CCH has added new and premium features to CCH Mobile—which are included with subscriptions to IntelliConnect—including voice-recognition and read-back technology, drag and drop functionality and more.

Accounting software maker Cougar Mountain Software has promoted Dave Haworth to executive vice president, from his most recent position as chief sales officer.

NetSuite Inc. has made available NetSuite for iPhone 2.1, a free ERP iOS 7 application delivering new capabilities for mobile users to conduct business on the go.

Top NetSuite partner ERP Guru has hired chartered accountant Geri-Lynn Kushneryk as its new chief financial officer, reporting directly to president Martin McNicoll.

Microsoft Dynamics GP partner The Resource Group has added Intacct to its product offerings and will now sell, implement, support, and develop enhancements for the cloud-based financial and accounting product.

SWK Technologies Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute its proprietary Mapadoc EDI product for Sage ERP X3 with Sage Business Solutions Pty Limited of Australia.

Small business accounting software maker Acclivity has released AccountEdge 2014, its premium product with new departmental accounting, cloud, improved jobs reporting and rerun integration features.

KPMG will acquire the analytical applications company Link Analytics LLC, with the intent of expanding the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm’s data and analytics capabilities.

Launching a payroll practice does not have to be overwhelming, in fact if the right business model is adopted, starting a payroll venture can happen faster than one might think…and with far less stress.

Ernst & Young has purchased the U.S. tax preparation and court accounting outsourcing businesses of Thomson Reuters, which includes approximately 175 employees.

H&R Block has improved the user interface for its online and iPad tax preparation software.

Anyone working with mobile documents is looking for more ways to easily print them, and Android device users are increasingly looking to Cloud Print for that singular purpose.

Open Systems Inc. has made available and integrated inventory tool for its Traverse Not-For-Profit product, designed to allow nonprofit organizations to keep track of products and merchandise, whether in-store, on-the-road, or online.

A few key additions came in the cloud accounting arena along with a couple of noteworthy tech consultant moves amounting to a pretty busy week, even with the holidays around the corner.

Gem Accounts has released of two new versions -- one designed for small to midsized enterprises and another delivered free of cost for “micro” and small businesses.

Cloud workflow management software maker XCM Solutions has created an offering designed for firms with less than 20 employees that can be deployed in less than two weeks.

SaaS and on premises CRM provider Commerce Corp. has joined with partner channel-focused business development agency Phoenix Fire Inc. to help grow its global channel network, which includes ERP resellers.

Top Sage partner and VAR 100 firm ISM has joined the Acumatica channel, just weeks after divesting the majority of its Sage 500 ERP practice.

Fresno, Calif.-based nonprofit accounting software company Aplos Software announced it will host a series of free webinars for nonprofits about year-end accounting procedures and how to prepare for the new year.

IT security expert Alan Heyman believes accounting firms are repositories of personal information and, as such, have become targets for criminal hackers; they are like an auto accident waiting to happen.