Unit4 Business Software, the North American subsidiary of Unit4, has released Unit4 Consolidation & Cash version 5 with integration to its financial performance management suite.

New products, channel exec hires, VAR program additions, and insights from our top consulting experts. Who keeps track of it all? That would be me and here's my take on it for this week.

SAP has signed the first financial services-focused reseller to its Master VAR Program with the inclusion of Sita Corp., which primarily represents SAP products for the financial services and banking industry.

VAR 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

SAP has partnered with travel itinerary and booking product maker Traxo to integrate its offerings into SAP Cloud for Travel, which will allow travelers and corporations additional choice and efficiencies for travel and expense management.

Intuit has released an iPad and iPhone app for Intuit Online Payroll, just a few months after unveiling a similar app for QuickBooks Online.

Sage North America has released Sage Inventory Advisor, a cloud offering that integrates with Sage ERP systems to provide users – primarily distributors and retailers -- with a daily diagnostic of inventory.

BCG Systems president Mark Goodson explains how firms considering partnering with a cloud vendor need to zero in on the operational challenges that are sure to come.

Acumatica has hired veteran channel development executive Dawn Jaeger to head up its partner recruiting team.

Financial reporting technology provider Trintech has introduced an iPad app for automating the record-to-report process.

Cloud-based document management service SmartVault has partnered with expense report product maker SpringAhead to create an expense report workflow system and integration with Intuit’s QuickBooks.

Cloud accounting and small business finance tool maker Wave has added the Payroll Tax Service for in 10 U.S. states with more coming later in the year.

A modest array of product announcements and partnerships came through last week yet did little to overshadow the larger, tech-related themes of interest to accounting and consulting professionals coming out of the 2013 AICPA Practitioners Symposium and TECH+ Conference.

Even in the increasingly mobile world, accountants are still keeping time and as such Timesheet is seeing more downloads by practitioners on Android devices.

For anyone evaluating the principles of the new service organization controls (SOC), particularly SOC 2, BrightLine CPAs & Associates principal and SOC reporting practice leader Greg Miller describes the five key principles and how to select the right one.

Mobile device management at growing CPA firms is causing IT departments concern, not only just over control issues but on educating staff on devices, apps, and the security risks that go with them.

Sage developer xkzero has partnered with technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services provider Echo Global Logistics Inc. to offer integrated transportation logistics for Sage ERP products.

CCH has unveiled Sales Tax RADAR (rates and decisions administration reporting), a new cloud-based tool designed to track rates and taxability details in thousands of jurisdictions

Ernst & Young has partnered with Thomson Reuters to introduce EYTaxSpace Powered by Thomson Reuters, a service for processing the firm’s corporate tax clients.

The first day of technology sessions at the AICPA Practitioners Symposium and TECH+ Conference kicked off with Randy Johnston mapping out current and foreseeable future technology trends