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LYNN JOINS TRIBRIDGE

This was started with one of those “whatever happened to” questions. The "whatever" was the plan by Jeff Lynn, former COO of Tectura, who wanted aggregate some companies in the Dynamics space. However, after three years as CEO and managing partner of Dynamics Ventures, a vehicle for accomplishing that, Lynn moved on in December when he joined Tribridge as director of business integration.

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UNIT4 NORTH AMERICAN REVS RISE

unit4 logoUnit4, which markets the Agresso and Coda lines, posted 13-percent growth in revenue for the Americas for 2011 as the company produced an 8-percent increase in revenue for the year ended December 31. Product revenue grew 10 percent to about $105 million while SaaS and subscription revenue rose by 45.1 percent.

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TOP 100: POSITIONS OPEN

There is room at the top; that is in Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VARs. Two players on last year’s list have disappeared in the last three months. Actually, Tribridge’s acquisition of ePartners does not count since the latter was in business all of 2011 as was First Tech Direct which was just purchased by Columbus. So both are eligible since they were in business for the entire year.

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QURIUS STARTS ISV ARM

There is no indication that Netherlands-based Qurius, a Dynamics reseller, plans any move to the American market. But its recent establishment of an ISV arm is worth mentioning since this is an important direction for resellers. The company has established QIPtree to develop software on the Dynamics platform.

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COLUMBUS BUYS FIRST TECH DIRECT

columbus logoColumbus, formerly Columbus IT Partner, has acquired Dynamics reseller First Tech Direct for an undisclosed amount of cash. Led by John Silvani, First Tech has been one of the smaller VARs to break into the Dynamics Inner Circle in the last few years. Columbus, based in Denmark, said that the leadership of the Detroit-area reseller would remain with the company.

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AVALARA HIRES TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Salim  Hemdani, AvalaraSales-and-use-tax specialist Avalara has named Salim Hemdani as its chief technology officer. Hemdani who oversees technical operations at the Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based company, was most recently group VP at Razorfish. At that company, he managed “experiences and platforms” for the Microsoft Global account and was responsible for user experience, delivery management and technology.

 

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WITH B1 IN THE CLOUD, SAP REPOSITIONS BYD

 

SAP logoSAP has announced a cloud version of its Business One software. SAP Business One OnDemand is described as being for the midmarket. The difference between this cloud and the Business ByDesign cloud? ByD is hosted by SAP and the B1 OnDemand will be  hosted by the channel members. ByD is for 25-user operations, B1 less than that and that threshold went into effect in January.

 

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SAGE PUSHES SUBSCRIPTION PRICING

Joe Langner, Sage North AmericaSage North America is rolling out a subscription pricing program that has lots of goodies for users shelling out for the most expensive plan. That plan, effective in April, offers unlimited support for those willing to pay $110 per month per user for Sage 100. The price rises to $130 per month per user for Sage 300 and $160 for Sage 500.

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DYNAMICS COMMUNITY MADE OVER

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The Dynamics community website has been refreshed with what Microsoft says is a “refined user experience, more useful content and navigation on home pages, and recommended content when reading blog articles and forum posts. This is merely MakeOver v. 1.0 as the community team said there will be releases throughout the year.

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TOP 100 VAR: LAST CALL

The selection Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs is still open but not for long. VARs will be ranked by sales volume and will be selected from companies that center their business around mid-market financial applications. The list will be announced later this month. Basic information sought includes number of employees, revenue and ERP product line. For more information, contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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