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SAGE NEW BIZ OFF SHARPLY

Sage’s ability to secure new customers has dropped dramatically with the impact of the COVID-19 virus. Nevertheless, the company said this week it will not layoff or furlough people nor will it accept government support. 

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BOOKINGS FALL SHARPLY AT BLACKBAUD

Renewal rates are ahead of expectations but bookings have dropped significantly for Blackbaud, the nonprofit software said during its recent financial webcast. Given the impact of the Coronavirus epidemic, the company has taken a number of actions, which began in early March.

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 AVALARA CANS CRUSH FOR 2020

Avalara has canceled plans for holding its Avalara Crush Conference for October 28 through 30 in St. Louis, Mo. Instead, the tax software company has set its next planned event for May 11 to 13 in Boca Raton, Fla.

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BILL.COM: ONLINE MODEL BIG HELP

The online business model of Bill.com is an important factor in its performance in face of the coronavirus crisis, CEO Rene Lacerte said this week. Lacerte made his comment in an earnings webcast. as the payments company reported results for the third quarter ended March 31.

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AVALARA: CLIENTS UP AND DOWN BALANCE

Avalara reduced its outlook for revenue for 2020 by 2 percent to 3 percent from the previous forecast because of the impact of the COVID-19 virus. But so far, the company says them impact on customers is roughly even between those spending more and those less for its indirect tax services.

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SOLVER EXPANDS IN EUROPE

Solver has launched operations in France and Central Europe. The company said this week the move will grow the European customer base by expanding the number of resellers in these countries.

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FINANCIALFORCE NAMES CMO

FinancialForce has named Michael Ni as chief marketing officer. He fills the position Fred Studer left in June 2019.

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MORE CONFERENCES GO VIRTUAL

Not surprisingly, Sage Intacct  said this week its planned Advantage conference will be virtual. The plan was announced in a blog post by EVP Marc Linden, who heads the Sage unit, officially known as medium segment native cloud solutions Infor also recently virtualized its Inforum conference, previously set for September 15 and 16  In Las Vegas, Nev. 

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SINCH TO BUY SAP DIGITAL INTERCONNECT.

Sinch has agreed to buy the San Francisco, Calif.-based SAP Digital Interconnect group for about $243.9 million on a cash and debt-free basis. SAP selling something with this much value is not something that we often see.

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COLUMBUS U.S. REVS DOWN AGAIN

Columbus was not expecting a recovery soon for its troubled operations in the United States. It didn’t get it as North American sales (essentially the U.S) dropped to about $10.4 million, an 8.5-percent decline for the first quarter ended March 31.

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