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BROADPOINT ACQUIRES FORMER AVF

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UNIT4 RELEASES BETA ASSISTANT

Stephen Sieber, Unit4Unit4 has released of a beta version of its Wanda chatbot, which shows how individuals in one country may interpret what is said in another.  Wanda is Unit4’s enterprise digital assistant released early last year.

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CHANNEL LEADER HAS LEFT XERO

Amy Vetter, QuickStart TrainingAmy Vetter, a key player in Xero’s North American channel, has exited the cloud accounting software company. In a LinkedIn post this week, Vetter said she left to concentrate on her own business

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: STORMY

Stormy Daniels, Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.comIn the latest part of the Star Trek franchise, “Star Trek, the Last Generation”, an absent-minded Spock causes havoc in the nursing home when he constantly uses the Vulcan mind meld on staff and residents. He also disabled most of the cafeteria staff through the Vulcan nerve pinch.

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MYOB ADDS AI TO SOFTWARE

MYOBMYOB has become the latest software company to tout the addition of artificial intelligence to its product line. The product, MYOB Advisor, is in a pilot stage and is scheduled for release mid-year.

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MICROSOFT TO HOST APPS SUMMIT

James Phillips, MicrosoftA new conference has been put on the Microsoft calendar. The company has announced the Business Applications Summit to be held July 22 to July 24 in Seattle, Wash. The summit will be held at the Washington state Convention Center.

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SAP OPENS APPS FOR SMES

Karl Fahrbach, SAPSAP has opened access to its software portfolio so its partners can develop fixed-scope package applications for small and midsize enterprises. The packages created will be based on SAP software and expanded via a partner's services and intellectual property, the company said this week.

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ALITHYA TO USE BUILD AND BUY

Paul Raymond, AlithyaThe Alithya Group, which has offered to merge with Edgewater Technology, plans to follow a buy-and-build approach to growth. In the recent webcast about the merger Alithya CEO Paul Raymond noted his Quebec-based company had made five acquisitions since 2011 and has grown those operations.

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TANGICLOUD PICKS REVENUE OFFICER

TangicloudTangicloud Technologies, which markets nonprofit software, has hired Ron Bean as chief revenue officer. Bean was hired effective immediately to manage all revenue operations. For the last 11 months, he has been a self-employed business consultant.

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PARAMOUNT HIRES CHANNEL DIRECTOR

Amiee Keenan, Paramount WorkPlaceParamount WorkPlace, which markets requisition software, has hired Amiee Keenan as director of channel sales and development. In this position, Keenan will lead engagement and sales efforts for Acumatica, Intacct and NetSuite resellers.

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