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.

There will be no newsletter on Friday, November 25, as readers grapple with digesting Thanksgiving dinner. Publication will resume on Friday, December 2, when the 2016 class of Bob Scott's VAR Stars will be announced. News will continue to be published to this website as warranted throughout this period.

Xero held its first half loss even at roughly $32 million for the first half ended September 30. Revenue for the New Zealand-based cloud software company rose to just under $100 million, up 48 percent from last year's corresponding period. Perhaps the most important numbers are the increase of subscribers since March 30.