The three founders of the enterprise resource planning and accounting software company Lawson Software have agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Company that they engaged in insider trading ahead of the sale of the company.

Intuit agreed to acquire Lettuce, a start-up providing cloud-based solutions and an inventory and order management system to product-based small businesses.

Journyx announced that companies seeking a new time and expense solution after the cancellation of Business Portal can download a free 30-day trial of its add-on software.

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H&R Block recently completed an acquisition of New River Innovation, developer of tax-issue resolution software Beyond415.

Intuit officially declared Thursday, May 8, Accountant Day, designed to showcase the company's partnership with accountant customers and shared via social media.

Concur announced more than 30 new partners to the Concur App Center during its client event in New Orleans.

SWK Technologies, business technology solutions and services provider, announced closing on the acquisition of ESC Software, an Arizona-based reseller of Sage Software and Acumatica applications.

Creative Signals, a digital marketing company, has created a new infographic entitled “Accounting Tools for the Digital Age, “ describing various types of accounting software, cloud-based services and devices used by accounting professionals.

Continuity Software announced the launch of AvailabilityGuard software version 6.3 (v6.3).

Open Systems announced additional functionality in its TRAVERSE Advanced Warehouse Management Solution.

Xpitax announced a custom solution for members of the Professional Association of Small Business Accountants.

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Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is now generally available in 36 countries.

The Accounting Balls app helps teach the basics of accounting.

Cougar Mountain Software announced a new level of partnership with Merchant Warehouse, provider of payment technologies and merchant account services.

Deloitte announced a new private cloud solution, Cloud ServiceFabric, which streamlines and accelerates the implementation of an on-premise private cloud.

FreshBooks introduced a new ratings and review feature to help customers gain feedback from their clients.

Serenic Corporation announced that A.B. Computer Systems has joined its partner channel.