Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division of Sage North America, has partnered with mobile commerce provider Roam Data Inc. to introduce integrated mobile payment offerings for small and midsized businesses.

SmartExporter, a software product designed to simplify the extraction of SAP data for review and analysis, is now available from Audimation Services Inc., which provides data analysis expertise and technology to accountants, auditors and financial professionals.

H&R Block has signed an agreement with 2SS Holdings to acquire 2nd Story Software’s TaxAct tax preparation technology business for $287.5 million in cash.

Intuit has chosen its highest-performing resellers at its ISP Summit.

Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division of Sage North America, and payment technology developer Ingenico have partnered to bring to market an integrated payments offering for small and midsized businesses.

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Technology has spurred a revolution in the tax and accounting practices of most firms. What were once rather mundane practice areas of Internal Revenue Service forms and findings and Financial Accounting Standards Board releases has exploded into a content-rich, profit-generating segment of the industry. And nowhere is that more evident than in the emergence over the past decade of strong Web-based research sites and resources to make accountants more efficient and their advice more pertinent to the needs of their clients.

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Integration is an important term that firms often use when talking about their technology, but many are finding the challenge even more difficult as they move to a digital platform. For years there has been discussion over whether you should buy best of breed or a suite from one of the leading vendors.

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Spreadsheet analysis and management application developer Incisive has released Concourse, spreadsheet collaboration and control software that gives audit teams the ability to use Microsoft Excel to proactively manage risk and exposure.

Online bookkeeping service Outright.com has signed a partnership with H&R Block aimed at helping small-business owners deal with the increasing complexity of income taxes.

IMGCAP(1)]Moving applications and data to an online environment is inevitable.

Sage North America today announced general availability for Sage Fundraising 50 v8.2, which will feature full integration with two Sage connected services, Sage Fundraising Online and Sage Exchange.

Anoowa Inc. has released a Web-based cash-flow management system for its billFLO product that gives small businesses a forward-looking view of their financial health.

Microsoft Corp plans to release Microsoft Dynamics SL 2011 during the second quarter of 2011 in English in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico.

IMGCAP(1)]For those of us who work from home or know someone who does, it’s easy to see why.

AccountMate Software has released a Software as a Service version of its accounting applications, allowing users to access them from a remote server on the Web and make custom modifications to the hosted software.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a revised edition of “PPC’s Guide to Compilation & Review Engagements” to help practitioners comply with recent accounting standards.

Payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex Inc.named insider Martin Mucci as president and chief executive of the companyheadquartered here.