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SAGE RAMPS UP ON X-3

Sage’s recent trading update for the third quarter ended June 30 gives some indication of why there is a push on X3. During the earnings webcast last month, CFO Jonathan Howell said there had been “some under-performance” in X-3 licenses and services in both France and the United States.

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NET AT WORK BUYS SOUTHEAST

Net at Work has acquired Southeast Computer Solutions this week. Both resellers have historically sold the Sage product line.

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BILL.COM PICKS PARTNERSHIP SVP

Bill.com has hired Josh Goines as SVP of strategic partnerships. The company said this week he will lead Bill.com’s strategic relationships with technology companies and partnerships with financial institutions.

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IFS HIRES CHANNEL HEAD

IFS has hired Merlin Knott as global head of channels. He was previously SVP of sales for SAP in Europe for that company’s Leonardo and Analytics lines. IFS is owned by EQT Partners, which recently acquired Acumatica.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: THE ROCK

In the first years of the TV show “Saturday Night Live,” Dan Akroyd delighted viewers with the phrase, “Jane, you ignorant slut”, aimed at Jane Curtin. Who would have dreamed this would be a  pioneering statement for the tone of modern political discourse.

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DYNAMICS 4Q REVS UP 12 PERCENT

Microsoft Dynamics revenue increased by 12 percent over a year earlier for the fourth quarter ended June 30. The total—with no actual revenue figures given—was 15-percent higher in constant currency than last year’s corresponding period.

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AVIDX HIRES S.R. DIRECTOR

AvidXchange hired Rob Phocas as its director of corporate social responsibility. He was previously director of sustainability for the city of Charlotte, N.C., where the software company is headquartered.

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MACBETH JOINS NET AT WORK

Sage veteran Drew Macbeth has joined Net at Work as its NetSuite practice director. Although the New York, N.Y.-based reseller announced his hiring this week, Macbeth’s LinkedIn profile shows he joined the firm in May.

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ACUMATICA NAMES 2019 MVPS

AcumaticaAcumatica has named 42 individuals as member of its 2019 MVP class of channel members. This month, it also announced the selection of another 12 individuals as developer MVPs. MVPs were picked for their knowledge of the company’s products, along with their participation in the industry.

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MICROSOFT ACQUIRES POSTGRESQL VENDOR

Rohan Kumar, MicrosoftMicrosoft has purchased Citus Data, whose offering is anopen source extension to PostgreSQL. Microsoft says Citus transforms PostgreSQL into a distributed database and that the deal is another step in its commitment to Azure as an open platform.

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