Xero, which publishes cloud-based software for small businesses, has named new managing directors for New Zealand and Australia. The two countries are the New Zealand company's biggest markets with Australia taking over No. 1 from the home country in the last two years. Anna Curzon became New Zealand managing director at the end of 2015 when Victoria Crone resigned to run for mayor of Auckland. Xero also said Trent Innis will replace Chris Ridd, who led the Aussie business for five years.

Dynamics AX reseller, PA Group USA has purchased Dynamics CRM VAR Cloud Nine Solutions. PA Group USA has also joined the new Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider program. The acquiring company already carried Dynamics CRM, but its CEO, Jon Buchan, said the deal will bolster its CRM practice "because it gives us entry into key public sector verticals such as economic development and education that are very strategic to our growth."

RKL eSolutions has acquired Baesis, a Northborough, Mass.-based software reseller. Lancaster, Pa.-based RKL  purchased the company for its Sage 100 and JobOps practices. It did not hang onto the Exact Macola line, which Baesis had picked up in October. Walt Goodfield, VP of sales and marketing for RKL, said Baesis had "previously spun off its Managed Services, Sage 50 and Macola practices to other companies not disclosed to RKL." JobOps, a manufacturing package, is sold through Sage resellers.