I quipped that parts of the exhibit floor at Microsoft Envision this week had sounds from coyotes howling. And if you have been to a lot of shows, you know the symptoms of that kind of emptiness—exhibitors talking to each other; pacing, leaning against things. But one that I had not picked up on before was the most prevalent—people in their booths with their hands in their pockets. Microsoft's chief marketing officer Chris Caposella told those in the main arena that more than 6,000 people attended the Convergence replacement.

Nonprofit software company AccuFund has agreed to integrate the RVI Document Imaging System with the AccuFund Accounting Suite. Under a partnership between AccuFund and Real Vision Software, customers will have access to RVI'S document imaging and storage capabilities for organizations with enterprise-level requirements.

NetSuite has hired Zakir Ahmed as VP and GM for Asia in what appears to be an intensification of the cloud software company's activities in that region. Based in Singapore Ahmed has the job of building the company's activities in its offices in Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong. His LinkedIn page shows he assumed the role in January.