Blackbaud has named Jerry Needel as president of Everydayhero, its subsidiary that markets crowdfundraising products. Before moving to the new job, Needel had worked at Indiegogo, in the online fundraising arenas. From October 2012 through April 2015, he served as SVP of sales and marketing.

Acumatica has entered an OEM Alliance with Censof Holdings Berhad, a software vendor based in Malaysia. This is the latest in Acumatica's expansion via companies that agree to utilize its financial software as a basis for their products. According to the announcement, "Censof is continuing its aggressive expansion across the globe to establish major positions in both advanced and emerging markets."

Yesterday was the kind of day when my get up and go had fallen and could not get up. ... With states having difficult experiences with lethal injection, there's some talk about bringing back some other execution methods with a modern twist. In particular, there is hope for the clap-on, clap-off electric chair. ... News reports say that Hilary Clinton is preparing for the first presidential debate as if it were a reality show

A 25-percent decline in license revenue, combined with a 10-percent drop in service income pushed QAD to a 2.1-percent fall in revenue for the second quarter ended July 31. Revenue for the manufacturing software vendor fell to just under $70 million for the most recently ended period, down from $71.3 million.