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FISHBOWL PLANS CLOUD CRM

Fishbowl Inventory plans to release a customer relationship management system for use with its inventory application later this year. The company made the announcement as it released Fishbowl Inventory 2012. Read more...

SYSPRO ENHANCES FIXED ASSETS

Syspro has enhanced the Fixed Assets module in its ERP line.  The company said it has improved process flows and the module includes a Capital Expenditure sub-system that can be used for planning and budgeting for new assets in the current financial year and future years. Read more...

REINVIGORATING DYNAMICS SALES?

dynamics logo newSpecial offers are hardly unusual.  But the language accompanying Microsoft’s recent effort certainly is an eye-catcher. A blog posting said that company was announcing “that seek to aggressively reinvigorate ERP new business growth …” Technically, that phrase was applied to the Give me 5 Offer, which was accompanied by the LMT offer. Read more...

ISM BUYS ERP AND CRM VARS

Information Systems Management has moved into the Mid-Atlantic market with the acquisition of Planning and Services Corp., formerly known as Accounting Technology-Manassas. It also acquired Propellix/Techosystems, a CRM dealer which serves the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and Northern California. The Manassas operation sells MAS 90/200/500, BusinessWorks and Peachtree from the Sage line. ISM has offices in Phoenix, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; and San Diego, Calif. It carries Accpac, MAS 90/200/500 and X-3. Read more...

AVALARA INTROS AVATAX 1099

avalara logo newAvalara has utilized a partnership with tax information reporting company, Convey, to launch AvaTax 1099, a web-based product.  Accounts payable departments can access AvaTax 1099 to get real-time tax identification number verification. Read more...

SBS UNIT GETS GRACE HUNT

The SBS Group New England has acquired Grace Hunt, a Hudson, Mass.-based Dynamics reseller. SBS Group New England is an affiliate of the Woodbridge, N.J.-based SBS Group and part of the latter’s partner network which looks a lot like Microsoft’s plan for Master VARs. The New England affiliate is based in Marlborough, Mass. Read more...

BLACKBAUD BUYS EVERYDAY HERO

Despite the name, the company being acquired by Blackbaud is not a TV show; it makes fundraising tools. EveryDay Hero, based in Brisbane, Australia, serves tens of thousands of individual fundraisers and 1,400 customers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, according to the official statement. Read more...

SAP STARTS ON-DEMAND UNIT

Greg TombThis goes beyond the mid-market, but SAP is demonstrating the demand for Internet-based applications with a new organization. It said it has hired for SAP exec Greg Tomb, most recently CEO of Vivido Mobile, to head its Global On-Demand Sales and Go-to-Market organization. Read more...

SAGE LOSES FOUR IN CRM SALES

Jeff GregorecThe Sage CRM sale management team is getting a face lift with the departure of a vice president and three directors. Gone are VP Jeff Gregorec, senior director Seth Ellertson, and directors Jeffrey Woods and Robert Fierros.

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INFOR RENEWS VAR PUSH

Jeff Abbott, InforInfor is out to recruit new resellers while trimming hundreds of unproductive members of its channel. The push is the next step of the Infor Partner Network that was launched during the summer, according to Jeff Abbott, VP of global partners and alliances. Read more...

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