Manufacturing software company QAD posted net income of $1.8 million for its third quarter ended October 31. That compared to a loss of $904,000 in last year’s corresponding period. The improvement came on a 3.4-percent increase in revenue, which rose to $79.6 million in the most recently ended period, from $76.9 million a year earlier.

Sage plans to introduce Intacct to international markets next year. In reporting this month its results for the year ended September 30, the company says Intacct will be launched into Australia and the United Kingdom and Ireland.

SAP has acquired Contextor, which designs robotic process automation products. The software company said recently it will use Contextor’s RPA technology to automate half of all business processes supported by its SAP ERP software over the next three years.

HighJump Ship, a shipping application for small parcel and less-than-truckload shipments has been enhanced to support shipments originating outside of the U.S. and Canada. Minneapolis, Minn.-based HighJump said this month the software supports more than 200 additional national and regional parcel carriers in more than 70 countries.