Microsoft Layoffs and Nokia Writeoff

http://fortune.com/2015/07/08/microsoft-layoffs/

Layoffs but more H1B visas

http://www.businessinsider.com/a-senator-just-blasted-microsoft-over-layoffs-2015-7

Microsoft has sold 2 businesses – both at a loss

http://www.geekwire.com/2012/writedown-microsoft-squandered-62b-purchase-ad-giant-aquantive/

Doug Kennedy joins Netsuite

http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/300077195/former-microsoft-dynamics-channel-exec-joins-netsuite.htm

WPC offering Day Passes for a mere $795

https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/WPC/registration.aspx?wt.mc_id=CORP_TW_WPC-registration

Microsoft Dynamics Restructuring

Mark Polino’s Blog

Mark Polino on Twitter

Cask & Larder restaurant

BI Book

Hal Howard

Hal Howard on Twitter

Gabie Boko Twitter

Gabie Boko LinkedIn

Sage Summit

Sage Life

Broadway Restaurant

Sage One Accounting: http://na.sage.com/us/sage-one

Sleeter Group blog article on Sage One Accounting: http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2015/05/new-sage-one-accounting-release/

Sage Impact: Sage launches online hub developed by accountants, for accountants: http://na.sage.com/us/our-news/press-releases/2015/05/sage2

Sage Life: http://na.sage.com/us/sage-life

Stephen Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SKellyCEO

Wayne Schulz article: Sage updates ERP Customer and Partner Counts: http://erplife.com/2015/05/13/sage-updates-erp-x3-customer-and-partner-counts/

Xero Annual Loss Doubles to 68m: http://www.smh.com.au/business/xero-annual-loss-doubles-to-68m-shares-punished-20150424-1mshmk.html

Last version of Windows?

https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/3393/the-last-version-of-windows?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Windows 10 release slip via AMD

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/11550861/Windows-10-to-launch-in-late-July.html

Sage Earnings Report http://www.sage.com/~/media/group/files/investors/20150505-press-release-final.pdf

ITA  https://www.italliance.com/eweb/startpage.aspx

NetSuite Announces Cloud Alliance with Microsoft http://www.netsuite.com/portal/company/pressreleases/05-05-15b.shtml

Microsoft Ignite 2015 http://ignite.microsoft.com/#fbid=bFikWi7OELZ

Chicago as a conference center

http://donjones.com/2015/05/05/ignite-day-1-from-the-trenches/

http://donjones.com/2015/05/06/how-microsoft-can-fix-ignite/#more-296

Paul Thurrott https://twitter.com/thurrott

SAP CRM online for $29 per user

https://www.sapstore.com/solutions/99026/SAP-Digital-for-Customer-Engagement

Wennsoft take over  http://www.llrpartners.com/News/News-Article/59/news-item–429/

New Microsoft and HP partnership

http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/improving-customer-experience-in-automotive-public-sector-and-financial-services-sectors/54965

Sage Announces Cloud Business Partner Swizznet
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sage-announces-cloud-business-partner-130500385.html

Blytheco Partners with myownasp
http://www.prweb.com/releases/blytheco-myownasp/Sage-ERP-hosting/prweb12615852.htm

John Dooley, Microsoft  https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-dooley/18/395/69b

Acumatica Twins
https://youtu.be/LCtlDgmNdJ4?list=PLBIEQzx8cQBJVlwPihpuMtHJOxAaihUDT

Acumatica “Connected World – Connected Business” Road Show
http://www.acumatica.com/connected_world_register

Blue Ridge Grill
http://www.blueridgegrill.com/

Raja
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/9/121388/restaurant/Buckhead/Raja-Indian-Atlanta

Lemon Grass
http://www.lemongrassmarietta.com/

La Strada
http://lastradainc.com/

Russ Carey, BHE Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/russ-carey/2/a46/b7

The McCabe Associates
http://www.macabe.com/

Collins Computing
http://www.collinscomputing.com/

Richard Duffy http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardaduffy

AXUG Focus 2015
http://www.axugfocus.com

CAL Business Solutions blog: It’s the End of the (Convergence) World as We Know it:  http://www.calszone.com/2015/03/its-the-end-of-the-convergence-world-as-we-know-it/

Mark Polino blog: Why 2015 May Have Been My Last Convergence Conference: http://msdynamicsworld.com/story/why-2015-may-have-been-my-last-convergence-conference

Horizons International Blog: Microsoft Promises New Vision for Convergence 2016: http://www.qualityessentialssuite.com/microsoft-promises-new-vision-for-convergence-2016/

WPC at Hollywood Studios: http://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2015/03/05/worldwide-partner-conference-celebration-to-take-place-at-disney-world/

Disney’s Hollywood Studios: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/hollywood-studios/

Gartner Magic Quadrant sales force automation tweet from James Townsend: https://twitter.com/jamestownsend/status/584018897608822785

Financial Force gets $110 million http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/25/financialforce-lands-another-110m-investment/

Donald Deshaies: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/donalddeshaies/37/b7/b1b /  https://twitter.com/DonaldDeshaies

Sage Awarded 5 Star Rating in CRN’s 2015 Partner Program Guide: http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/sage-awarded-a-5-star-rating-in-crns-2015-partner-program-guide-2005345.htm

Sage Introduces Sage Net Promoter Score for Partners: http://www.accountingtoday.com/accounting-technology/news/sage-introduces-sage-net-promoter-score-for-partners-74107-1.html

Sage Advisor Dashboard for Partners: http://na.sage.com/us/our-news/press-releases/04/partners

Mastro’s: https://www.mastrosrestaurants.com/Locations/CA/61-Newport-Beach-Main/Default.aspx

Nick’s: http://nicksrestaurants.com/nicks-laguna-beach/

Jennifer Warawa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwarawa /  https://twitter.com/jenniferwarawa

PartnerCompete tweet to ‘WPC-ifying of Convergence’ article (subscription required): https://twitter.com/PartnerCompete/status/583880017727229953

Dynamics SMB Certifications:  http://www.dynamicspro.org

Hal’s Beard:  http://twitter.com/bearddynamics

Pivot: https://twitter.com/EPSWPodcast/status/578564539794497536

Kirill UG tweet: https://twitter.com/KirillTatarinov/status/578689284695162881

Bob’s formal goodbye:  https://twitter.com/4mcadam/status/578656067434999808

Expo Interview w/ Abbey Cooper: https://twitter.com/EPSWPodcast/status/577926451900653569/photo/1

Kevin Smith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsmithsat

Alliance Solutions Group: http://www.alliancesg.com

Diane Haines – LinkedIn Profile

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CRN 2015 Channel Chiefs

Xero Raises $1110.8 Million

Pat Falle, Avalara North American Channel Chief

The Sage Group Plc Announces Global Agreement with Salesforce

The Profit

Salesforce is a Facebook Marketing Partner

Integration Between Sage CRM and Sage ERP X3

 New EVP Sales at Sage John Pullen

Acumatica Guerilla Marketing

xTuple Open Source ERP

90 Minds

Dynamic Partner Connections PreGAME

Mortgage Choice to Use Dynamics CRM

Quickbooks Enterprise Price Increase

Lenovo and Superfish

Financial Force New Channel VP