Deltek, which makes software for project-based business, has acquired Copenhagen, Denmark-based WorkBook. Founded in 2000, WorkBook markets what Deltek described "one of the most widely used management tools in the...
Deltek, which makes software for project-based business, has acquired Copenhagen, Denmark-based WorkBook. Founded in 2000, WorkBook markets what Deltek described "one of the most widely used management tools in the advertising industry globally". Terms were not disclosed.
In October, this publication had a headline "Xero Shakes up Executive Ranks". There has been a continuation in that theme since Keri Gohman became president of Xero's American operation on January 1. It should not be surprising that several titles have changed in this country under a new leader.
Interesting to see a couple of 11-year olds at the local convenience store wearing tie-dyed Woodstock themed t-shirts. "Oh, did your grandparents attend?" I asked. The Woodstock generation has gone from songs like "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" to "I think I remember what it was like being satisfied."
SAAS revenue led all categories of income for Infor for the first quarter ended July 31. That came as the software company reported an 8-percent increase in revenue over the prior year's corresponding period. However, Infor's bottom line fell prey to the increased value of the euro.
Aptos, which markets retail technology applications, has made some key executive hires this month. Most recently, it named Vicki Cantrell as its first retail transformation officer. She will serve on the executive team as will Steve Aulds, picked as development leader two days earlier.
The last year has been one of change—the cloud has moved from being something everyone talked about to something most resellers are doing something about. It is also a market...
Moving to the cloud represents a challenge for mid-market accounting software resellers. Some make it more challenging by making the switch from marketing desktop applications to relying on subscription sales...
Annual Report: 2016 BSI Top 100 VARs The web has reduced the need for large channels; the difference between reseller and ISV is blurring and perhaps most important, the younger generations...
The selection of mid-market accounting software resellers for Bob Scott’s VAR Stars rests on one basic principle: quality, not revenue, as the deciding factor in picking the 100 businesses that...
2015 BSI Top 100 VARS The last few years have seemed to be a story of survival. But the revenue figures reported by this year’s Top 100 VARs tell a much...
Deltek, which makes software for project-based business, has acquired Copenhagen, Denmark-based WorkBook. Founded in 2000, WorkBook markets what Deltek described "one of the most widely used management tools in the...
In October, this publication had a headline "Xero Shakes up Executive Ranks". There has been a continuation in that theme since Keri Gohman became president of Xero's American operation on...
SAAS revenue led all categories of income for Infor for the first quarter ended July 31. That came as the software company reported an 8-percent increase in revenue over the...
Aptos, which markets retail technology applications, has made some key executive hires this month. Most recently, it named Vicki Cantrell as its first retail transformation officer. She will serve on...
Acumatica has released Acumatica Manufacturing Edition, one of a number of announcements, as the cloud software company rolled out Acumatica 2017 R2 this week. The new product, formerly known as...
Epicor Human Capital Management includes a new user interface, mobile app, expanded government compliance, and usability enhancements. The latest version, introduced this month, adds a step-by-step 'Absence Wizard' for creating...
Sage has introduced version 17.1 of Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate. The company describes the new release as a re-architecting of the application. The new edition provides access to...
Nonprofit software vendor AccuFund has introduced a Work Orders module. The software is available as a mobile app for iPads and Android tables and a standard module in the AccuFund...
Unit4 has released a new version of Unit4 Financials. The Netherlands-based software company says the software's single, unified ledger system now enables customers to capture unlimited amounts of business-specific dimensions...
Infor has introduced Infor Visual 9.0, which is designed for order-driven manufacturing companies. Markets using the product include aerospace and defense; automotive; high tech and electronics; industrial manufacturing; machinery and...
Interesting to see a couple of 11-year olds at the local convenience store wearing tie-dyed Woodstock themed t-shirts. "Oh, did your grandparents attend?" I asked. The Woodstock generation has gone...
Last week, I spent time photograph egrets hunting for frogs and other fresh-water prey. A littler further down the river was a group of vegan egrets looking for tofu without...
The classic game operation—in which contestants attempt to "remove" parts of the body—has been updated. Now, not only does the buzzer sound if the player touches the side of the...
I am happy to announce the latest Scott contribution to technology, artificial stupidity. It joins my previously announced ground breaking concept of fog computing, which is for people who are...
Random Thoughts is taking the week off because of summer heat and the need to deal with a bad knee. Back next week.
Bob Scott has been informing and entertaining the mid-market financial software community with his email newsletters for 10 years. And he has been covering this market through print publications for 18 years, first as technology editor of Accounting Today and then as the Editor of Accounting Technology from 1997 through 2009. He has covered the traditional tax and accounting profession during the same time and continues to address that as executive editor of the Progressive Accountant.
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