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?

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.