At least 150 individuals have received the Dynamics Credentialed Professional designation in the first year the program has been offered. The Association of Dynamics Professionals (DynamicsPro) said the certifications for Dynamics GP and NAV had been achieved by those taking qualification examinations since the program began in September 2015.

Socius, a Dynamics and Sage reseller, has expanded its CRM practice in the Columbus, Ohio, and Atlanta, Ga., regions. The Dublin, Ohio,-based firm says it is expanding its CRM practice in key markets such as field service, healthcare, and manufacturing. Among the personnel added were Robert Wittig, principal consultant for Dynamics CRM in the Cleveland/Akron, Ohio, office. 

Admiral Consulting Group has signed on to sell web-based project accounting applications from Beyond Software. Beyond is a son of Solomon, one of the Solomon Cloud Solutions companies owned by Solomon Software founders Gary Harpst, Jack Ridge, and Vern Strong, and based in the Solomon homeland of Findlay, Ohio.

Three applications stemming from the purchase of M5 in May are helping raise revenue for Acumatica and its resellers. Jon Roskill, CEO of the Bellevue, Wash.-based software company told research analysts recently that the company had expected the products would boost average selling prices by 6 percent to 7 percent. "And it's coming in ahead of that," Roskill commented.