SAP was hitting on all software cylinders for the second quarter ended June 30. "We delivered a Trifecta of double-digit software, cloud and operating income growth," CEO Bill McDermott said during this week's earning's webcast. Well, that is in non-IFRS terms. On an IFRS, basis, it was a strong quarter, just not so over-the top.

Sage is looking for someone to head its global market strategy for accountants and bookkeepers. The information was part of a LinkedIn post this week by Jennifer Warawa,  the company's EVP of product marketing. Warawa held leadership positions for its channel programs, starting in June 2008. She took over Sage Accountant Solutions in October 2013 and remained in charge of that program until April.

Revenue for France-based reseller Prodware dropped by 7.3 percent as SaaS sales rose sharply for the first half ended June 30. First-half revenue reached about $93 million, down 5.5 percent on a comparable basis. The company did not report earnings—those will be issued later. The company said SaaS revenue was up 31 percent over last year's corresponding period while infrastructure sales were off by 33 percent.

Sage plans to introduce a worldwide partner program Monday at its Summit conference in Chicago. The company will lay out the design as part of its Partner Day on Monday. It seems to me I wrote a news item like this earlier and Sage pulled back from the announcement. Sage's preview this time says the program will launch in North America "in the latter part of 2017."