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ARONSON TAKES iBASEt SALES JOB

Robert Aronson, a former sales executive for Epicor Software and some large midmarket VARs, has become EVP of global sales for iBASEt. The software company makes applications for complex discrete manufacturing operations.

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SAP PRELIMINARY REVS UP 2 PERCENT

SAP has reported operating profit was up 55 percent and revenue rose 2 percent for the second quarter ended June 30. The German software company reported the figures this week in the release of preliminary results for the period.

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VISMA: LIMITED IMPACT FROM RECESSION

Norwegian software vendor Visma said this week the pandemic-induced recession has had limited impact on the top line. The company experienced growth from its continuing acquisition binge, including expansion in Latin America, and from migration to the cloud. 

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COLUMBUS GOING GLOBAL WITH ECOMMERCE

Reseller and software developer Columbus has agreed to offer Litium’s ecommerce platform to its customers globally. Columbus will sell and deploy Litium first in Scandinavia and later to other markets. Litium is described as serving large and midsize companies with both B2B and B2C capabilities and for businesses new to ecommerce and those with more advanced needs.

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QUISITIVE ISSUES SHARES IN PAST VAR DEALS

Dynamics reseller Quisitive has converted $4.5 million in remaining convertible debentures that were used to pay for part of its acquisition of Menlo Technologies to 32,025,800 Common Share. The value of those shares of Toronto, Ont.-based Quisitive is about $15 million at today's exchange rates.

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AVALARA CHOOSES HR CHIEF

Avalara has named Kathleen Weslock as chief human resources officer. She replaces Shaunna Duffy, who had been with the sales-and-use tax company since November 2010.

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XERO OFFERS COVID-19 RESOURCES

Xero is offering resources, information and product offers for North American businesses coping with the global COVID-19 pandemic. These are available through a resource page​ that helps organizations understand what government support they can access.

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BDO BUYS MORGANFRANKLIN BIZ

BDO USA has acquired the Washington, D.C.-based public sector practice of MorganFranklin Consulting. The deal is expected to be completed on July 16. It is the second deal this year for MorganFranklin, which purchased the Dynamics practice from Kraft Enterprise Systems in March.

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LOGAN WINS QAD AWARD

Logan Consulting has received the Business Transformation award from QAD. The award was given recently as part of the manufacturing software company’s Partner Program Awards for 2020.

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SAGE NAMES CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Sage has named Cath Keers, a non-executive member of its board of directors, as chief marketing officer. She replaces the position vacated by Ron McMurtrie, who had held the role from October 2017.

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