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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.

IMGCAP(1)]To compete in today’s unpredictable economy your clients’ companies must keep a very close eye on their operational performance and be able to use that information to continuously update their business plans and budgets.

Sage reseller Blytheco made another move to further grow its SalesLogix and overall customer relationship management business with the purchase of the SalesLogix practice of Result Data Consulting Ltd.

IBM and ADP have joined forces to expand the availability of ADP TaxServices tax and compliance software to more types of businesses.

Sage North America has launched the Sage Nonprofit Online Community, a Web location for the company’s nonprofit and government customers, business partners, employees, and others to connect and share best practices and information.

Cloud-based sales tax automation provider SpeedTax has integrated with NetSuite, allowing users to automate their sales and use tax compliance and management processes.