IT job growth slowed at the close of the year
Sluggish hiring in November and December dragged down the overall growth numbers for 2015 By Paul Krill IT job growth slipped late last year, according to an analysis of U.S. job numbers, but they’re still trending upward. There was a net increase of only 6,100 IT jobs added in December across four industry segments, research […]
U.S. seeks delay on OPT court order
DHS attempts to extend Feb. 12 deadline to May By Patrick Thibodeau A court battle with big implications for some 34,000 foreign workers in the U.S. is turning into a nail-biter. In one month’s time — Feb. 12 — these workers may be forced to stop working and will have little choice but to buy […]
Intacct Earns Top Customer Satisfaction Rating in New Accounting Software Report
PRNewswire/ — The customers have spoken and, once again, Intacct came out on top. Intacct was named a Leader in the latest Accounting Software Grid™ report from G2 Crowd, a leading business software review platform. Intacct was the only midmarket solution to earn this distinction. The Winter 2016 report, which is based on authenticated user reviews, also named […]
Retail Realm, Cayan Team To Integrate Genius, Microsoft Dynamics POS Products
by Linda Rosencrance Retail business software developer and distributor Retail Realm has announced its integration to Cayan’s Genius platform, a cloud-based payments solution that mitigates the business challenges associated with integrating payment to the point of sale (POS). The new integration, which will debut at NRF “Retail’s BIG Show” held in New York City from […]
Get the Most from Microsoft Dynamics in 2016: Partner Predictions and Advice in the New Year
by Dann Anthony Maurno, Assistant Editor So, what can Microsoft Dynamics customers expect in 2016? The company released its predictions for 2016 (and beyond), compiled from Microsoft’s top researchers. Aside from a few nods to security, the predictions were light on business utility, heavy on idealism (e.g., the world will realize the potential for technology […]
VMware beefs up security, announces IBM and Intel collaborations
Written by Business Cloud News VMware has moved to patch flaws in several of its services and has worked with Intel Security to beef up its protection of mobile cloud systems. In a security announcement on its web site VMware told clients that versions of VMware ESXi, Workstation, Player and Fusion for Windows suffer from […]
SAP claims earnings doubled expectations, announces plans to unify brands
Written by Business Cloud News As SAP’s year-end figures were published the cloud giant has unveiled plans to clarify the positioning of all its cloud offerings in an open letter to customers. SAP said the preliminary figures for its financial year ending on December 31st outpaced the growth of the rest of the cloud industry […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: E-Signatures CRM Dev Project; CRM VAR Acquired; Payments for GP; ERP VAR Deal
by Linda Rosencrance Spectrum Pension Consultants Announces DocuSign, Dynamics CRM Development ProjectSpectrum Pension Consultants Inc. has announced a development project using Microsoft Dynamics CRM to make DocuSign’s eSignature packets widely available from within Spectrum’s Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Office 365. DocuSign’s eSignatures for Spectrum’s CRM, which will be available to Spectrum and its customers in […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday kills off Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10
Support for Windows 8 is over, as is most support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10. If you haven’t done so already now is the time to upgrade. Ian Paul PCWorld | You’ve heard of Christmas in July. Well how about spring cleaning in January? Microsoft is […]
The 31 fantastic flavors of cloud-accounting applications
So you have made the decision to migrate to a new cloud-accounting solution, congrats! You now need to determine which solution is the right product for your organization. Before you begin looking at the products, you need to understand the three primary go-to market strategies deployed by cloud vendors. By understanding the scope of the […]