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ZENITH INFOTECH OPENS ZENITH UNIVERSITY

Wednesday, 14 April 2010
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Zenith logoZenith Infotech has opened Zenith University, a Web-based, interactive learning management system, for its managed service channel members. ZU will give the access to training on the complete line of Zenith’s backup and disaster recovery and remote monitoring and management systems. There are more than 40 courses online with plans to add more regularly. Subjects include the virtualization of failed servers, mastering Zenith’s managed services infrastructure, configuring portals and general troubleshooting. Read more...
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SUGARCRM UPDATES INTERFACE

Wednesday, 14 April 2010
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SugarCRMSugarCRM, which markets open source customer relationship management software, has released a beta Sugar 6 which provides a new user interface designed to speed up and simplify use while providing interoperability with other web applications and mobile devices. Some of the change comes from a revamped User Setup wizard. The application also provides a shortcut bar throughout all screens. Read more...
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THE LOST ART OF PROMOTING CONFERENCES?

Wednesday, 14 April 2010
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Obviously this item doesn't apply to Microsoft, which has given the Web a huge dose of Convergence that's hard to miss. But there are two shows going on this week, right now, and if you went to one vendor's Web site, you could miss it.  Exact Engage, a user conference, ended yesterday. Read more...
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LOOKING AT INFOR'S RESELLERS

Wednesday, 14 April 2010
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Infor logoWhen Infor announced on April 6, that it had signed 25 new resellers, it didn't release any names. And it's been hard to find new ones via a Web search. One of the few that came up was Merino Consulting Services, an American subsidiary of an India-based Infor channel partner (whether these companies are simply VARs is something I'm not clear on). Read more...
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DELTEK EXEC PAY DROPS

Wednesday, 14 April 2010
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Compensation for three top Deltek executives dropped last year as the value of equity awards shrank. CEO Kevin Parker pulled in $1.6 million in compensation for 2009, down 46.1 percent from $2.3 million the prior year.  That was because the value of his equity awards dropped to $588,000 from $1.4 million. Read more...
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CYMA BUNDLE OFFERED

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Cyma logoCyma Systems has put together a specially priced bundle of products for nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charitable organizations that is available until July 31 for such companies provided their annual revenue is $5 million or less. These organizations can purchase the combination of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Grant Tracking modules with two concurrent users, the database application and one year of software updates. Cyma says the regular price is more than $3,800, but the bundle is being offered for $795.

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SAGE SALE TALKS; NOT LIKELY, BUT

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Some have been reading a report from Citigroup analysts, quoted in the publication, Accountancy Age, as stating that Sage might sell its North American operations. I read the statement from the analysts as not saying that at all, but leaving the impression the financial organization thinks Sage’s healthcare business might be on the block. Here's the key statement about Sage North America as a candidate for acquisition. Read more...

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PBS MANUFACTURING GETS NEW INTERFACE

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Passport logoPassport Business Solutions is something like the Energizer Bunny in that it just keeps going. The company, founded in 1982, has released its PBS Manufacturing with a new user interface. The company said it improved the application's overall appearance and simplified its use by provided h new “Smart Links” to programs throughout the application. Read more...
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SAGE RESTOCKING MIP CHANNEL

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Sage Nonprofit Solutions has been recruiting new resellers to carry its nonprofit MIP Fund Accounting since the number has shrunk by about 20 percent over the last five years. The diminution has stemmed from consolidation and acquisition, along with those who have exited the business. I and others have also felt that the MIP channel was a bit neglected by corporate, at least the old regime. Read more...
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ACUMATICA PLAYS NETSUITE'S GAME

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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First it was Microsoft and now it's online vendor Acumatica which is taking a page from the NetSuite competitive pricing playbook. Acumatica, based in Bethesda, Md., is offering a three-year pricing guarantee on its Internet-based ERP offerings. The company says customers will pay the same in year three of their contract as they do in year one. The guarantee includes the licensing of the SaaS app, along with maintenance charges for on-premise deployment. Read more...
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