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.

As part of its sweeping mobile technology strategy, CCH is preparing to launch a cloud version of its ProSystem fx Scan tax solution that is scheduled to be unveiled in December.

QuickBooks alternatives and cloud-based accounting were the main themes of Doug Sleeter’s opening keynote address at his group’s annual conference, as he stressed how the profession is clearly moving in new directions and accountants need to think about changing how they work.

A line-up of new and developing mobile technologies, coupled with the importance of innovation to create a winning team in both athletics and the business arena, was showcased at the opening of CCH Connections, the user conference for the tax and financial solutions provider, here in San Antonio, Texas.

Fishbowl has launched the Fishbowl Developer Nation, a new community designed to support its users and partners to help accelerate innovations for its Fishbowl Inventory 2012 software.

Cloud-based document storage and sharing service provider SmartVault has announced year-end service updates, with enhanced email notifications, full-text search, improved file sharing, and the ability to accelerate the adoption of SmartVault within a firm.

Rather than retool their existing accounting software, Thomson Reuters decided to build a completely new application from the ground up.

CCH has integrated the SpeedTax line of Software as a Service-based sales tax software with its CorpSystem corporate tax software.

Cloud accounting and finance education and advocacy are the goals behind the newly formed Cloud Accounting Institute, a group launched by Microsoft Dynamics GP and Intacct reseller and CPA Lindy Antonelli.