Sage acquires Pocket

The Sage Group, a business management software solutions and services provider, has acquired the Pocket range of payroll and human resource management software (HRMS), and all customer contracts from Chennai-based Crystal Info Solutions, states CXOtoday.

The acquisition of Pocket will enable Sage to enter the fast-growing payroll and HRMS space in India.

“It is our first acquisition in India and a step towards increasing our presence in the Indian market with a localised product and R&D facility,” said Guy Berruyer, president, Continental Europe and Asia with Sage Group.

Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) has chosen the HR Unity range from Carval Computing to manage its HR and training processes, and to introduce browser-based, self-service data access for all staff, says MySolutionInfo.

After an extensive review of the market, Carval was chosen as its SQL-based HR Unity range provides the closest match to the CCHA's business requirements and core values.

Carval could, for example, provide bespoke versions of its self-service HR and time and attendance systems to record the appraisal process and to manage CCHA's flexi-time.

The net income for Lawson Software's fiscal second quarter rose 13% from the same period a year earlier, helped by better operating margins despite a slip in sales, reports Forbes.

The company, which makes accounting and HR software, reported net income of $4.2 million, or 3c per share, during the quarter ended 30 November, compared with $3.7 million, or 2c per share, in the year-earlier period.

Excluding one-time costs, the company said it earned $16.6 million, or 10c per share. Analysts, who typically exclude one-time losses or gains, were expecting 7c per share, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters.