Boomer Consulting, Inc. announced Thursday the recipients of its inaugural Bridging the Gap Awards, recognizing firms and individuals in the accounting industry that excel in aligning technology, firm management and talent development.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a number of enhancements to the latest version of Workpapers CS, its workpaper management software for tax engagements. The enhancements include increased integration with UltraTax CS, the addition of Source Document Processing for managing workpapers, and several additional points of integration with other applications in the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite.

As the number of available cloud storage offerings continues to expand, Box and Dropbox consistently rank among the most popular, yet which is best for your accounting firm?

ERP product maker Open Systems Inc. has formed a preferred vendor relationship with Keystone Solutions Inc. to integrate the Traverse ERP product with the eCommERPbridge ecommerce platform.

The old adage that there are two sides to every story remains true today especially as it pertains to accountants.

Accounting software vendor Intuit Inc. has launched a new QuickBooks Cloud ProAdvisor Program for accountants who are interested in building their business in the cloud.

Long-time Sage North America partner Faye Business Systems Group(FayeBSG) has joined the Acumatica channel, adding to its overall cloud product offerings.

Remote desktop apps are increasingly popular among practitioners and the Jump Desktop for Apple and Android devices is on the rise as it, quite simply, lets you control your computer in a variety of ways from your mobile device.

Cloud computing and IT consultant to CPA firms Roy Keely explains how firms only think they're adopting a hybrid cloud strategy, but in reality its a different monster they're creating.

After attending the Acumatica partner conference earlier this week I’d like to take the time today to give my take on who they are as a company, where they fit in to the world of cloud ERP and their future.

Since coming strong onto the market, SAP’s small to midmarket-focused cloud ERP offering SAP Business ByDesign has been through a series of challenges, including a notable amount of executive and reseller attrition, but the company is looking to turn that around in the foreseeable future.

Avalara’s director of accountant and industry relations Brian Austin and Intacct’s senior channel executive Peyton Burch have been appointed to the Information Technology Alliance(ITA) board of directors to serve three-year terms, respectively.

Nonprofit accounting software provider Abila has acquired nonprofit-focused social CRM provider Avectra for an undisclosed amount, just one month after officially changing its name from Sage Nonprofit Solutions.

Open Systems Inc. has expanded to the Pacific Northwest with the purchase of longtime reseller MicroAccounting Systems Inc.

CCH has enhanced its ProSystem fx Mobile app for the iPhone and iPad to include a new client dashboard, practice management, document management and workflow functions, with plans to release an Android app in the near future.

Operational analysis software company Oversight Systems has released Insights On Demand, cloud-based applications designed to identify fraud, corruption, and waste in travel and expense (T&E) transactions.

Partner and sales growth, as well as product as product enhancements were a primary focus of a keynote address by Acumatica chief executive Yury Larichev at this year’s Partner Summit.

Acumatica has signed an exclusive, multi-million dollar OEM deal with MYOB to enable the Australia-based accounting software maker to localize and distribute Acumatica’s cloud ERP platform to midsized customers.

Intacct has hired former accounting/ERP partner veteran Mike Silver as its new partner enablement manager, after stints at Acumatica and top Microsoft Dynamics partner SBS Group.

At long last the 2013 Accounting Today VAR 100 list is out and I’d like to give some viewpoints on what we’ve learned about how they got there, what makes a top accounting/ERP channel partner these days and do we really still need the term VAR?