Blackbaud plans to start a Value-added Reseller program in 2016. The information was given at this week's Investors Day. Unfortunately, I missed the webcast and no replay is yet available. The slides associated with the announcement say partners will manage client relationships and every relationship will be supported by a dedicated Blackbaud relationship manager. The nonprofit software company also pointed to success in its Partner program that was started this year.

Sage has named Peter Biber as global VP of customer experience for its developing Customer Business Centers. Biber, based in Orange County, Calif., has been with Sage since December 2013. His prior job at Sage was as VP of customer experience operations, which he held for a year. From July through October, he was interim VP of the CBC in Atlanta (Lawrenceville, Ga.) In his LinkedIn profile, Biber noted "I will be responsible for growth of the CBCs.

Intuit's executives received hefty hikes in compensation for the year ended July 30. The exception was CEO Brad Smith, who saw his pay fall to slightly more than $16 million for the most recently ended year, a decline of 3.2 percent from $16.5 million for fiscal 2014.  However, Smith's total for 2015 was still sharply higher from the $12.5 million he earned for fiscal 2013. Otherwise, the heads of the software company's two divisions and its CFO received double-digit increases, largely as the result of stock awards.

In the face of a hostile takeover bid, Edgewater Technology has authorized the review of choices that could enhance shareholder value. The decision by the board of directors of the Dynamics reseller comes as the company's management faces a hostile takeover attempt by Lone Star Value Investors and Ameri Holdings, which have submitted a bid of $8.50 per share for all of Edgewater's shares. The Edgewater board has unanimously rejected the offer.