Intuit has launched an online sweepstakes contest that will award free Lacerte Tax or ProSeries Tax software to two winners for a year.

Sage North America has released Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL version 4.45, an addition to the Sage enterprise resource planning software lineup that works with Microsoft SQL Server.

IRIS Accountancy Practice Solutions has released its iXBRL-ready statutory accounts production software for its IRIS Practice Suite and PTP software solutions.

Document storage software developer eFileCabinet Inc. has released SecureDrawer version 2.0, the newest version of its Web-based client portal service, which now focuses on more flexibility when sharing files that are either too large or sensitive to distribute via public e-mail, FTP exchange, or overnight delivery service.

CCH is introducing a learning and certification program for International Financial Reporting Standards, in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

The accounting profession’s largest U.S. firms believe they are perceived by clients as technologically advanced, according to the preliminary results of a new study.

Document management software provider Doc.It has released Doc.It Suite 3.4, which features enhancements geared toward the upcoming tax season.

If you’re like me, you habitually print out anything that you download from the Web before you start reading or working on it.

Real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle has partnered with the Property Tax division of Thomson Reuters’ Tax & Accounting business to provide tax mitigation services to corporate real estate clients.

Big Four firm KPMG LLP has joined the Certified Implementer Program for the ONESOURCE corporate tax solutions product from the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters.

Professional service providers now have a new, Web-based appreciation management tool that enables users to select and schedule client gifts for any occasion to be delivered throughout the year.

Intacct has partnered with Web-based point-of-sale collection and integration service Zip2Cloud.

Times have changed! It is impossible to focus on every danger and every opportunity. Also, it is not enough to identify issues, which is often all that happens at traditional partner retreats; you must also address those issues if you expect to grow. Some of the top issues in firms today are succession, workflow, lack of integrated technology, lack of accountability, and lack of growth.

Over the nearly 15 years since its founding, Net@Work has evolved from a simple network support company to a full-service IT consultancy and one of the country's largest Sage resellers.

SAGE DEBUTS NONPROFIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

You might think that, with the advent and popularity of comprehensive write-up software, trial balance applications would have disappeared from the scene. That hasn't happened, nor does it appear to be likely at any time in the near future.

UECKER-RUST DEPARTS SAGE

As the economy begins its recovery, today's leading resellers and consultants of accounting technology have earned their place on our Technology Pacesetters list of top-flight accounting and ERP VARs not simply by selling the latest software, but by being able to offer essential - often new - services to their clients, and focusing more on key vertical markets.

Professional services firm BDO USA has joined the Certified Implementer Program for the ONESOURCE corporate tax solutions product from the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters.

Software as a Service-based enterprise resource planning appears to be gaining acceptance as a viable option, as a recent Aberdeen Group survey found that 39 percent of respondents indicated they would consider this form of implementation, up 61 percent from those surveyed a year ago.