Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Music licensing; ISV acquisition; AI project analyst; Executive hire

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics Partner News Roundup: 

• APRA AMCOS teams up with EY and Microsoft to make music licensing easier in Australia and New Zealand
• mhance announces acquisition by SilverTree Equity
• PlanAutomate launches industry's first 'veteran AI' project analyst with expert-level causal insight
• Enavate strengthens leadership team with addition of Microsoft channel veteran Kevin Armstrong

APRA AMCOS teams up with EY and Microsoft to make music licensing easier in Australia and New Zealand

APRA AMCOS, which represents more than 124,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers in Australia and New Zealand, has teamed up with Ernst & Young Australia (EY) and Microsoft to make music licensing easier for businesses and creators.

The new system uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, Customer Service, Sales, and Customer Insights – Journey to enable venues and businesses to get their OneMusic licenses faster and with less paperwork, according to the companies.

APRA AMCOS adopted Dynamics 365 to replace fragmented data and limited automation with a single source of truth, the companies said. The system now gives teams real-time customer insights, streamlines billing, and delivers faster, more efficient service.

mhance announces acquisition by SilverTree Equity

mhance has been acquired by SilverTree Equity, a London-based private equity firm that invests in software and tech-enabled services.