Because of the impact of travel coming back from the magical state of Florida, Random Thoughts is on break this week. That has more to do with the lack of working wi-fi at places than travel. You know Florida; a word from a native language meaning hot and over-priced. Besides paying homage to the mouse takes precedence over normal day-to-day activity and the weather simply saps the heat of unwary northerners. The good thing was the kids on the Disney Express back to Newark were too worn out to be a pain.

Deltek has launched Vision 7.5, the latest edition of its financial application for professional services. The application introduces Asset Manager, a new module that enables users to create, track and manage assets in one place and which integrates with Vision Purchasing and Accounting. It also integrates with Deltek TrafficLive and Deltek Talent Management. Deltek is also providing AP Invoice/Absence Request approvals and task dependency enhancements.

KeyedIn Solutions has signed Alternative Technology Solutions as a reseller of its KeyedIn Manufacturing Cloud ERP. In a prepared statement, ATS CEO Vivian Keena, said, "Our partnership with KeyedIn will allow us to provide Cloud-based, configurable ERP built specifically for many of the specialized manufacturing verticals we serve." Probably the most interesting thing, however, is not this deal but the relationships of the parties of the two companies.