The directors of Columbus IT, an international Dynamics reseller  based in Copenhagen, has approved a buyback of up to 10 percent of the company’s stock over the next 18 months. The motion was approved at the company’s recent annual meeting. In other recent moves, Columbus IT entered an agreement with Tacticus, a Swedish Dynamics reseller, which will act as the Danish company’s representative in Sweden. The companies were already engaged in joint work in serving clients. Read more...

Omnios, a Dynamics SL and Deltek reseller, has added Chris Kremer as a partner and CEO, along with hiring Patrick Rossett, who has become part of the Chicago-area’s Dynamics SL consulting team. The two founding Omnios partners are Mike Silver and Craig Sommerfield. The company’s newsletter also reports it has a “Going Green” initiative in which it is working with an organization that specializes in the secure disposal and removal of old electronic and information technology equipment. Read more...

Blackbaud, which markets nonprofit accounting and fundraising software, showed improved results for the first quarter ended March 31, but company executives noted that the nonprofit business usually lags other markets in a recovery. That’s because it takes a while for donors to start giving money to small NFPs again as business gets better. Read more...

Sage North America doesn't actively sell Simply Accounting in the United States--its efforts here a few years ago weren't productive enough. But it is considering entering the market in this country with a Spanish/English version of the low-cost accounting package. A spokesman confirmed that discussion, and noted that although the product is listed at www.simplyacocunting.com, it is not being actively marketed in the U.S., yet. The Web page shows the Spanish/English of Simply Accounting 2010 as the only product in the line being sold  south of the Canadian border. Sage also offers a French/English version in Canada. Over the years, Simply has expanded its product offering in much the same way that Peachtree and QuickBooks have grown. There are 10-, 15-and 20-user packages available in the Enterprise version of Simply. Read more...