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Welcome to the latest Enterprise Software Express – TL;DR!

Here’s all the latest mid-market industry news you didn’t have time to read since our last issue.

General News

🎧 New episode alert: Enterprise Software Podcast #201
We sat down with Dustin Anderson and Conor Melbourne of Pine Services Group to unpack:
✅ their latest acquisitions
✅ what they’re building long-term
✅ why Pine isn’t your “typical” private equity firm
If you’re following the channel ecosystem, don’t miss this one!

🌳Listen to Episode 201

🗺️ Bob’s Directions NA 2026 Recap

Directions NA 2026 brought hundreds of partners, ISVs, and Microsoft team members to Orlando, with AI-driven transformation, partner profitability, and next-gen talent development dominating the conversation. Bob shares his firsthand take on the key announcements, including a notable Business Central customer milestone, plus a few surprise faces in the crowd.

Read the full recap →

🖥️ Registration Is Open for acuCONNECT 2026

The 7th annual acuCONNECT virtual conference is set for September 24–25, featuring a keynote from Acumatica CEO John Case, expert-led sessions, ISV showcases, and virtual speed networking, all free for Acumatica customers, partners, ISVs, and employees. Seats are limited, so if you’re part of the Acumatica ecosystem, now is the time to claim your spot.

Learn more here →

🏢 San Jose, Not London: Where Sage’s Next Product Story Gets Written

Sage has appointed Krish Vitaldevara as Chief Product Officer and Anand Swaminathan as Chief Strategy Officer, both based in San Jose, signaling a clear strategic pivot toward Sage Intacct as the company’s platform core. For partners still on the fence about Intacct, this leadership shift sends a message worth reading carefully.

Read the ESE take →

M&A – What’s the Deal?

🌏 Pine Adds Australian ERP Partner Stratus to Its Global Portfolio

Evergreen’s Pine Services Group has made yet another acquisition, and its first in Australia, by picking up Stratus Consulting Group, a 55-person firm with over 700 ERP deployments across retail, manufacturing, and construction. The deal also marks Pine’s first step into the CRM space, via Stratus’s HubSpot practice alongside its MYOB Acumatica and Dynamics 365 Business Central expertise.

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🍷 Western Computer Merges with Infuzion Solutions, Deepening Dynamics Bench in Wine & Spirits

Western Computer, the Pine Services Group–owned Microsoft Dynamics partner, has merged with Tennessee-based Infuzion Solutions to strengthen its foothold in the wine and spirits vertical. Rather than a typical PE roll-up, this is a capability play — combining Infuzion’s purpose-built Dynamics GP and Business Central tools with Western Computer’s existing 365WineTrade platform.

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People – Who’s Moving and Shaking?

🤝 Meet Our Sponsors

We’re grateful for the organizations that support Enterprise Software Express and help keep the conversation moving across the ERP and business tech community. Learn more about each sponsor and what they bring to the ecosystem below.

Martus is a cloud-based budgeting, forecasting, and reporting software tool that allows organizations and businesses to create, execute, and analyze budgets with ease. Martus supports collaboration, is easy to implement, and is very affordable.

Malik, Inc. is a people-first consulting firm that specializes in simplifying operational chaos by bringing a “human touch” to enterprise software. Their services are uniquely powerful because they focus on eliminating context-switching – targeting businesses where employees are forced to juggle 4-5+ different platforms – to create a single, streamlined workflow that prioritizes company culture alongside efficiency.

The B2B payment experts, PayTrace specializes in payment automation and credit card processing that enables businesses to accept payments anywhere and increase cash flow. PayTrace is committed to supporting merchants with 5-star service while providing comprehensive, easy-to-use payment solutions, all built on the solid foundation of a B2B payment gateway that’s trusted by 40,000 merchant businesses.

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