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SAGE LOOKS TO PARE PRODUCTS

Sage logoSage plans to allocate more resources to the products that make more money. That’s the plan announced this week by chief executive Guy Berruyer after the company released results for the half ended March 31. And he also said Sage will move to "a more centrally driven approach to planning, setting priorities and running the business, It will fundamentally change the way we run our business."

 

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FAREWELL HAIRBALLS; HELLO SUITEY

NetSuite LogoSome might mourn the renaming of NetSuite's Hairball Awards. But I doubt it. Anyway, the awards that have been given at NetSuite's conference have been renamed the Suitey Awards. Read more...

BLYTHECO OFFERS QUICKSTART FOR SAGE APPS

Reseller Blytheco has launched applications that are able to get users started more quickly with Sage 100 and Sage CRM. QuickStart of Sage 100 is described as offering a streamlined implementation and a fixed pricing model. Similarly, QuickStart for Sage CRM bundles needs assessments, project management and users training.
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SAGE H1: SUBS OFFSET LICENSE DROP

Guy Berruyer, SageA 5-percent rise in subscription revenues offset a 4-percent in decline in income from software and related services for the Sage Group's first half ended March 31. Pre-tax profit rose 2 percent to about $284 million while worldwide revenue hit roughly $1.07 billion, up 2 percent for the half just ended. That came as the company announced plans to introduce Sage One in the U.S. "imminently." Read more...

MACOLA GETS ROLE-BASED INTERFACE

Exact logoMacola Pro has gotten a new interface, Exact Navigator, which provides role-based access to information in the accounting and manufacturing package. The new application takes its name from Macola's owner, the Netherlands-based Exact, which modestly termed the development "a game-changing solution."

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SAGE CRM EXECS REUNITE AT ROPER

Larry RitterLarry Ritter, the CRM executive who recently left Sage North America, has rejoined his colleague Joe Bergera at Roper Industries. Ritter had been at Sage for seven years when he left in April. His LinkedIn page shows he joined Phoenix-based Roper last month. Read more...

EPICOR, SAGE TO SUPPORT AZURE

Azure logoEpicor and the Sage Group said this week that they would support the Microsoft Azure platform. This is one of those announcements that would be more news if Epicor Sage did not support Azure. It’s hard to imagine a mainline company avoiding the Microsoft cloud platform.

 

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SAGE 50 PLANS DETAILED

Shari Willman, SageSage North America has rolled out its plans for its 2013 products of Peachtree and Simply Accounting which both get covered by the name Sage 50. That plan is part of a rebranding of major North American lines to be consistent with European naming conventions as Sage puts the American product under what it calls "a new era for Peachtree." Read more...

NET@WORK OPENS CHICAGO OFFICE

Alex Solomon, Net@WorkNet@Work, which was unsuccessful in trying to buy Hightower, has opened an office in Chicago. The New York City-based Sage reseller has been vying with Blytheco to be the biggest VAR in the Sage channel and when Chicago-area Hightower shut its doors earlier this year, Net@Work tried to buy the remains. Read more...

EPICOR INTROS CASH COLLECT

epicor logoEpicor Software has released Epicor Cash Collect, a cloud and on premises-based extension of the Epicor 9 A/R module.  Cash Collect, centralizes credit and collections activities in a single database and features integrated email and phone dialer options, along with full reporting and analysis. Read more...

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