Long-time Microsoft Dynamics reseller Brittenford Systems has signed a partnership with SaaS-based financial management and accounting software vendor Intacct to resell and develop future offerings for the cloud.

Cougar Mountain Software is working with donation management and fundraising application developer DonorExpress to add donor-tracking capability to its Denali Fund+Accounting nonprofit software.

Sage North America released Sage FAS Fixed Assets 2012 on Tuesday with a significant update to the user interface, including task-based navigation and dedicated functional working areas, among other improvements.

CCH has expanded its Expert Treatise Library with a new title that deals with the federal taxation of partnerships.

Visual analysis and forecasting software provider ProfitSee on Monday released ProfitSee Pro, a program designed to give financial advisors and CPAs real-time oversight of clients’ key business metrics.

New Jersey-based WithumSmith+Brown is the latest CPA firm to join cloud financial management and accounting applications provider Intacct as a business process outsourcing partner.

Payroll, tax and HR service provider CompuPay Inc. has signed an agreement to outsource payroll processing for end-users of Acumatica’s cloud-based ERP system.

SAP released the latest set of features Thursday in SAP Business ByDesign, the German company’s Software-as-a-Service enterprise resource planning product.

Electronic document management software developer eFileCabinet Inc. has partnered with QuickBooks integrated inventory control software provider Fishbowl, in an agreement for the companies to integrate and co-sell each other’s products.

Cloud-based accounting software provider Xero has released Xero Touch, a mobile application that’s now available from the Apple App Store, giving small business owners access to their financial information in Xero.

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Edgar Online has released a report illus-trating how accountants, institutional investors and attorneys are using data tagged in Extensible Business Reporting Language format to analyze companies' financials.

Web-based time billing software Bill4Time released its QuickBooks Connector application Thursday, allowing users to import data from their Bill4Time account to QuickBooks, Pro, Premier and Online products.

SaaS-based corporate performance management provider Host Analytics has released an updated version of its Decision Hub product, a central resource for finance professionals and CPAs that includes indicators and benchmarking data as well as currency exchange rates and spread codes.

Tax technologies concern New River Innovation has partnered with tax prep provider Drake Software to market New River’s flagship Beyond415 automated filing application.