Columbus, the Denmark-based reseller and ISV, has acquired Solana Beach, Calif.-based Tridea Partners. Terms were not disclosed. It is the fourth VAR purchase in the last two years in the United States by Columbus, which will continue its pattern of letting the purchased operation keeping its name and tacking on "A Columbus Company".

FinancialForce has named Tod Nielsen, former EVP of platform at Salesforce, as CEO. He replaces founder Jeremy Roche, who will serve as a special advisor to management. Meanwhile, the company said it is nearing a $100-million runrate and is experiencing revenue growth of more than 40 percent. FinancialForce said the next target is $1 billion in revenue.

Terry Hicks, who once led the QuickBooks Online effort, has become chief operating officer of Infusionsoft. Hicks took on the new title this month after serving as chief product officer for the Chandler, Ariz.-based software company from July 2015. He was with Intuit from February 2000 through February 2015.

The role of Sage's Customer Business Centers has not been made clear. There are two—Atlanta, Ga., and Dublin, Ireland—with more planned, although we have not heard dates. But one interesting thing is the current crop of positions open at the Atlanta center.