BLACKBAUD OPENS SOFTWARE PLATFORM
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Blackbaud has declared a sweeping new approach to how its software applications relate to the market and each other. The Charleston, S.C.-based nonprofit software vendor is implementing an open development platform, along with rolling out a consistent user interface across its applications. “Blackbaud solutions were once closed […]
Sonata to acquire Premier United States based Microsoft Dynamics Partner I.B.I.S., Inc.
Sonata Software, a global strategic IT solutions firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement toacquirethe supply chain software and services provider I.B.I.S., Inc. (INTERACTIVE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.). Founded in 1989, I.B.I.S., Inc. has a strategic partnership with Microsoft for the Dynamics solution and delivers world-class supply chain solutions, including its proprietary […]
AWS profitability quadruples as revenue surges 78%
Business Cloud News Amazon Web Services’ revenue grew by 78% year over year to $2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2015 and its operating profit more than quadrupled to $521 million. Its high profits – attributed to 500 new inventions and eight price cuts – contributed to earnings which surpassed analyst expectations and created […]
Microsoft and Azul Systems say Zulu Embedded will encourage IoT in Windows
Business Cloud News Azul Systems and Microsoft are to give Java developers open source development tools, device I/O libraries and a Java runtime targeting Internet of Things (IoT) applications on Windows 10. The two vendors have created Zulu Embedded for Windows 10 IoT, which is a Java Development Kit (JDK), Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and […]
Oracle and Intel announce plans to ramp up the offensive on IBM in the cloud
Business Cloud News Intel and Oracle are to build on a previous collaboration which saw them jointly take on IBM in the cloud computing hardware market. Now they are conspiring again, this time to target Oracle’s database and software customers, in a bid to get them to ditch their IBM computer servers and buy Oracle/Intel […]
KEYEDIN DEBUTS MANUFACTURING CLOUD
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. KeyedIn Solutions has launched its KeyedIn Manufacturing Cloud ERP, an application the company says comes with an open API for easy integration to other systems and applications. Modules include Sales, Quoting and Estimating, Purchasing, Scheduling and Production and Manufacturing Resource Planning, and Shipping. The product was described […]
ARMANINO NAMED TOP INTACCT VAR
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Armanino has been named Intacct’s 2015 VAR of the Year. The San Jose, Calif.-based accounting firm says it is also the first reseller to be named to the Intacct President’s Club for five consecutive years. Besides selling Intacct, Armanino has created Intacct integrations to Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics […]
APTEAN BUYS MEDWORXX
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Aptean has entered the healthcare industry with its purchase of Medworxx Solutions, which markets clinical patient flow, compliance and education application. Its customer base is described as more than 350 hospitals in countries, including Canada, France, the United States and the United Kingdom. Medworxx’s flagship product, Patient […]
NETSUITE Q3: GROWTH IN REVS AND LOSSES
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. NetSuite focused on its top line for the third quarter ended September 30 registering its thirteenth consecutive quarter of more than 30 percent year-over-year revenue growth. Meanwhile, CEO Zach Nelson noted in this week’s earnings webcast the company plans to continue investing in growth. The cloud software […]
DYNAMICS REVS UP 3 PERCENT
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Maybe because I gave up on reading Microsoft financial reports some time ago, but my recollection it has been a while since the company gave any indication about Dynamics sales. There were no figures in the 10-K for fiscal 2015 or the third quarter 10-Q. In any event, […]