has loaded up on Microsoft veterans. This follows last week's departure of Rob Johnson, who had served as senior director of partner programs for Sage. Johnson will manage channel operations and Van Dooren, who has been with Sage since 2003, will be SVP of sales and marketing at Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based Avalara.

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SUGARCRM GETS SAP REFUGEES

Dawn Jaeger

SugarCRM, which markets open source CRM applications, has signed two channel managers who left the SAP Business ByDesign team in August. SugarCRM has hired Geoff Ashley as VP of partner enablement  and Dawn Jaeger as director of channel development.

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