The switch to subscription revenue from traditional sources is hitting Blackbaud’s P&L. And combined with a slower giving and a protracted period for government approval of its Convio acquisition, things piled up a bit on the Charleston, S.C.-based nonprofit specialist. The company lost $2.3 million in the quarter ended June 30, compared to net income of $9.4 million a year earlier.

Plus Computer Solutions has joined the Intacct Business Partner program. Plus, based in Burnaby, B.C., has historically been a Sage reseller. Founded in 1991, Plus has sold -well it's Canada, what else? - Accpac, which is now known as Sage 300, in both its desktop and online flavors, along with Sage CRM, HRMS and Fixed Assets. Read more...

Avectra, which makes web-based social CRM, has signed Professional Advantage, a reseller that has operations in Australia and the United States. The VAR will sell Avectra's constituent relationship management system in Australia. It was the third reseller signing announced by McLean, Va.-based Avectra in the last month.

M-hance, created via a consolidation of several British VARs, has launched its entry into the online accounting competition for SMEs in Sage's backyard. The new product, Financials to Go, is described as a hosted cloud solution that can be deployed in five days or less. Designed with Word and Outlook Templates, FTG has been built for "SMEs or for those wishing to leave their current accounting solution provider (Sage, QuickBooks, NetSuite etc)", a press release states.