PwC US has launched a joint business relationship with enterprise-wide governance, risk and compliance product maker MetricStream Inc. designed to improve companies’ collective enterprise and IT risk management and risk-based decisions.

CCH Small Firm Services has partnered with tax and accounting services provider Tax Rite Inc. to offer resources for tax advice and technology issues.

Large accounts payable organizations manage millions of payments to thousands of vendors each year.

Cloud-based credit management application Bectran Inc. has released an all-in-one cloud business-to-business trade credit processing system designed to streamline and automate the entire credit process, eliminating the need for paper, faxes, or phones.

Intuit has quietly formed a partnership with cloud financial management and accounting software provider Intacct, whereby QuickBooks users who have “outgrown” the product are being advised to consider Intacct.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a series of new capabilities in its online document management and workflow software GoFileRoom, which now boasts new search functionality and improved tax form identification capabilities.

Tax form software developer Greatland Corporation has launched W-2 & 1099 Manager and FileTaxes.com Mobile, free mobile applications designed to help to manage year-end employee or contractor reporting via iPad and iPhone 3GS or newer versions.

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has introduced several enhancements to its ProSystem fx Workstream and ProSystem fx Practice SaaS offerings.

Nonprofit financial reporting and accounting software developer AccuFund Inc. has unveiled a new version of its employee portal with the release of a Web-based version of the Employee Time Entry module.

Nonprofit-focused accounting software developer Blackbaud, Inc. previewed some of the upcoming features in its fundraising software The Raiser’s Edge, including a way to score donors, database administration improvements, and a mobile application.

Complexity and the volume of knowledge have exceeded the individual's ability to deliver the benefits of that knowledge correctly, safely and reliably. The accounting profession is no exception, but lessons can be learned from other professions like medicine and the airline industry.

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While there are ever-increasing threats to a firm's IT security, technology consultant Dave Cieslak, principal and co-founder of Simi Valley, Calif.-based Arxis Technology, advises that firms pay attention to these five common pitfalls and offers tips to abate the risks:

The much-hyped market for cloud services has been building exponentially since "cloud computing" became a buzzword. According to research firm Forrester, investment in the cloud topped $18.6 billion last year, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch estimates that corporate spending on cloud services will reach $117 billion per year over the next three-to-five years.

As data theft and similar online security breaches grow in both frequency and sophistication, more CPA firms have vowed to make it security a priority for 2012 and beyond.

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Paychex Insurance Agency, a unit of payroll and benefits outsourcing concern Paychex, is offering a free, online calculator to help its small-business clients that provide health insurance to their employees to see if they qualify for the Small Business Tax Credit under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Accounting services provider and technology reseller SBS Group said it has added Gazlin Consulting to its partner network, joining SBS Atlanta.

Software developer and consultancy xkzero unveiled the general release of its GetX Search for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200, which allows users of the enterprise resource planning products to search their software the same way they do the Web.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has added extra features to the new release of its practice management system Practice CS, which is part of the company’s CS Professional Suite.