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The accounting profession relies heavily on the latest software applications to run their practices and everyday tasks, but the increasingly mobile accounting workforce has also created a greater need for devices that allow CPAs to work outside the office as efficiently and securely as they do at their own firms.

Payroll software has gone through three major evolutions in the past 20 years, and is about to enter a fourth.

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Cloud-based expense report and timesheet tracking application developer Nexonia Inc. has released a value-added tax tracking and management system designed to handle VATs across the world and perform different calculations for different types of expenses.

Cloud-based bill payment service Bill.com has officially released Bill.com Mobile, allowing users of any smart phone or Web-connected mobile device to review and approve bills, schedule payments from an authorized bank account, and access all their Bill.com accounts from a single dashboard.

Business-to-business e-invoicing network OB10 said Monday that it has raised $6.4 million of new capital through a recent shareholder rights issue.

The number of U.S. mobile financial account users has surged 54 percent to 30 million in the past year, according to a new report.

IMGCAP(1)]PDF technology provides a very effective way to share and collaborate with documents because they are compact files that retain the original design elements when you print or display them, using PCs and mobile devices.

Enterprise resource planning software maker Deltek Inc. has released a new version of Deltek Maconomy Analytix, a business intelligence product aimed at professional services firms that integrates with the Deltek Maconomy enterprise resource planning system.

iShade.com, a free online network for the accounting profession, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Computime Equity Ventures.

Deltek premier partner Central Consulting Group has signed on to represent cloud financial management and accounting applications provider Intacct in a new sales, marketing and development agreement.

Sage North America has released Sage Grant Management, a Web-based grant-receiving product that helps accounting staff at nonprofit and government organizations track grants and provide transparency at the organization, program, and grant level.

As I've documented many times in the space, I'm not someone you could accurately label a technology guru.

Sage North America reseller SWK Technologies Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire the Sage software business of Ridgewood, N.J.-based technology consultant Accession Technology.

Accounting firm and tech consultant Grassi & Co. has signed an agreement to resell and consult for construction accounting software developer Maxwell Systems.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a browser-based version of its property tax software.

Enterprise resource planning software developer Syspro has formed a strategic partnership with sales and use tax compliance software provider Avalara to offer a new sales tax calculation and filing product that integrates with Syspro’s enterprise resource planning software.

Cloud-based corporate performance management service provider Host Analytics and Extensible Business Reporting Language software developer NeoClarus have released a free product to help first-time corporate XBRL filers comply with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.

Cloud-based accounting software provider FinancialForce.com has released FinancialForce SRP, an offering that will integrate Salesforce customer relationship management, accounting and a new professional services automation component in a “services resource planning” system.