It has already publicized its deals with McGladrey, Cargas Systems and Net@Work. The importance of the combination is that it has covered its bases in getting a pure Sage reseller, Net@Work; a major Microsoft Dynamics reseller, Cargas; along with two important CPA firms, that are principally in the Microsoft camp. One pitch seems to be that Vertex is providing a more channel friendly message than Avalara, which has been dominating the sales tax news for the last few years.