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SAP lays out cloud vision for customers and partners of all sizes

SAP believes it can provide a differentiated value in the cloud compared to other vendors, and with IDC saying that partners who create and sell their own software in the Cloud will projected by 24 per cent over the next five years, SAP is focusing on that as an area of opportunity.

Microsoft challenges Salesforce with emphasis on greater out-of-box ease of use with new Dynamics 365 applications

Microsoft previewed two major components of the October 2018 release for Dynamics 365, with three new AI applications and two mixed reality business applications, with a strong emphasis on their being easier to deploy and use than their competition.

FinancialForce drives ‘everything as a service’ model deeper with Spring 2018 release

The latest release of the FinancialForce suite also strengthens predictable services capabilities in their PSA offering, and further improves forecasting with additional Salesforce Einstein integration.

Hindenburg Drone crash at Macola event previews, parallels channel go-to-market unpredictability

The opening keynote at the annual Macola customer and partner event featured a drone demo intended to show mastery over adjacent technology that backfired spectacularly, although harmlessly. The event itself also featured an air of unpredictability – over the role of the channel in the Macola go-to-market going forward.

New Macola 10.7 ERP release stops software from breaking during upgrades

The latest version of the Macola ERP software continues to open up the product, and features changes that they say will end ‘version lock’ including the addition of screen plug-ins and back-end plug ins. There has also been a major extension of open APIs and new capabilities to make it easy to turn off unwanted fields.

ECi Software President lays out strategy for Macola, including pooled resources, cloud option

ECi, to which Macola reports after their acquisition by ECI’s Apax Partners, told Macola customers and partners at their EVOLVE event what the new ownership will mean for them, and how Macola fits into ECI’s strategy for its manufacturing division.

Seeing 2020 – A Vision of the Future for Channel Partners

Nancy Teixeira, Vice President of Scale-up & Enterprise at Sage discusses the 4th Industrial revolution and the biggest trends already impacting channel partners

Vena adds Revenue Performance Management to portfolio

Vena expands beyond its corporate performance management software base with a new offering that addresses a key customer pain point, and which the company believes will significantly increase their bottom line.

SAP showing good momentum in SMB cloud push

SAP has reorganized its internal organization this year to allow more aggressive recruitment of new cloud-focused SMB partners, including non-traditional partners. It’s a strategy they plan to accelerate in 2018.

Macola Software continues redesign of user experience with 10.6 ERP release

Compared to the spring’s 10.5 release, and the upcoming 10.7 next year, this version of the Macola ERP software is less dramatic, but it still has some nice enhancements, including adding more APIs and making them easier to use.

Sage brings all cloud solutions under one umbrella with Sage Business Cloud

The Sage Business Cloud puts all Sage cloud products on a common platform, with a set of microservices linking them, improving flexibility and making upgrades much easier.

Sage gears up to implement enhanced channel benefits in October

New Sage channel chief Jennifer Warawa discusses her talks with partners since taking the job earlier this year, and previews the changes that will be coming with the new fiscal year.

Epicor CEO Cowan pledges continued commitment to change to generate growth

Epicor has embarked on a process of modernizing both itself and its products to stimulate growth in a cloud world, and while the CEO acknowledged there had been some rough patches, he asked his customers for patience.