Currency changes took a bite out of the bottom line for Infor for the third quarter ended January 31. The software company lost $44.2 million for the most recently ended period, compared to net income of $51.3 million a year earlier. A major factor was other expenses of $35.7 million, primarily reflecting currency fluctuations, compared to other income of $53 million in last year's corresponding period.

Sage has selected Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group as a keynote speaker for its Summit conference in late July in Chicago. And thus it begins for the event planned for July 25 through 28. Hopefully, we will see a different brand of PR than we saw in the 2015. That was built around the premise that everyone, including the trade press, wanted to see high-profile speakers like Colin Powell.

Fishbowl has introduced four online products that are aimed at businesses that need to manage inventory. These include Fishbowl Commerce, an online hub that integrates Fishbowl across multiple e-commerce platforms, and Fishbowl Go, an app for Android devices that supports barcode scanning, picking, packing, shipping, cycle counting and other warehouse jobs.

HighJump Software has made a web-based user interface available with its HighJump Supply Chain Advantage. The application utilizes the HighJump One Platform, which the company calls “a browser- and device-agnostic platform that delivers common user experience and tools across HighJump’s supply chain software ecosystem. That includes the company’s enterprise warehouse management system and in-store fulfillment execution suite.