During the safety drill on our ship on the Danube this week, one of the officers asked, “Are there any question?” “Yes,” I said. “Is there wi-fi on the lifeboats?”

Sales-tax vendor Avalara has released 22 certifiedintegrations with a variety of types of business software applications. These include accounting, ERP, ecommerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce, and CRM software products.

Simpro, an Australia-based software company, has named Jonathan Eastgate as COO. Simpro makes business management software for service, project and maintenance contractors.