Offering payroll services to clients has long been seen as either a reluctant necessity or an essential service for CPA firms.

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Donor fatigue.

ACL Services Ltd., a provider of business assurance technology for audit and compliance professionals, on Wednesday introduced ACL Acerno, an add-in for Microsoft Excel specially designed for auditors working with data analyzed in ACL Desktop or AuditExchange.

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Fiberlink, a developer of SaaS-based products for mobile devices, has expanded its MaaS360 software for secure document sharing to allow distribution and management of sensitive corporate information on mobile devices including the iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Billing and compensation software provider MetraTech Corp. has released MetraNet 6.5, with new features to aid users in the communications service provider, financial and cloud services industries.

IMGCAP(1)]As cloud-based solutions for email—and virtually every office system—have become available, accounting software packages like QuickBooks are adapting to this trend and offering cloud-based versions of their solutions.

Financial data, analytics and disclosure management services provider Edgar Online Inc. has signed a deal allowing Business Wire to leverage Edgar Online’s technology to create and produce XBRL filings to help its customers satisfy Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements.

BlackLine Systems has begun offering an online training tool known as BlackLine U for users of the company’s Financial Close Software Suite.

Financial information provider Sageworks Inc. announced the availability Tuesday of its ProfitCents business intelligence app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices, giving subscribers access to financial ratios, industry averages and industry-specific key performance indicators and recommendations.

Cloud-based corporate performance management software provider Host Analytics has introduced a free, 30-day trial program designed to let potential customers try its online application prior to purchase.

The times, they are a-changing.

Manufacturing and distribution-focused enterprise resource planning software developer Exact has made available Exact Macola On Demand, the company’s first cloud-based enterprise resource planning suite.

AccountMate Software has partnered with electronic filing and payroll and employee form provider Aatrix Software Inc. to handle integrated federal and state e-filing and electronic payroll reporting for their clients.

ADP has signed a partnership with NextGen Software Inc. to create the i2x Integration Suite for ADP Invoice, an electronic invoice and receipt submission application.

Results Software has released the latest version of its Results CRM Suite software, with improved integration with QuickBooks and other products.

AccountMate Software Corp.’s enterprise resource planning software now integrates with Accelerated Payment Technologies’ X-Charge secure payment processing services to provide automated credit card processing.

Keeping pace with evolving customer needs and growth represents the greatest challenge for Sage North America right now, according to the company’s executive vice president of product and marketing strategy, Himanshu Palsule.

After nearly 10 years and approximately 280,000 users on its QuickBooks Online product, Intuit has released a free, “pilot” version of the product designed specifically for accountants.