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CATCHING UP ON VERSATA, SAP

While this newsletter was revving up in August a lawsuit was decided that involved SAP and Versata, which has a diverse portfolio that includes specialized ERP products. A jury awarded Versata $139 million regarding its allegations of patent infringement by SAP which Versata said used its patents regarding the way items are priced and systems configured for products with multiple levels. Read more...

CATCHING UP ON SSYH

An October press release that didn't make it my way announced that two of the partners whose names are part of the company name Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, have left the business. Owners Reagan Stanley and David Yoffee, who will remain as advisors of the Maitland, Fla.-based Dynamics reseller. Read more...

EPICOR DEBUTS EXCEL LINK

Epicor has introduced XL Connect, a product that enables users to manipulate data from their Excel spreadsheet, which is another in the world of products that learn to live and play with Microsoft’s universal software tool. Read more...

MID-MARKET MARKET; UP, DOWN, ALL AROUND

Things seem to be getting better in the mid-market reseller business, that is, for those who are still in business. And there is the difficulty in trying to categorize this market--it's all over the place at the moment. Read more...

BUSINESSBYDESIGN: CLOSER TO REAL

SAP logoIf the British had been coming at the pace at which SAP has rolled out BusinessByDesign, its SaaS offering, Paul Revere would have had a couple of years to walk from Boston to Lexington a few times. But the product, which has been something of a punch line for NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, looks close to being much more real.

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ACCORDANT MERGES IN PERMANENT SOLUTIONS

Accordant Co., a Whippany, N.J.-based Timberline reseller has combined with Permanent Solutions, another Timberline VAR based in Troy, Maine. Under the Accordant name, the company will provide software and services in the Northeast. Read more...

CYMA TURNS 30

Cyma Systems is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. And what do you give a software company on its anniversary? Linens? China? New code? In any event, that 30-year span encapsulates an era of accounting software and resellers that some are thinking may be at end, for all as we move into the SaaS era. Read more...

SAGE TO HOLD X3 GLOBAL LAUNCH

Sage logoIt was somewhat surprising that Sage has announced a global launch of X3, since the product has been in multiple countries for several years, considering that it originated in France. But Sage says there's not been a global launch before. Read more...

VISION 33 PICKS UP B1 VARS

vision 33Vision33, an SAP Business One reseller based in Irvine, Calif., acquired at least two other Business One reselling businesses late last year. It purchased the three-person TBC International operation, based in Salado, Texas, from Richard Paul Thomas, who sold a sister company to Open Systems about the same time. Read more...

VAR RECRUITMENT DRIVES REVVING UP

After writing about what a lousy year 2009 was and hearing repeatedly how VARs are questioning their business model, it's surprising to find that 2010 is going to be a year of intense reseller recruiting. Of course, that recruitment is probably going to be very selective and there are fewer businesses around to be recruited. Read more...

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