Abila has released an online Association Analyzer. The tool from the Austin, Texas-based nonprofit software company is designed to provide association professionals with personal and tailored member engagement strategies and recommendations. "We know from our recent Member Engagement Study that a gap exists between what members want from their associations and what associations believe members value," Amanda Myers, Abila's director of member strategy, said in a prepared statement.

Sage One has improved its performance around the world. However, it continues to be challenged in the United States. "To be frank, in some months, we still lose as many customers as we acquire," CFO Stephen Hare said in the recent webcast of earnings for the year ended September 30 in describing the product's performance in this country.

Columbus has acquired Cambridge Online Systems, an IT services company based in the United Kingdom. Columbus, a reseller and software developer based in Denmark, said the purchase is designed to help it expand in the Microsoft 365 market, along with growing its cloud and Office 365 business in that country.

Manufacturing software QAD turned in a performance for the third quarter ended October 31 that sums up the current market. Revenue from subscriptions rose sharply as license fees dropped. During the company's recent earnings webcast, CEO Karl Lopker noted license revenue fell faster than expected.