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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.

Major Sage reseller and technology consultant Net@Work has gone fully nationwide with its acquisition of Seattle-based Forepoint LLC.

Web-based document storage service SmartVault has received the 2011 Awesome QuickBooks Add-on award from the Sleeter Group.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has introduced a global tax software workstation product for multinational companies and large accounting firms.

Sage North America appears to be planning a major push of its Sage ERP X3 product in North America and is making organizational changes to spearhead the effort, according to a letter sent to its resellers Tuesday.

Cloud-based bill payment technology provider Bill.com has released a beta version of its integration capabilities with Sage’s Peachtree, which coincides with Sage announcing plans to discontinue its Peachtree Web Accounting Service on Nov. 30.

CCH has begun publishing some of its most popular accounting and tax books as eBooks, allowing readers to be able to store them on desktop and laptop computers, as well as Apple iPads and iPhones.

Cloud-based paperless bill management and payment technology provider Bill.com announced today its participation in the PayPal Business Payments pilot and the availability of Bill.com in the PayPal Apps beta program.

Robert Reid, chief executive of cloud-based accounting and financial technology provider Intacct Inc., appealed to the company’s partners and technology vendors to “think big” in helping the decade-old business reach the next level of growth.

Vertex Inc. has introduced Vertex Enterprise, a software product spanning the corporate tax management process, from data acquisition to audit defense.

The economy has brought attention to accountability and performance management in the majority of firms, and accountability starts at the top.