Xero announced plans for a future U.S. initial public offering during the online accounting software provider’s annual investor meeting Wednesday.

FreshBooks announced it raised $30 million in its first institutional investment round.

Mobile technology continues to increase its importance in modern business, and successful companies are finding ways to leverage it as a competitive advantage.

Agiliron released the new version 7.7 of its SaaS suite, to be integrated for the first time with QuickBooks Online.

CPA and consulting firm Plante Moran announced support for the latest version of Epicor ERP.

Vertex SMB and Net@Work announced a strategic partnership to bring a sales and use tax solution to the small and middle market.

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Kashoo, the cloud accounting provider for small business, released a new iPhone app.

Xero and Silicon Valley Bank announced an integration that will provide startups and small businesses with Xero’s latest financial management tools.

NetSuite announced the acquisition of London-based ecommerce provider Venda.

University of Phoenix and Intuit announced that QuickBooks Online has been integrated into the University of Phoenix School of Business’s accounting degree program.

Enterprise business planning technology provider Anaplan announced it has joined Deloitte’s Technology Alliances portfolio.

Net@Work announced the acquisition of Software Solutions, a consultant and reseller of Sage 100 ERP, Sage 500 ERP and Sage CRM that serves businesses in Virginia and Maryland.

Accountants need to make sure their clients' files are secure and stored away so they are not vulnerable to identity theft.

TaxWorkFlow launched version 2.0 of the company’s TaxWorkFlow practice management solution.

The Sleeter Group will be airing the latest installment of its new online show “Mr. Sleeter’s Neighborhood” July 17.

Zoom Cloud Meetings lets you invite people to join a video conference, with integrated group messaging so you can share screens and files.

AccountMate released AccountMate 8.2 for LAN, an update to their accounting software system now available for download.

More than one accounting firm thinks BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) should be relabeled BYOH (Bring Your Own Headache).

SaaS expense management provider Tallie has hired Julie Carman as vice president of business development.