News and Analysis (15659)
QURIUS STARTS ISV ARM
- Thursday, 08 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
There is no indication that Netherlands-based Qurius, a Dynamics reseller, plans any move to the American market. But its recent establishment of an ISV arm is worth mentioning since this is an important direction for resellers. The company has established QIPtree to develop software on the Dynamics platform.
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- Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Columbus, formerly Columbus IT Partner, has acquired Dynamics reseller First Tech Direct for an undisclosed amount of cash. Led by John Silvani, First Tech has been one of the smaller VARs to break into the Dynamics Inner Circle in the last few years. Columbus, based in Denmark, said that the leadership of the Detroit-area reseller would remain with the company.
AVALARA HIRES TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Sales-and-use-tax specialist Avalara has named Salim Hemdani as its chief technology officer. Hemdani who oversees technical operations at the Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based company, was most recently group VP at Razorfish. At that company, he managed “experiences and platforms” for the Microsoft Global account and was responsible for user experience, delivery management and technology.
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WITH B1 IN THE CLOUD, SAP REPOSITIONS BYD
- Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
SAP has announced a cloud version of its Business One software. SAP Business One OnDemand is described as being for the midmarket. The difference between this cloud and the Business ByDesign cloud? ByD is hosted by SAP and the B1 OnDemand will be hosted by the channel members. ByD is for 25-user operations, B1 less than that and that threshold went into effect in January.
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SAGE PUSHES SUBSCRIPTION PRICING
- Monday, 05 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Sage North America is rolling out a subscription pricing program that has lots of goodies for users shelling out for the most expensive plan. That plan, effective in April, offers unlimited support for those willing to pay $110 per month per user for Sage 100. The price rises to $130 per month per user for Sage 300 and $160 for Sage 500.
DYNAMICS COMMUNITY MADE OVER
- Friday, 02 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
The Dynamics community website has been refreshed with what Microsoft says is a “refined user experience, more useful content and navigation on home pages, and recommended content when reading blog articles and forum posts. This is merely MakeOver v. 1.0 as the community team said there will be releases throughout the year.
Read more...TOP 100 VAR: LAST CALL
- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
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PLEX SIGNS STRATEGY VP
- Friday, 02 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Manufacturing software vendor Plex Systems has named Jim Shepherd as VP of strategy. Shepherd was previously a VP and analyst who joined Gartner in 2009 after that research house’s purchase of AMR Research. At both, he analyzed ERP systems, supply chain management and the convergence of business strategy and enterprise applications.
SAGE ON CRM SALES
- Friday, 02 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
The last issue talked about the buzz in the channel that Sage North America was considering direct sales of CRM. Sage has described the process which essentially says there are direct sales, but …. And I believe this is an explanation that has been given before regarding sales of other products.
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PRONTO SOFTWARE REBRANDS
- Friday, 02 March 2012
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Pronto Software, an Australian financial software company, has rebranded. A prepared statement by the company's managing director David Jackman said that “the rebrand marks a fresh way for the company to distinguish itself in the IT space in Australia and overseas.” Despite the fact that Pronto has recruited a small channel in this country, I would say that almost no one saw the old brand.
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