Exact, the parent of the Macola and Progression lines, reported flat EBIDTA on a .6 percent rise in revenue for the third quarter ended September 30. Revenue growth in the Americas and other regions was countered by a decline in sales in the Benelux countries.  EBIDTA was steady at $15.7 million on revenue of $71 million.  Results were reported on a like-for-like basis, essentially continuing operations. Results are converted from euros.

Nonprofit software vendor Serenic has rebounded from a loss and posted a 2.7 percent year-over-year revenue gain for its second quarter ended August 31. The company earned $57,015 for the most recently ended period, compared to a loss of $7,198 a year ago. Revenue for the second quarter was just over $3 million, compared to $2.9 million in last year's corresponding period.

An all-hands call last week with Pascal Houillon, CEO of Sage North America, left the channel puzzled about its purpose. The call lasted 15 minutes and the primary reaction is that it ended abruptly and the content did not justify roping in members of the Sage world in this country to hear it. Wayne Schulz of Schulz Consulting, who published his notes on his blog and on LinkedIn, said that Houillon hinted at a new pricing model to be introduced in the next 12 months. "It was a really odd 15-minute call that had been billed as a way for him to re-connect with the partners and have a discussion," Schulz said.  Read more...

The adoption of the iPad to replace cash registers and as in-store merchandising devices by major chains was discussed in last week’s issue.