CDC Software has launched Pivotal CRM 6.0 for Home Building and Real Estate. The company says the application is designed for single and multi-family home builders, title and mortgage companies, commercial property managers and other real estate businesses. Pivotal 6.0 also can interact with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Blackbaud has acquired Public Interest Data, an Alexandria, Va.-based company that provides a variety of informational services to the NFP market. These include database management, acquisition list, and data analytics and enrichment services. PIDI will continue to operate from its offices in Virginia and Miami Beach, Fla. Blackbaud is paying about $17.5 million, with another $2.5 million in contingency payments based on the performance of the acquired business.

Sage North America has started Sage Advanced Funding, a financial service through which its participating companies will provide cash advances of up to $150,000 to merchants who utilize Sage Payment Solutions. The official description is that “Funding amounts are based on future credit card sales, and are provided with no fixed payments, no fixed pay-off date, and no manual processes; the system is completely automatic. Read more...