CDC Software subsidiary Ross Inc. has been fined $61 million in a lawsuit brought against it by a customer of its ERP system, alleging that Ross did not deliver on its promises.

The maker of enterprise applications, including ERP, CRM, SCM, and HRM products, reports increasing license sales in the third quarter, as its sales of SaaS ERP applications pick up speed.

CDC Software reported that its third-quarter sales of ERP, CRM, and other enterprise applications are expected to be up nearly 50% over last year’s.

New Ross PLM module is the product of a partnership between CDC Software and Selerant, adding PLM to the Ross ERP product for the first time.

CVM Solutions ports its brand of supply chain management (SCM) to the Force.com cloud computing and adds a bevy of data visualization capabilities to enhance supplier management.

Mid-market enterprise applications specialists CDC and Epicor report second-quarter sales that show both a resurgent manufacturing sector and the trouble with selling SaaS software.

The ERP provider will focus on point solutions for supply chain management, project management, human resources management, and other enterprise applications as it looks to bulk up its SaaS strategy.

The best-of-breed global trade management tools in TradeBeam’s portfolio will fill a gap in CDC’s SCM offerings and bolster its push toward a SaaS-friendly product portfolio.

Enterprise applications provider IFS says sales of its ERP products slumped in the first quarter, but turns its attention to possible acquisitions in the quarters to come.

The ERP apps provider links up with Marketbright in a reseller agreement for marketing automation software.