Sage has introduced a consultant training program to its reselling channel. The program is aimed at helping VARS find and train staffers to ease the shortage of talent.

 Dynamics reseller Merit Solutions has issued the spring release of Merit for Life Science. The firm said the application includes enhancements to quality incidents, quality audits and materials batch management for Microsoft Dynamics 365.

 Stock awards pushed compensation for Avalara’s top executives past 2019 levels for the year ended December 31. That included CEO Scott McFarlane whose pay last year was 21.7 percent over 2020 levels.