Armanino, which recently changed its name from Armanino McKenna, has acquired Gradient Vision, which specializes in Dynamics CRM and SharePoint consulting. Terms were not disclosed. Gradient founder Rajya Bhaiya has joined the San Ramon, Calif.-based accounting firm. Bhaiya started Gradient Vision in February 2011. Prior to that he was chief technology officer of Webfortis with an overlapping tenure from January 2010 through January 2012. Bhaiya is the author of two books, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Unleashed and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 Integration Unleashed.

Socius has signed Driving Force Software, an Atlanta-based Dynamics GP reseller, as a sales affiliate. In business for more than 25 years,  DFS also provides network and hardware systems building and security services. This is the seventh affiliate signed by Dublin, Ohio-based Socius, which is one of three Microsoft Master VARs in the United States. Read more...

QlikTech, which makes the QlikView analytical software line, has named Terrie O’Hanlon as chief marketing officer. For the last six years, O’Hanlon was SVP and CMO for Manhattan Associates, which makes supply chain applications. From 2004 through 2006, she was SVP of WebMD Practice Services, until its purchase by Sage. She served as EVP of marketing for CheckFree and was with that company from 1999 through 2004, until it was acquired by FiServ.

Pervasive Software has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of the Actian Corp., for a deal valued at about $161.9 million. Pervasive, based in Austin, Texas, said it made the decision to accept the $9.20-a-share offer after studying its choices. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.