For many accounting firms today, it’s about survival of the fittest as they are forced to find new ways to build business and grow revenue or face the uncertainty of a merger. To that end, I believe a well-implemented customer relationship management (CRM) system can help pump up those sales and maximize revenue while improving employee productivity

SWK Technologies, one of Sage North America’s leading reseller partners, along with six other top Sage and Microsoft Dynamics VARs, recently added NetSuite to their established list of accounting and ERP offerings.

Thomson Reuters has released PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Compilation and Review to help accounting firm professionals improve compilation and review engagements.

Intuit Inc. has made available QuickBooks Online Accountant, which will give accounting professionals Web-based access to tools to perform essential accounting tasks.

Technology consultant and long-time Sage product reseller Wayne Schultz explains how VARs can and need to have a recurring revenue plan.

Microsoft is planning a Dec. 1 release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, the latest version of its Dynamics AX 2012 product, which will offer multiple new ERP features for companies in four key sectors including manufacturing, retail, the public sector and professional services.

Microsoft Dynamics and Intacct partner Brittenford Systems has released a new whitepaper to address the growing trend of outsourcing all or portions of the chief information officer function in small to midsize businesses given the growing complexity of information technology.

Long-time Sage North America partner RKL eSolutions has hired new staff consisting to support its growing Sage ERP X3 business, while adding cloud-ERP and financial management NetSuite to its product listings.

Automated data entry and workflow software provider Personable Inc. has unveiled ScanWriter 2013, its latest data entry automation technology that is now integrated with Intuit’s QuickBooks 2013, Microsoft Excel, and Sage 50(formerly Peachtree).

Technology adoption and its role in improving client accounting for CPA firms is one of the primary drivers behind CPA2Biz’s current efforts as the technology services subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs has released a Learning Management Systems (LMS) white paper around the topic.

A new cloud accounting player has emerged with the beta launch of Monchilla.com, a product that includes a suite of services including small business accounting, payroll, invoicing, billing, time tracking, electronic payments, and direct deposit for employees.

Cloud-based credit management application Bectran Inc. has released several updates to its all-in-one cloud business-to-business trade credit processing system

Cloud accounting software provider FreshBooks is planning to introduce an automated bank imports feature for expenses and is urging users to give it a try in Beta form.

InfinityVirtual CEO Adam Stern addresses accounting firm concerns about moving client data to the cloud.

Accounting and enterprise resource planning product maker Deltek Inc. has released Vision 7, a new version of its project-based ERP solution for architecture and engineering (A&E) firms.

Cloud-based document management service provider SmartVault will now be integrated with QuickBooks Online, allowing the users to attach and view source documents directly from within the Web-based accounting product.

Online accounting software maker Xero is now integrated with cloud-based accounts payable and receivable service Bill.com, allowing accounting professionals and their clients to collaborate while gaining insight into their financials.

Adopting the Cloud is an emerging challenge in the CPA profession and the reality is that the cloud will touch every aspect of your organization. In some cases these changes can be predicted, but it is not realistic to be able to predict all of them; you need to ask the right questions

Paychex Inc. has launched the Paychex Report Center, a new resource designed to allow businesses, their accounting professionals, and employees to better manage payroll, benefits, and human resources data.

Microsoft completed the acquisition of marketing campaign and activities management tool maker MarketingPilot, with plans to have it function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft within its Business Solutions team – specifically Dynamics CRM.