Sage North America paid homage to co-opetition this year with its ability to snag a very interesting Platinum Sponsor for May’s Insights reseller conference. Top dog on the sponsor list is Microsoft SQL Server. Since SQL Server is a dominant package, the move hardly gives Microsoft an entree into the Sage channel it didn't already have. And I think that enterprising VARs could refute those who attack Sage for aging technology. "If Microsoft thought it was important to sponsor the conference, the company can't that badly of Sage's products." I'm sure something slicker could be put together with more time. Read more...

Dynamics Ventures, which plans to roll up organizations in the Microsoft Dynamics channel, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of twentysix New York, a dealer that had been owned by Media Square. Media Square said it was making the sale because twentysix New York did not fit into its goal of building a communications marketing group. Read more...