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TAMLIN BUYS DOMINION SOFTWARE

Linda Bryan, Tamlin SoftwareTamlin Software Developers has acquired Dominion Software Consulting of Brevard, N.C. Both companies are AccountMate resellers. Based in Dallas, Tamlin, whose clients are primarily manufacturers and distributors, sells the Tamlin Manufacturing Conductor Software.

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COLUMBUS 1Q EBITDA DROPS

Columbus logoColumbus, formerly known as Columbus IT Partner, saw a 20-percent drop in EBITDA on a 10.6-percent increase in revenue for the first quarter ended March 30. The Copenhagen-based Dynamics reseller had EBITDA of about $619,000. The company blamed a revenue mix with more lower-margin items and "project challenges in the Nordic region" for the earnings fall off. Read more...

SAP BEAT BYDESIGN TARGETS

Mark Milford, SAPSAP topped its target for new accounts and for revenue for Business ByDesign in North America during the first quarter. That was according to Mark Milford, national VP of the SAP North America Ecosystem Group. Milford says SAP has 45 ByD partners in North America and that appears to be about enough. Read more...

SERERRA BEEFS UP MANAGEMENT

Akbar Jaffer, SererraOnline reselling specialist Sererra has added some top talent to its management team. The Irvine, Calif.-based cloud reseller has hired Akbar Jaffer, who had been principal product manager at Oracle, and Sid Fierro, previously a sales director and account executive for Software Acquisition Partners. Read more...

CLOUD RISES IN THE TOP 100

Top 100 LogoIn last year's list of Bob Scott's Top 100 VARs, 21 of the resellers carried cloud products. This year, 33 from the list have started carrying SaaS accounting applications. And that number is going to increase rapidly.

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EXACT NAMES CFO

Onno Krap, ExactExact will have both a CEO and CFO for the first time in nearly two years after a scheduled shareholder vote on the nomination of Onno Krap to hold the financial job next month. Krap was previously CFO of Crucell Holland B.V., a group company of Johnson & Johnson since July 2011, and had served as Crucell's VP of finance starting in April 2006.

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ACUMEN ADVISORS DEMERGES

June Jewell, Acuity Business SolutionsAcumen Advisors, which was formed by a merger of two Deltek resellers, has split into two organizations. The separation creates two new firms that are not quite the same as Jewell & Associates of Vienna, Va., and Innovative Solutions Group, headquartered in Mooresville, N.C., that merged to form Acumen a year ago.

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MASTER VAR WEB SEMINARS THIS WEEK

microsoft logo newJust when I was beginning to wonder what has happened with the Master VAR program, Microsoft has scheduled web seminars about the topic. Three Master VARs got separate days this week to pitch their programs. The word "wonder" was used because of the three, Tribridge of Tampa, Fla., has signed one Sales Affiliate and Socius, based in Dublin, Ohio, also one since the program launched in January. Read more...

TOP 100 VARS COMING WEDNESDAY

bsiBob Scott's 2012 Top 100 VARs will be published on Wednesday May 2 for the audience of Bob Scott's Insights. It will also be published in next week's The Progressive Accountant newsletter of the same day and will be included in the regular Friday issue of BSI on May 4. For more information, contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 

 

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SAGE INTROS NEW BUSINESSWORKS

sagelogo80Sage North America has released BusinessWorks Accounting 2012 with the latest version featuring integrated credit card payments, customizable general ledger financial reports, simplified invoicing, and improved tax reporting. Credit card processing is provided through Sage Exchange and Sage Payment Solutions. Read more...

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