Christmas is a magical time of year; my money disappears like magic. But in New York City, it's especially magical with the winos and their brightly decorated bottles of Thunderbird. And as I was walking along I heard one young woman say to the other, "Times Square is where all the prostitutes used to be." You know, it's so nice to see young people with a concern for the rich traditions of this city.

CRM vendor GoldMine has released GoldMine Web 2015.2, which incorporates a mobile responsive design. The technology provides an updated user web interface that adapts to the device being used. "The same look and features now apply whether the user is running it on a PC, tablets, or smart phones in the field", says Paul Petersen, GoldMine VP and GM. Compatible with Windows 10 and the latest versions of Office 365 and Office 2016, Web 2015 is available for GoldMine Cloud subscribers as an add-on to complete their virtual desktop.

Edgewater Technologies has acquired M2 Dynamics via, an Oracle Platinum Partner for $16.1 million in cash. The deal is an asset acquisition. M2 will join Edgewater Ranzal, the Oracle segment of the business of Wakefield, Mass.-based Edgewater. The Edgewater folks have been busy with CEO Shirley Singleton reporting her organization had been working on the transaction for several months—a brief overview says May.