The move by Apax Partners to acquire Epicor and Activant points to the important role that private equity investors are having in the midmarket. If consummated, the combined operations, which would be named Epicor Software, would be the third company in this space owned by such investors.

Infinitely Virtual, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based VAR has been named a Premier Reseller by Intuit. The company says it can now resell, implement and support the complete product line, which includes -- QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier, QuickBooks Point of Sale and QuickBooks Accountant. The company is led by CEO Adam Stern. 

2012

March 18-21. Convergence. Microsoft Dynamics user conference. George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/houston12

April 19-25. Inforum. Infor user conference. Denver, Colo. http://www.inforum2012.com

May 6-9. Perspectives. Epicor Software global user conference. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nev. http://www.epicor.com/Customers/Perspectives/Pages/Perspectives2011.aspx

May 14-17. SuiteWorld 2012. NetSuite user conference, Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, May 14–17. www.netsuite.com/suiteworld.