Danielle Lee

Cloud ERP software provider Intacct announced it was named a silver winner in the Best Place to Work (for the medium-sized companies) category in the Best in Biz Awards.

The Information Technology Alliance announced the newest members to its independent membership organization of mid-market technology professionals, consultants and product and service providers.

While CPA firms recognize they must change to be competitive, the urgency of that shift is greater in firms that have embraced new technology, according to a new CPA.com survey on innovation.

CPA.com announced new partnerships and resources, including a business process outsourcing software buyer’s guide and leadership training program, during the company’s Digital CPA Conference Dec. 7-9.

CPA.com and Vertex SMB announced the launch of a new cloud-based program providing tools and training for CPAs to create or expand a sales and use tax compliance and advisory practice in their firms.

Xero unveiled the new feature Search for Xero, which improves the workflow and experience for customers with the ability to search across the cloud accounting software’s entire platform and all of a business’ financial records.

Sage announced the company’s 2015 fiscal year results, reporting organic revenue growth of 6 percent globally and nearly 4 percent in North America, increasing organic recurring revenue by 9 percent over last year.

Workday, provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, announced an expansion in its partnership with ADP to unify the global payroll experience.

Intuit announced its 2015 professional tax product line, including Intuit Tax Online, Lacerte and ProSeries, with new features and add-ons.

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Xero released Xero for Apple Watch for customers to manage cash flow via notifications and alerts for invoices and bank transactions within the cloud accounting software.

BlackLine introduced BlackLine Insights, cloud analytics software built to give customers real-time data to benchmark, analyze and improve the efficiency and performance of their finance processes.

Accounting firm chief information officers plan to hire more IT staff for the remainder of 2015, according to a recent survey conducted by the ITA.

Moss Adams has agreed to combine with Spokane, Wash.-based financial services consulting firm Contineo.

Microsoft announced a new release of its flagship ERP solution Microsoft Dynamics AX, to be generally available in the first quarter of 2016.

Sage announced new cloud-based solutions Sage Value and Sage Match, both available through the company’s customizable online hub Sage Impact, at accounting solutions conference Sleetercon 2015.

Avalara announced that EY has licensed the Avalara Return Excise Enterprise compliance platform to provide compliance services to its fuel and environmental excise tax clients.

Cloud ERP provider Intacct announced new features, partnerships and resources during its annual Intacct Advantage conference Nov. 9-13.

Intacct announced a new partnership with ADP to integrate its software with ADP Workforce Now, an HCM suite to streamline administrative chores and keep companies compliant.

Intuit announced new QuickBooks features, investments and partner programs at the QuickBooks Connect conference Nov. 2-4 in San Jose, Calif.