Putting mobile technology to work, and choosing which devices to use when, was the main topic during a session at the Accounting Technology Show and Conference in New York.

NetSuite has debuted a modularized version of its Web-based enterprise resource planning software called NetSuite Financials.

CCH has introduced sales and use tax products for Oracle.

XCM Solutions has introduced streamlined versions of its accounting firm workflow software for sole practitioners and small firms.

Sage North America has upgraded its Peachtree accounting software line with new customer management, business analytics, workflow, security and other features.

AICPA TEAMS WITH INTACCT

Every firm has values, but does your firm know how to leverage them during difficult economic times? Do partners agree upon and operate by those values? Does your staff know about those values?

Eric Pulaski ventured into information technology security nearly two decades ago, took his company, BindView, public and sold it to Symantec for $209 million.

Asked his reaction to a speech by Motasim Najeeb, the new chief technology officer of Sage North America, a representative of one of the the company's largest software resellers said, "It was good. But it's quarter to midnight."

Outright.com has added a client access feature for accountants to its online bookkeeping service for the self-employed.

The bad news is not that Sage reported its revenue for the first half ended March 31 dropped by 3 percent. The worse news is that Sage performed the same as other companies that sell mid-market financial software.

SmartVault released the latest version of its online document management service for QuickBooks users at the New Jersey Society of CPAs’ Accounting, Business and Technology Show.

Sage North America announced 500 job cuts as the accounting software developer’s U.K. parent company posted revenue declines.

CPA firm Mize, Houser & Co. has teamed up with software developer Star Americas Software Solutions to offer a practice management program aimed at midsized to large accounting firms.

Think back to the 2008 busy season.

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The general consensus in the industry is that accounting software is accounting software. While there are different bells and whistles, the underlying processes are the same whether the entity is a professional practice or a retail store. Sure, there are plenty of vertical packages available to more comfortably accommodate specific kinds of businesses, but for the most part, you can use pretty much any full-featured accounting system and make it work.

Shows are biting the dust this year,probably not permanently, but then again, who knows?

AccountantsWorld has begun selling unlimited payroll processing to accountants for $997 per year.

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