Thomson Reuters has entered into an agreement with Claims-X-Change to provide a Web-based tool to perform nondiscrimination testing of employer-sponsored benefit plans, accessible through its Checkpoint research platform.

AccountMate Software Corp. has formed a strategic partnership with AvidXchange to allow channel partners to help their customers automate their entire accounts payable and payment processes.

Financial close software developer BlackLine Systems has received a round of investment led by Silver Lake Sumeru to help support the company's global growth strategy.

Hein & Associates has expanded its cloud solutions offerings though a new partnership with cloud-based business analytics product maker Adaptive Planning.

FreshBooks has released an Android app for service-based professionals with 1-10 employees who use devices on this mobile platform.

SAP AG has released the SAP ERP Foundation Extension, a new offering designed to enable companies new to SAP to implement a system optimized to their specific needs, as well as deploy SAP more efficiently though their organization.

Deloitte’s implementation service for the SAP CRM rapid-deployment solution is now qualified by SAP, officially allowing SAP software and content to be combined with services from Deloitte.

Despite being highly sophisticated and capable, ERP systems are so often under-optimized and not used to their maximum potential, either due to busy CFO leadership, expensive consulting costs, and the never-ending budget constraints on IT investments.

Audit and risk management product maker ACL has signed a definitive agreement to purchase The Prodigy Group, a Singapore-based software reseller and consulting services provider focused on audit, compliance, and risk management products.

Practice and document management software provider Office Tools Professional has formed a new partnership agreement with CPA-focused paperless tool maker cPaperless.

David Weiner, CEO of Microsoft Dynamics partner UXC Eclipse USA, explains how being a technology consultant has changed drastically in the last 25 years and being a VAR is more about service than software than ever.

Software partner veteran Terry Petrzelka, now a valued advisor and consultant to vendors and resellers discusses the top concerns for accounting technology consultants in this monthly Q&A series.

Business process software company Exact is offering a subscription-free, limited release of its Exact Online product to accountants as well as U.S. manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers from now until the end of the year.

ADP has integrated its ezLaborManager product with RUN Powered by ADP Payroll for Partners, with the goal of allowing accountants and other payroll service providers to help their clients with compliance while collecting employee hours and calculating and reporting time and attendance.

Nonprofit accounting software maker Blackbaud has released Blackbaud MobilePay, a mobile credit card processing application that is integrated with the company’s payment processing services.

With social media becoming more of an imperative for practitioners and consultants alike, tools like Tweetbot are growing in popularity and importance with this one offering the ability to better manage a Twitter account.

Xero signed an integration deal with ConnectWise, a developer of service management software designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs, ISVs and MSPs, in order to synchronize accounting data between ConnectWise and Xero.

BigTime Software Inc. has released a mobile app designed for small and mid-sized professional services firms to access project management capabilities in addition to time and expense tracking.

Pricing of accounting services is an important component of the growth and success of any firm. The pricing strategies and clients that brought your firm to where it is today may not be appropriate to grow to the next level, especially in today's collaborative marketplace where technology is changing the entire game -- faster, better, cheaper and easier.

A roundup of technology news from the previous month