SimPro, which owns Gem Accounts, is recruiting a reseller channel in the United States. It has hired Ken Del Gobbo, who has been president of Gem Accounts since October 2013, as VP of partnerships for North America to enlist VARs for simPro's job management software. That leaves the question of what is going on with Gem Accounts, which launched small business and mid-market versions of its accounting software two years ago?

Before new management came to town, there was no new version of Macola released in 10 years. Now, Exact has gone from introducing Version 10 last year to Exact Macola 10.3 this month. Features include integration with Avalara's sales tax software, AvaTax. Exact has added Windows 10 support and Spanish language support throughout the product. The company says this bolsters its recent focus and expansion within Latin America.

The contract of Blackbaud CEO Mike Gianoni has been extended for four years and he has been granted some plump rewards. Gianoni's salary was raised to $700,000 annually, up from a $600,000 based and he was granted a restricted stock grant of the Company's common stock valued at $5 million, which vests on Dec. 31, 2019 if he is still employed. The announcement by the nonprofit software publisher credited Gianoni with "a rapid wave of innovation within its product portfolio, significantly improved client satisfaction, and has experienced more than 60-percent growth in its stock price."