The headline on Microsoft's Dynamics Finance Community page sounded very interesting: "Have you outgrown Microsoft Office Accounting?" That offered those moving to Dynamics GP  2010 the opportunity to buy three users for one dollar. Of course, if there had been enough Office Accounting customers to make this worthwhile, Office Accounting would still be on the market.

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Deltek has filed a $200 million shelf registration with the SEC, which technically tells us very little other than the fact just stated. The registration lets Deltek issue a combination of securities, whether stock, debt, rights or warrants, when needed or it feels market conditions are right. There was no use of proceeds stated. You can speculate of kinds of possible uses such as an acquisition or paying down debt. But in any case, the balance sheet for December 31 shows the Herndon, Va.-based company has reduced debt and increased cash over the last year. Read more...

NetSuite needs a new metric for its earnings calls – the ratio of time spent discussing the results for the quarter compared to the time spent trashing the competition. It reached a new high this week as CEO Zach Nelson did his customary attack on SAP and its BusinessByDesign, which is coming to market in force this summer after a long delay. But he also dealt out harsh comments to Microsoft which had offered a deal for NetSuite customers who moved to Dynamics. Read more...

Edgewater Technology, which acquired Dynamics reseller Fullscope on December 31, lost $639,000, a 40.7-percent increase from the loss of $454,000 a year earlier as the company reported its first quarter ended March 31. Revenue for the most recently ended period was $20.3 million, up  36.2 percent from $14.9 million a year earlier. Fullscope, which Edgewater says is the No. 1 Dynamics AX reseller in the United States, was Microsoft’s Partner of the Year for 2008.  Read more...