Sage North America has absorbed the former unit that had been created to market its low-end, online SageOne product in the United States. The product line had been under general manager Henry Benamram, who goes from managing one of the company's most high-profile products to baby-sitting two of its oldest. SageOne now reports to a team headed by Scott Munro in Richmond, Va., and a spokesperson says the company is hiring a VP of alliances and marketing for Sage One.

Acumatica has named Sean Chatterjee as VP of partner sales, new position for the Kirkland, Wash.,-based vendor. Previously, Chatterjee had been director of international sales, a position he held from May 2012. He was director of business development for Altum from March 2010 until May 2012. He was with Everest Software from January 2000 through August 2009 and was manager of direct sales for his last two years there.

Rivet Software has restructured following the July death of founder and CEO Michael Rohan. His widow, Madelaine Rohan, has been named as acting CEO, and the company says it has partnered with a consortium of private vendors. Rivet produces document management and reporting software in the XBRL space. Many channel members will remember Rohan, and his brother, Robert, who were founders of the former FRx Software (and known for the FRx breakfasts at the Great Plains reseller conference, Stampede).

The controversy over the payout to Nokia's recent former CEO Steve Elop rings a bell. It seems Elop has as much success leaving a company as he does running one. This time, the debate is over the reported roughly $25 million payout Elop gets with Microsoft's buying Nokia's mobile phone group under a change of control clause (and a substantial decline in market value of Nokia stock until the Microsoft bid came in).