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.

Cougar Mountain Software said its CMS Professional 2011 accounting software product line has been officially validated to allow customers to process, store, and transmit credit and debit card data safely and securely and remain PCI compliant.

Cloud-based document storage and sharing solution provider SmartVault has released SmartVault Version 3.2, which boasts a new, custom-branded document portal as well as paperless workflow features.

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Red Wing Software, a provider of financial applicationsto the agribusiness and non-profit sectors among others, has added an inventorymodule to its flagship CenterPoint Accounting.

Payroll and benefits outsourcing provider ADP is nowoffering enhancements in its Taxware Enterprise System with Data Editor - itssales, use, and value added tax system - which includes a hosted version of theproduct.

CCH has added public company audit capabilities to its ProSystem fx Knowledge Coach software.

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Cloud-based workflow management software provider XCMSolutions has released enhancements to its XCM 8.0 product, which mainly focuson user flexibility, improved reporting, and task automation.

CCH has created a new Innovation Lab that will allow the company to work directly with accountants and their clients to better understand their needs and design products to match.

The rise in the mobile workforce and increased use of social media and cloud computing have created significant security concerns for organizations, according to a recent study from Ernst & Young.

Two of Intuit’s add-ons for its QuickBooks software received Awesome QuickBooks Add-on awards from the Sleeter Group.

Accounting and point-of-sale software developer Cougar Mountain Software has introduced Cougar iVault, an online data storage and backup service that offers data security, storage, and disaster recovery.