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REDTAIL LINKS TO ACCOUNTMATE 8.2

RedTail Systems of Westborough, Mass., has released an enhanced interface that ingrates with the recently released AccountMate 8.2. RedTail EDI, a managed EDI services, handles B2B ecommerce between suppliers using the AccountMate package and their trading partners. The interface, developed by Figtree Consulting, moves EDI purchase orders to AccountMate sales orders. After the item is shipped, RedTail EDI generates and transmits the EDI invoice to the trading partner.

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SAGE REBRAND UPDATE NEXT WEEK

Tom MillerSage executives are holding a conference call next week to explain rebranding. That ought to be a well- attended event as I haven’t seen any evidence that a lot of the channel thinks changing product names to the Sage plus a number system used outside of this country. The attitude is more "just what we need, another name change." Read more...

SYSPRO SIGNS VAR

Sheryl DodgeSyspro has signed A-Soft Professionals, a software reseller with offices in Austin and Houston, Texas. A-Soft is a long-time Cyma dealer and also carries Sage's Accpac line and Acctivate's inventory, distribution and warehousing software. A-Soft was one of Cyma's more visible VARs. One of its partners, Sheryl Dodge, has supported Cyma since 1997, according to the reseller's website. She is also a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Certified Consultant for Accpac and Sage Pro.

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EXACT REPLACES SINGLE USER CONFERENCE

exact new logoExact is planning four regional meetings for its Engage 2012 user conference instead of holding a single event. The company is following in the footsteps of AccountMate, which also has held regional meetings this year, although it is scheduled to return to a single event next year.

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SAGE BUYS ALCHEMEX

alchemex logoSage has acquired Alchemex, which makes business intelligence products for the Sage product line. Alchemex is based in South Africa. A spokesperson for Sage North America confirmed the deal but the company has not made any details available. The acquistion was effective on October 1. Alchemex also markets Excel-based products for Syspro and SAP Business One. The company was founded in 2000.

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FISHBOWL PLANS CLOUD CRM

Fishbowl Inventory plans to release a customer relationship management system for use with its inventory application later this year. The company made the announcement as it released Fishbowl Inventory 2012. Read more...

SYSPRO ENHANCES FIXED ASSETS

Syspro has enhanced the Fixed Assets module in its ERP line.  The company said it has improved process flows and the module includes a Capital Expenditure sub-system that can be used for planning and budgeting for new assets in the current financial year and future years. Read more...

REINVIGORATING DYNAMICS SALES?

dynamics logo newSpecial offers are hardly unusual.  But the language accompanying Microsoft’s recent effort certainly is an eye-catcher. A blog posting said that company was announcing “that seek to aggressively reinvigorate ERP new business growth …” Technically, that phrase was applied to the Give me 5 Offer, which was accompanied by the LMT offer. Read more...

ISM BUYS ERP AND CRM VARS

Information Systems Management has moved into the Mid-Atlantic market with the acquisition of Planning and Services Corp., formerly known as Accounting Technology-Manassas. It also acquired Propellix/Techosystems, a CRM dealer which serves the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and Northern California. The Manassas operation sells MAS 90/200/500, BusinessWorks and Peachtree from the Sage line. ISM has offices in Phoenix, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; and San Diego, Calif. It carries Accpac, MAS 90/200/500 and X-3. Read more...

AVALARA INTROS AVATAX 1099

avalara logo newAvalara has utilized a partnership with tax information reporting company, Convey, to launch AvaTax 1099, a web-based product.  Accounts payable departments can access AvaTax 1099 to get real-time tax identification number verification. Read more...

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