Infor has named IBM veteran Nicole Anasenes as its new chief financial officer. She was mostly recently VP and chief financial officer of IBM's Software Middleware Group business unit. Before that she was   CFO of IBM's Cloud business unit was also director of emerging markets  for IBM's Global Technology Services organization. With her hiring, Infor touted the fact that four members of its leadership team are women – that's four out of 12.

Cyma Systems has released version 13.5 with enhancements with payroll including a new Staffing module. Staffing features a Work Order screen that acts as an entry for new jobs and dashboard of activities and employees for open jobs. The new application is aimed at serving temporary staffing companies and other organizations that place and bill employees.

In a move that ought to stir discussion, the Sage Group has named Steve Hare, most recently operating partner at Apax Partners, as CFO. The appointment is effective January 3 when he replaces Paul Harrison, who left in September after 16 years at Sage. Hare has more than 10 years of experience as a CFO, so we probably should not dwell too much on the fact that Apax is the company that bought Epicor Software and Activant Solutions and welded them together under the name Epicor.

NetSuite has started the NetSuite ERP Consultant Certification Program. The cloud company also plans to introduce other certification programs. Certification involves passing two examinations about baseline and advanced knowledge of NetSuite implementation and best practices. The company says two years of experience in NetSuite implementations is an appropriate background for passing the exams.