InterDyn Socius has acquired the Dynamics business from CBiz, the accounting, financial planning, and tax company that is getting out of the technology market. But what the Socius press release did not say was that it's also picking up the Syspro practice from Cleveland-based CBiz. Socius CEO Jeff Geisler said there are clients and demand for Sysopro in the Kansas City area. The company will also evaluate whether Syspro should be offered at its other offices. Read more...

Sage North America paid homage to co-opetition this year with its ability to snag a very interesting Platinum Sponsor for May’s Insights reseller conference. Top dog on the sponsor list is Microsoft SQL Server. Since SQL Server is a dominant package, the move hardly gives Microsoft an entree into the Sage channel it didn't already have. And I think that enterprising VARs could refute those who attack Sage for aging technology. "If Microsoft thought it was important to sponsor the conference, the company can't that badly of Sage's products." I'm sure something slicker could be put together with more time. Read more...