IMGCAP(1)]According to our most recent survey, your peers are spending just under $10,000 annually per full-time equivalent on technology. Technology includes hardware, software, phone and data, scanners and copiers, labor, and sourced services.

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Write-up software is in the midst of major changes.

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More firm spending continues to roll into IT, and recent Accounting Today research showed that as of late last year, most accountants were spending anywhere from 5 percent to 10 percent of their annual budgets on IT, and it's expected for that to remain the same or increase over the next year.

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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.

The accounting software market in India is expected to grow at a rate of 19.2 percent per year through 2016, according to a new report.

Intuit has introduced QuickBooks Mobile for Android, giving users of Google Android devices remote access to their QuickBooks data.

Time capture tool creator Chrometa’s eponymous flagship software is now compatible with QuickBooks.

Red Wing Software, a provider of accounting and financial management applications to small and midsized companies, and non¬profits, has made available a Web page to help users locate the correct solutions.

NetSuite Inc. and human resource, workforce management, payroll, benefits administration and tax filing service provider Ceridian Corp. have entered a partnership to combine their respective cloud-based enterprise resource planning and payroll tax filing services.

TIW Technology Inc., makers of Alere Accounting and Manufacturing software, has entered into a joint marketing agreement with AccountMate, becoming a Vertical Solution Partner, allowing both product lines to be offered through AccountMate Solution Providers.

RoseASP has introduced an iPhone app version of myGPcloud Mobile, giving users access to their Microsoft Dynamics GP information through their smart phones.

Balance Financial, a consumer finance software and services company, has introduced a set of bookkeeping products and services called Balance Certified Pro.

Grant Thornton LLP has been selected by CCH—a Wolters Kluwer business—as the preferred implementer of CCH Global Integrator, a Web-based service that provides global data collection and consolidation, tax provisioning and tax reporting on a single system.

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