Recent research indicates cloud computing can help businesses and many organizations recover from the economic downtown, but concerns over security may still prevent some businesses and government organizations from fully embracing its benefits.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has added two new business units, Business Compliance & Knowledge Solutions and Workflow & Service Solutions, led by Mark Schlageter and Brian Peccarelli, respectively, as the units’ new presidents.

In order for change to happen, people and organizations must adopt new behaviors. Most in the accounting profession admit that change is necessary, but honesty about the situation doesn't make change easy or fast. The gravity of the past is generally more compelling and less risky to many than the potential reward of the future. With this said, internal and external forces are driving change at an increasing pace.

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When many firms began their move towards becoming a "paperless" office, most took on the task of scanning their documents to a disk and storing them until needed. These days, the method is less popular since they have found the need for security, workflow and integration to their tax, audit and practice management applications.

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Syspro has introduced Dash ddx, document management and workflow software that works with the company’s manufacturing accounting software.

AccountMate Software Corp. has released AccountMate 8.0 for SQL and Express software, which incorporates over 100 enhancements and an entirely new module in the accounting software.

Sage North America has released the latest version of its human resources management system, Sage Abra Suite v9, which includes mobile workforce collaboration and paperless automation for small and midsized companies.

Corporate performance management software provider Prophix Software announced that Dallas-based management consultants Abacist Group has joined its reselling channel to help market and sell Prophix’s products.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $150,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to accounting record analysis software company AuditMyBooks to assess the feasibility of predicting fraud in small businesses.

Cougar Mountain Software remains PCI compliant with its latest update release for the company’s Denali accounting software product line.

Intuit plans to host its “Path to Productivity” virtual conference later this month featuring advice on running Intuit’s accounting and tax products more efficiently.

SurePrep has added 1120, 1120S and 1065 preparation as a part of its outsourcing service, allowing firms to leverage the company’s technology and staff to prepare more types of tax returns.

The Tax & Accounting business Thomson Reuters plans to expand internationally by targeting multinational corporations and global accounting firms via a series of strategies.

Document imaging and scanner services provider Fujitsu Computer Products of America and cloud-based automated sales tax management software service SpeedTax have formed a partnership to help North American accounting firms better serve their clients and promote firm growth via adoption of smart technology.

Cloud-based workflow management software provider XCM Solutions LLC has released XCM 8.0, which features enhanced usability, expanded integration, and new functionality that further extends XCM’s utility for all areas across public accounting firms as well as corporate tax, accounting and finance departments.

Sage North America has expanded its line of construction industry software with the introduction of Sage Timberline Enterprise.

Unit4 introduced Vita Cloud Angel, a new subscription-based deployment offering for customers of its cloud computing-based enterprise resource planning software, Agresso Business World.

Sage North America has released the latest version of its time and billing product, Sage Timeslips 2011, which now offers faster bill approvals, improved reporting, and electronic payment options.