Mobile technology will be bigger and will be adopted faster than any other new accounting technology of the past decade, predicted Jon Baron, president, professional, of the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters.

Deltek Inc. has released Maconomy Business Performance Management, a business intelligence extension of Deltek Maconomy, the company’s professional services-focused enterprise resource planning product.

Shadow Financial Systems has added new cost-basis accounting features to its ShadowSuite securities-clearing software to address recent tax-reporting requirements.

Sage North America is preparing the release of Sage ERP MAS 90 Online, a Sage-hosted version of its MAS 90 and 200 products, allowing channel partners to earn 25 percent margins on the subscription revenue for providing support, training and other services.

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Cloud financial management and accounting software provider Intacct has no intention of being purchased and is eyeing the public market for its next financial move, according to chief executive Robert Reid.

Financial planning and reporting technology provider Adaptive Planning introduced on Monday its Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 Releases, which feature new reporting capabilities, SaaS and enterprise collaboration features.

SaaS-based sales tax automation service provider Avalara has officially joined the CloudSolutions Alliance, a CPA-focused group formed in 2010 with the goal of educating and gaining further access to firms who would be most interested in their services.

CCH Small Firm Services is partnering with Versicom Communications on communication services that tax professionals can offer to their clients.

Cloud financial management and accounting software provider Intacct has signed a sales, marketing and development partnership with Paychex.

Electronic document management software developer eFileCabinet Inc. has partnered with cloud-based workflow software provider XCM Solutions to jointly offer each other’s products with a goal of integration between the two in 2012.

Online accounts payable and receivable service Bill.com unveiled several product enhancements Monday, including new electronic billing and invoicing functionality, along with improved user interface features.

Document management and workflow software provider iDatix has released iSynergy 4.0, which boasts several advanced features, including a new framework for enhanced security, mobile application support, cross-browser capabilities and workflow performance optimization.

Intuit confirmed Friday it is discontinuing its QuickBooks Time Tracker and QuickBooks Time & Billing offerings, effective Dec. 1, 2011.

Microsoft Dynamics has a new head of partner strategy in the U.S., appointing Jeremy Thies as senior director of the U.S. Dynamics Partner Group.

CCH Small Firm Services (SFS) has launched 3Fund for tax professionals who offer bank products to their clients, which will allow them to receive refunds in three ways—debit card, direct deposit or check—under a single product.

SaaS-based sales tax automation service provider Avalara has added several enhancements to AvaTax Certs, its online system for collecting, verifying, storing and accessing sales tax exemption certificates.