Denmark-based reseller Columbus showed decent revenue growth for the nine months ended September 30 despite a slowdown in the SMB business in the United States. The company this week reported before tax profit of roughly $9.6 million for the reported period, up 4 percent from a year earlier.

With Dynamics Convergence replaced by Envision, the Microsoft conference map is continuing its significant change. The latest happening is Amplify, an event Dynamics GP users planned by Dynamics Communities. "Amplify was driven by demand from the Dynamics GP end-user community after the announcement of the transition from Convergence to Envision," Janet Lampert, president and COO of Dynamic Communities, said in a prepared statement.

Dynamics reseller Tridea Partners has opened an office in Portsmouth, N.H. The company, based in Solana Beach, Calif., noted Portsmouth's proximity to Boston, Mass.; Manchester, N.H. and Portland, Maine. Tridea sells Dynamics AX, GP and CRM. In its announcement, the VAR said it has more than 300 clients in this country. The press release also says Tridea has "a strong base of companies in the Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Distribution and Alternative Energy."

AccountMate has started actively looking for new VARs again. The Petaluma, Calif.-based software company had largely put recruiting on hold while it came to market with its new Enterprise application recently, according to CEO David Dierke.