Joe Bergera, who has led the CRM efforts of Sage North America, as EVP and general manager, has moved to tax research powerhouse CCH where he is heading the company's new tax business unit. CCH said the new group, which will be the largest business unit, brings together tax resources such as  product development, product management, content, sales and market, and operations and support. Read more...

Rose Business Solutions, a San Diego-based Dynamics GP and CRM reseller, has moved into the Chicago market with the purchase of TTD Enterprises which has specialized in serving distribution and supply chain customers. Linda Rose, owner of the California operation, said that the Chicago presence would help the company expand the hosting services of sister companies RoseASP and myGPcloud.

There seems to be a trend for dealers to carry multiple SaaS lines, not that there’s a tremendous range of products to choose from. But there are a noticeable number of good resellers who aren't being faithful to one cloud vendor. Among these are Serrera which carries NetSuite, Intacct and SAP Business ByDesign and Fargo, N.D.-based CPA firm Eide Bailly which handles NetSuite, Intacct and QuickBooks Online, while Baker Tilly Virchow Krause is offering NetSuite and Plex Online. Read more...

The five top executives of the Sage Group did quite well in pay for the year ended September 30 as increases in compensation ranged from 27 percent to 46 percent.  In his final year as chief executive, Paul Walker received about $2.56 million, a 37.2-percent rise while Guy Berruyer, who took over that job in the current fiscal year, earned roughly $2.25 million, a 41-percent increase in his prior role as CEO of Sage France. Read more...