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.

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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.

Nonprofit-focused accounting software developer Blackbaud Inc. has entered into an agreement with O-Matic Software to market Import-O-Matic, a plug-in that expands the data import capabilities of Blackbaud’s fundraising software The Raiser’s Edge.

Sage SalesLogix version 7.5.3 customers can now utilize the product on a variety of mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry Torch, along with Safari, Google Chrome, Opera and Firefox mobile browsers, at no additional charge.

Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division for Sage North America, has made several enhancements to its Web-based, Payment Card Industry compliant payment processing hub, including a recurring billing service, a donation service for nonprofit and charitable organizations, and integration with most accounting software.

Open-source accounting software developer Open Systems Inc. has partnered with online backup service provider Gillware Data Services, which will provide remote backup services for users of Open System’s Traverse accounting software suite.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a new version of its CS Professional Suite with support for the Apple iPad tablet.

Certiport has introduced a new Intuit QuickBooks Certified User certification program, designed by Real World Training.

The idea of a CPA or accounting firm conducting regular bookkeeping or chief financial officer-type duties for their clients isn’t entirely a new concept.

With an eye on boosting its partner numbers and improving the all-around quality of its channel, NetSuite Inc. has added several features to its existing channel program, including fee waivers, free training, marketing resources and lead generation support.

H&R Block has teamed up with the mobile personal finance service Pageonce to provide a tool that allows do-it-yourself filers to track the status of their tax refunds from a mobile device.

Secure file exchange service ShareFile has released Enterprise Sync, a tool designed with server-based capabilities including scheduling, tracking, and reporting, along with the ability to continuously synchronize files and folders.