Paychex Inc. has officially introduced Paychex Accounting Online – a secure cloud accounting offering aimed at small businesses and powered by strategic partner Kashoo.

Nonprofit software provider Abila has added a number of new features to its Abila MIP Fund Accounting 2014 and Abila Fundraising 50 2014 solutions, enhancing the former’s mobile capabilities and the latter’s fundraising event planning.

FinancialForce.com has acquired human capital management software maker Vana Workforce and supply chain management software business Less Software for an undisclosed amount.

Xero has added new features to its cloud accounting software designed to make managing finances and related financial documents in the cloud easier for accounting professionals and small businesses.

Apple has approved Workbox, a new app designed to allow users to run all bookkeeping functions directly from their iPads.

Long-time Sage North America partner SWK Technologies has officially joined the Acumatica channel, adding to its overall ERP product portfolio.

Cloud-based ERP and customer relationship management software provider Acumatica has raised $10 million in a Series C funding round led by Runa Capital and Almaz Capital.

ADP has enhanced the electronic invoicing offering from its ADP Procure-to-Pay Solutions (P2P) platform to help boost productivity for midsized and large businesses.

Intacct has embedded the Salesforce Chatter social network to create a secure social layer across all finance processes within the product.

Cloud accounting and financial software provider FinancialForce.com has launched FinancialForce Revenue Recognition, the latest addition to its suite of cloud applications built on the Salesforce platform.

Formever Inc. has launched its self-titled business and accounting software, which can be downloaded for the desktop or laptop for free or used in the cloud for a monthly fee.

AccountantsWorld has renamed its cloud-based accounting system Accounting Relief as Accounting Power.

Nonprofit accounting software maker Blackbaud Inc. has named Michael Gianoni president and chief executive officer, effective January 13, 2014, replacing interim president Anthony Boor.

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Sage North America and Epicor partner CompuData has added Intacct to its list of product offerings as part of the Intacct Business Partner Program.

Sales tax compliance technology provider Avalara has signed a strategic partnership with Moore Stephens North America, a regional association of accounting firms that is part of an international network, in the company’s latest deal with a major accounting firm group.

Commercial hosting service Cloud9 Real Time has released C9 Mobile, a downloadable app that gives Cloud9 users access to all of their desktop software applications from the iPad or iPad Mini.

Nonprofit accounting software provider Abila, has released Abila Millennium 2014, its donor relationship management tool which now features mobile capabilities.

Online bill payment and invoicing service Bill.com has secured $38 million in financing from new and existing investors, which include venture capital firms, financial institutions and individuals.

By definition a pacesetter is not following a trend, they are setting an example and this year’s crop of Technology Pacesetters in the field of accounting-related software consulting are representative of where the profession is moving.