Sage North America has moved around some of the players in its management ranks as new CEO Pascal Houillon is quickly putting his mark on the organization. Notable in the departure list is Motasim Najeeb, the company's second chief technology officer who had announced a broad plan for developing the company's product strategy two years ago shortly after joining two years ago and had not been visible since. The company is seeking a replacement after Najeeb leaves this week.

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Execs come and go but issues stay and for most companies and for Pascal Houillon, the new CEO of Sage North America, promoting the Sage brand remains crucial as he takes over his new role. As Houillon met the U.S. press this week for the first time, he noted the obvious problem: "We are very focused in North American on product brand." Read more...

The Sage Group has reported that North American revenue hit $430.7 million for the half ended March 31, an organic increase of 1 percent over last year’s corresponding period. And while that’s not a hot growth track, it was an improvement. “We are very pleased to report our North American region is back to growth in the first half of this year,” Sage Group chief executive Guy Berruyer said in this week’s earnings webcast. The news was better for the accounting side since that organic growth was 4 percent excluding Sage HealthCare. Read more...

With a lot of Deltek’s new business shifting to subscriptions, the company shifted much of its emphasis in reporting bookings as a part of its metrics for its first quarter ended March 31. The project accounting company reported a loss of $6.6 million, compared to net income of $4.2 million in net income a year ago as acquisitions took a toll on the bottom line. Read more...