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FLIGHT OF THE SAGE VARS

Doug Deane, DSDIt's not just that a large number of Sage resellers have showed up at recent conferences hosted by other vendors. It's the tone that is coming through.  One said that he had talked to 35 Sage reselling organizations that sent representations to SugarCRM's recent SugarCon. Read more...

ERP GURU TOP NETSUITE VAR

ERPGuru LogoERP Guru has pulled down the top reseller award at NetSuite's SuiteWorld Conference in San Francisco. The Montreal-based organization was named NetSuite's WorldWide Solution Provider of the Year. Award presentations were made in to a crowd of more than 175 that spilled out of a conference room during a channel-only meeting.

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SUITEWORLD; STRONG SPONSOR SHOWING

netsuite logo NetSuite's SuiteWorld conference, held this week in San Francisco, looked good by the numbers. The attendee total hit 3,200. But probably a better metric was the number and names of the sponsors the show attracted this year. Read more...

MICROSOFT OPENS NEW PORTAL

microsoft logo newMicrosoft has opened a new partner portal, which the company describes as clean and more consistent with other Microsoft sites. Diane Golshan, managing editor for U.S. partner communications outlined the changes on the Microsoft website.

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AVECTRA SIGNS VARS

Avectra has signed CliftonLarsonAllen and Axis Integrated Solutions to resell Avectra's Social CRM to associations and nonprofit organizations.  The accounting firm  and St. Louis, Mo.-based Axis will offer the Avectra product in combination with Intacct's online accounting software.  CliftonLarsonAllen, based in Milwaukee, Wis. is offering the product lines through its outsourced accounting services for nonprofits.

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AVALARA OFFERS SAGE RESOURCES

Avalara logoSales-and-use tax vendor Avalara is joining with Sage North America to provide resources to members of the Sage Accountants Network. Avalara's Accountants Resource Center provides tools and educational resources for helping them increase their sales tax knowledge.

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EDGEWATER NET DROPS ON HIRING

Shirley Singleton, EdgewaterEdgewater Technology, whose operations include reselling Dynamics applications, reported a 43.9-percent drop in net income for the first quarter ended March 31 on a 7.2-percent increase in revenue. Net income fell to $175,000 for the quarter just ended, down from $310 million a year ago. Read more...

SAGE LOOKS TO PARE PRODUCTS

Sage logoSage plans to allocate more resources to the products that make more money. That’s the plan announced this week by chief executive Guy Berruyer after the company released results for the half ended March 31. And he also said Sage will move to "a more centrally driven approach to planning, setting priorities and running the business, It will fundamentally change the way we run our business."

 

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FAREWELL HAIRBALLS; HELLO SUITEY

NetSuite LogoSome might mourn the renaming of NetSuite's Hairball Awards. But I doubt it. Anyway, the awards that have been given at NetSuite's conference have been renamed the Suitey Awards. Read more...

BLYTHECO OFFERS QUICKSTART FOR SAGE APPS

Reseller Blytheco has launched applications that are able to get users started more quickly with Sage 100 and Sage CRM. QuickStart of Sage 100 is described as offering a streamlined implementation and a fixed pricing model. Similarly, QuickStart for Sage CRM bundles needs assessments, project management and users training.
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