Acumatica has signed agreements with two more software companies for the use of its cloud platform as the engine for their applications. One company that has licensed the Acumatica Cloud xRP Platform is MedWorks, which offers clinical and ambulatory software services.

Syspro has named James Weir as VP of sales for its Canadian business. This is the second item I've written about a Syspro hire this month. That's about the same number of items written for the three years before October about Syspro personnel changes. Weir takes over on November 1 He joined from Identos where he was VP of sales for the Americas.

Dave McGee, a founder and partner of NXTurn, has joined The Vested Group. Both organizations are NetSuite resellers. McGee was with NXTurn, which is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from April 2012 through April 2016 and joined the new employer last month. NxTurn is headed by executive director and CTO Tony Hill and executive director and CFO Julie Fitzpatrick. The Vested Group is based in Plano, Texas.

Intacct hopes to make an initial public offering in the next year. The statement was made this week by Robert Reid, CEO of the cloud software company, at its Advantage conference this week. "If we don't go, it won't be because of us," Reid said, explaining market factors and politics could thwart the plan but Intacct will ready to go.