Cloud accounting product maker Xero has released its Xero Touch mobile app for Android devices, just over a year after the launch of the product for iPhones and iPads.

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has added software developer WSG Systems to its growing Open Integration Platform partner program.

A recent Sage North America survey of small to midsized manufacturers found that the majority have added jobs, are more optimistic than not about the economy, and their ERP systems have helped serve their customers’ needs while contributing to the success of their businesses.

Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR SBS Group has added several new organizations to its growing partner network over the past few weeks in five U.S. states.

Microsoft Dynamics AX partner Edgewater Fullscope Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edgewater Technology, Inc. and Australia-based integrated solutions vendor Sable Systems have entered a strategic partnership to integrate, market and sell their respective products and services in North America and Asia Pacific.

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Online document management software maker KnowledgeTree has added Quick Start templates for its enterprise-focused document management solution, allowing users to immediately co-author, organize, and manage critical documents in an environment designed for their teams.

Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the biggest accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., has chosen Templeton Solutions to help configure and implement its Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management system for its offices across the country.

RedGear Technologies, developer of TaxWorks professional tax software, and marketer Business Owners Advandage have launched an affiliate program for tax professionals to offer Deductr -- automated expense tracking tool for taxpayers.

UNIT4, the global business software group, today announced it will merge its two North American business operations - UNIT4 Business Software and UNIT4 Coda - effective January 1, 2013.

Thomson Reuters has released Estimated Payments, software that integrates with its ONESOURCE Income Tax, Tax Provision, and State Appointment products to automate the calculation of estimated corporate tax payments.

Intuit has confirmed that its QuickBooks Online has gone global through multi-language and multi-currency features that will allow businesses and accounting firms in any country to utilize the product.

Automated expense reporting product maker ExpenseCloud has upgraded its apps for all smartphones to include the ability to scan receipts and record and submit expenses as they occur.

Cloud-based workflow management software provider XCM Solutions plans to introduce a new scheduling module that will incorporate an automated, real-time resource allocation component as well as calendar-based scheduling.

Valuations LLC, a company that provides free and low-cost business valuations for business owners, has introduced ProValuation, Web-based software designed for accountants, business brokers, and financially sophisticated business owners that allows them to output detailed business appraisals in either PDF or Microsoft Word format