Unit4, which markets the Agresso and Coda lines, reported that its SaaS subscription rose by 24.7 percent to about $63.5 million for the year ended December 31. And they accelerated in the fourth quarter, registering a rise of 27 percent. That came as the drop in product revenue accelerated in the fourth quarter. For the year, product revenue, which I assume includes license revenue and maybe more, was $100.9 million, an increase of 1.5 percent over 2011.

Socius has signed Maner Costerisan Business Solutions & Technology as a sales affiliate. Socius, a Microsoft Master VAR based in Dublin, Ohio, linked up with the group, which is part of Lansing, Mich.-based accounting firm Maner Costerisan. This is an interesting one because for a brief while, Maner Costerisan seemed to be getting more visible in technology, but this is a step away from a D-I-Y reseller business.

Deltek has announced its Premier Partners for 2013 and there was not much change in the cast of characters from 2012. There was, however, a change in numbers. Last year, there were nine Premier Partners; this year seven and that includes the fact that one of last year’s honored, Acumen Advisors of Reston, Va., demerged into Acuity Business Solutions, Reston, and Full Sail Partners, based in Steamboat Springs, Colo.