Pro forma software license growth for the second quarter ended November 30 is expected to be 8 percent to 9 percent greater than last year, Infor said this week. The software company made the statement in an SEC filing, reporting that CEO Charles Phillips had issued the guidance in a conference call with banks and financial institutions that are existing or potential lenders. Phillips also said GAAP license revenue for the most recently end period is expected to be 11 percent to 12 percent higher than a year earlier.

Exact Online Project Management has been introduced in the Netherlands. And while there's no word on a possible debut in the United States, Exact says the product will hit Belgium and the United Kingdom in the first quarter and Germany, the second quarter of 2014. Exact Online made its official entrance into this country in November, although a limited release version was available during the summer.

Just how alive SAP's much-trumpeted Business By Design is remains a subject of debate after SAP released its third-quarter results. Trade publications in Germany and here were declaring the product dead with one saying SAP has stopped active development of the cloud product. But in this week's earnings webcast, co-CEO Bill McDermott said that ByD will become part of the Hana platform and "will continue to be promoted and actively supported" and will continue to be sold through SAP channel.