Baker Tilly Digital was Intacct Partner of the Year, continuing that firm’s winning streak with awards from Sage. It was the firm’s ninth consecutive year winning the award.

The acquisition of Avalara by Vista Equity Partners has been approved overwhelmingly by shareholders. At a special meeting held October 14, 83.3 percent of the shares voting approved sale of the sales tax software company for $8.4 billion at $93.50 per share

 Acumatica has created a Service Partners Program as a part of its all-channel sales approach. Services Partners will join resellers and ISVs in the channel. The new group will encompass implementation specialists who will also refer leads to VARs.

 Microsoft this week tried to address channel anger over anger at statements the prior day about the future of Dynamics GP. Specifically, the company met VARs and ISVs at the Dynamic Communities Summit on Wednesday where one participant said, “I have never heard the F word so often”.