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RANDOM THOUGHTS: JOHN WAYNE

John WayneIn the final episode of Thomas the Tank Engine, the management of the railroad line on the Island of Sodor concludes the scrap value of the trains was more than their market value when operating so they were all melted down. .... One dog food ad says a dog has the soul of a wolf. My dog may have the soul of a wolf, but he still drinks from the toilet bowl and eats cat litter.

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ALERE TO SUPPORT MOBILE APPS

Rod Hatcher, TIW TechnologyThe latest version Alere, a manufacturing package is being tooled to support multi-purpose applications. The company said development work for v11 was being completed over the holidays to provide a direct connection to such apps which means new products can be easily and quickly created to run on mobile devices.

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TRACKING SAGE CHANNEL CHANGES

Jim Scott, former Sage VPSage has noted the large percentage of changes in top personnel. But what is also notable is some key players hired in the last two years left quickly—witness Rich Spring whose short tenure in this country was well known. A more recent one was a long-term Sage employee with a short tenure in a partner position.

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CAL ADDS ACUMATICA

George Mackiewicz, CAL Business SolutionsAnother Dynamics GP-only reseller no longer fits that category. CAL Business Solutions has taken on Acumatica. Acumatica becomes the first true-cloud financial software product for the company. The Harwinton, Conn., based reseller, founded in 1982, has sold GP since 1999.

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DYNAMICS CERTIFICATION BOOMS

  Joe Carroll, Association of Dynamics ProfessionalsIt's a bit more than a year since the first independent testing for Dynamics certification was conducted. In that time, 323 exams have been completed with a pass rate of 63 percent, according to Joe Carroll, executive director of the Association of Dynamics Professionals.

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AVALARA PLANNING FOR IPO?

Sheri Renner, AvalaraThe question with sales and use tax vendor goes public has always seemed a matter of when, not if. And the suggestion the Seattle, Wash.-based Avalara is moving into serious planning came in a recent report from Reuters which said Avalara has been interviewing banks for the possible offering. The company, of course, declines comment.

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K3 EXEC REVAMP CONTINUES

Adalsteinn Valdimarsson, K3 Business Technology Group. British reseller K3 is continuing on its significant restocking of executive ranks. In the last two months, the VAR, which carries Dynamics, Sage and Syspro software, has named a new CEO, CFO and managing director for K3 Syspro. In October, Adalsteinn Valdimarsson was hired as CEO while his predecessor, David Bolton, became executive chairman.

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ZAP SEEKS CHANNEL MANAGER

Zap Business Intelligence, based in Tampa, Fla., wants to hire a senior channel manager. The person hired will acquire and develop Business Partners and ISVs in the United States and Canada, according to a recent LinkedIn posting. Targets include large Strategic Partners.

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MICROSOFT RENAMES WPC; KILLS ENVISION

Christ Caposella, Microsoft Microsoft has renamed the Worldwide Partner Conference. The event to be held from July 9 through 13 in Washington D.C. will be called Microsoft Inspire while the ill-fated Envision, the replacement for convergence, will become part of Microsoft Ignite from September 25 to 29. The change was recently announced on a blog by Chris Capossela, the company's chief marketing officer.

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SAGE'S KELLY PAID $2.1 MILLION

Steve Kelly, SageSage CEO Steve Kelly received about $2.1 million in compensation for the year ended September 31. It was the first full year of pay for the software company's top executive. He joined the company in October 2014 and received about $1.9 million for fiscal 2015.

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