Consulting and reselling firm Columbus says it is "executing a recovery plan" for its operations in the United States. That follows a 21.3-percent decline of sales here, reported in the company's financial results for the third quarter ended September 30. Columbus, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, described the efforts in this country as involving a "reorganization of their senior management structure, and a strengthening of the sales management and the sales team.

Prodware, a European Dynamics VAR, says operating income for the first half ended June 30 was about $12.3 million, an increase of 18.5 percent from the same period in 2013. Net income reached about $5.3 million, a decrease of 18.1 percent from last year's corresponding period. However, the year earlier results included a tax credit of roughly $1.1 million.

Inventory software vendor Fishbowl has introduced a new user interface with Fishbowl 2015. The company says Fishbowl Manufacturing and Fishbowl Warehouse "have been completely redesigned and updated with new module and toolbar icons, a new home screen", but wait there's more. Besides the new look there are speed and capacity improvements and the company has added an option to automatically commit inventory for orders, enabling the products to automatically reserve inventory for orders.

A meal spent with two accountants from Kentucky at Thomson Reuters Synergy conference this week produced a discussion of an interesting problem. They complained at length about the lack of payroll packages that can accommodate multiple local taxes that apply to one individual's income. They pointed to the problems in the Blue Grass state where county taxes can apply to employees who moving from one jurisdiction to another.