News and Analysis (15659)
CONVERGENCE AX 2011?
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Convergence 2011, the Dynamics user conference held this week in Miami, wasn't labeled Convergence AX. But it could have been. While last year the launch of GP 2010 drew a large GP crowd, this year's pending introduction of Dynamics 2012 in AX made devotees of that package the largest group. Users of Dynamics NAV, whose turn is next year, and SL were much harder to find. GP was still well represented. But just how much AX is gaining in importance was demonstrated by the exhibits. The booth guide showed about 130 exhibits listing themselves as allied with GP and about 115 with AX (or course many of those are the same.) Read more...
THE DYNAMICS CLOUD FROM ALL SIDES
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Many people in this industry are trying to make sense of Microsoft's announcement that it's "all in", that is in the cloud for the future of its Dynamics products. Considering that Kirill Tatarinov, who heads Microsoft Business Solutions, told attendees at his Convergence keynote Monday that the company have had SaaS products for three years some definition is needed. That's the hosted versions of the four ERP products. The bottom line for this month is that the products will be introduced in cloud form in the following order starting in Spring 2012 with Dynamics NAV followed by GP, SL and AX.
Read more...
EPICOR DEAL: PRO AND CON
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Convergence provided an opportunity to get opinions on the looming purchase of Epicor and its combination with Activant Solutions, which sells specialized financial applications. A Microsoft employee said that the deal, in which private equity investor Apax Partners intends to buy both, will distract Epicor’s management and its sales force for at least year. “It’s great for Microsoft,” he said. That opinion may reflect the fact that Epicor has been making advances in the mid-market with its still relatively new product Epicor 9. An Epicor reseller said that it would “be great or awful, nothing in between.”
Read more...
SBS SLATES EXPANSION
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
The SBS Group, a Dynamics reseller based in Woodbridge, N.J., says it has entered on phase two in building its partner network. And the company has hired former Tectura CEO Terry Petrzelka to help recruit VARs. Owners Jim Bowman and Joe Longo say their goals include enlisting business people “who maintain the entrepreneurial spirit at the local office” while consolidating services “that make sense”, according to Bowman. SBS now has 15 offices put together from seven organizations that include affiliated companies “and a few that turned into acquisitions.”
Read more...
CONVERGENCE: ODD MICROSOFT STEPS
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Forget about the fact that a number of Dynamics resellers felt short-changed on the announcements about cloud products made at this week’s Convergence user conference. Microsoft continues to have odd, if not conflicted behavior in dealing with its channel. The company used to hold a partner day before the start of the user conference. Since that isn’t held anymore, it offered the VARs a reception on Saturday night, billed as an opportunity to meet Microsoft executives. Read more...
PARTNER REGS DELAYED FOR SALES
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Microsoft's highly publicized new partner network regulations were delayed as the certification requirements were moved from May 1 until October 1. But Anders B. Spatzek, director, Dynamics channel capacity, says resellers shouldn't expect it will happen again. Spatzek would have preferred that Microsoft had stuck to its original plan. However the decision to postpone its implementation stemmed from a very practical fact – the original deadline came during Microsoft’s fourth fiscal quarter which ends on June 31.
Read more...
EXACT CEO GOT $289K SEVERANCE
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Former Exact CEO Raj Patel got roughly $289,000 in severance when he resigned the company last year. That brought the pay for his final 12 months at the head of the Dutch software company to about $984,000 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010. Patel left on July 31, but the severance represented an amount in lieu of the half-year pay required by Dutch law. Exact paid his successor, Martijn Janmaat, about $460,000. Janmaat says he plans to stay only until August and would not consider staying past the one year he committed to in agreeing to take over the job. He made his announcement last month to give the company's supervisory board time to find a replacement.
AVALARA ADDS FOUR LINKS
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Sales-and-use tax vendor Avalara has added integration to four more software products as the company continues to expand its alliances across the ERP space. These are AvaTax Calc for Retail with Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail and Microsoft Dynamics RMS and AvaTax for WennSoft and AvaTAx for Encore’s Recurring Contract Billing. The WennSoft links provide a connection to that company’s Field Service and Job Cost modules for Dynamics GP. Encore markets a variety of add-on products for Dynamics AX and GP.
Read more...
ARMANINO HIRES CRM MANAGER
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Armanino Consulting, an arm of CPA firm Armanino McKenna, has hired Scott Mangelson as a senior manager. Mangelson was previously president of sales and marketing for Webfortis and also held executive positions at New Vine Logistics and PeopleSoft. Mangelson and another senior manager, David Meharg, are charged with growing the firm’s CRM client base in industries that include software, high tech manufacturing, distribution, food services. Read more...
CEO CLEANS UP AT DELTEK
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Deltek CEO Kevin Parker saw his compensation jump for 2010 when he received stock awards valued at $3.1 million, more than twice the prior-year's total. The award brought his total pay to $4.1 million, compared to $1.58 million for 2009. Two executives who left the company on April 1 also got nice boost in equity compensation. Carolyn Parent, former EVP and general manager of GovCon received $1.24 million in compensation for her last year with the company, compared to nearly $685,000 in 2009.
Read more...
Most Read
-
-
May 19 2021
-
Written by BobWScott
Just what kind of year has it been for the…
-
-
-
May 22 2017
-
Written by mark
The last year has been one of change—the cloud has…
-
-
-
May 22 2017
-
Written by BobWScott
The last year has been one of change—the cloud has…
-
-
-
May 25 2016
-
Written by mark
Annual Report: 2016 BSI Top 100 VARs The web has…
-