Sage Software has enhanced its Accountants' Network with new incentives for members. Through a partnership with LeapFile, Accountants' Network members can sign up for a service called Sage AssuredSend, a secure file-transfer service that allows accountants to send up to one gigabyte of financial and tax information to their clients without overnight delivery costs.Network members are also eligible for a discount when using GoToMyPC for remote access to their office PCs from other Internet-connected computers. In addition, the Accountants' Network is offering free job recruitment listings on Monster.com through Jan. 31.

CCH has begun selling its document management system, ProSystem fx Document, in an application service provider version that allows accounting firms to access it online. The service, ProSystem fx Document ASP, is hosted by CCH instead of the accounting firm, so firms don't need to invest in extra hardware or personnel to operate the system. ProSystem fx Document ASP includes paperless workflow and secure back-up features.Users can access documents at any time from any computer connected to the Internet. A Document Drive feature allows users to view documents offline, and clients can get access to selected documents through a client portal.

Software developer Paisley has announced an updated version of its governance, risk and compliance software, Paisley Enterprise GRC. Version 3.5 includes compliance management features that support the documentation and management of laws and regulations, policies and procedures, compliance risk assessment, testing, and compliance reporting.Businesses can identify enterprise risks and link them to their operational processes and controls by using key performance indicators, key risk indicators and heat maps.

In the comics, all you have to do is get exposed to some radiation, don some tights, and everyone knows you're ready to take on the world.With accounting software, it's not that easy.

Our nostalgic cover aside, and despite the fact that the SaaS segment is evolving more rapidly than anyone could have envisioned even five years ago, hosted solutions still represent only a small fraction of the vast quantity of software products on the market.Distilling that vast quantity down to what we feel are the Top 100 Products requires an enormous quantitative and qualitative effort - and we've been doing just that for 15 years.

In addition to those products named in our Top 100 List, each year our editors spotlight a number of products that caught our attention - and deserve yours.* 1040Scan (SurePrep LLC): Scanning software that automatically inputs data from source documents directly into tax software, and also organizes and bookmarks source documents into PDF files.

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In the last year or two, the fog surrounding Sarbanes-Oxley software was finally starting to clear, with a number of vendor offerings focused specifically on compliance, primarily with Sections 302 and 404, on management's responsibility for certifying financial results and internal controls, and with the documentation and testing of internal controls.That split software applications into several basic groups - those that help to document processes and internal controls, software that tests the effectiveness of internal controls, and applications used in the audit test process.

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Vertex introduced its Vertex O Series Retail Solution, which provides sales tax calculations across various channels, including brick-and-mortar stores, Web sites and catalogs.

The congressional delay on extending provisions of the Alternative Minimum Tax will likely not impede Intuit's ability to get its tax software out on time, according to senior vice president Brad Smith.

NetSuite has kicked off the auction for its initial public offering of 6.2 million shares on the market.

Cosmi Corp. introduced a consumer tax prep package to compete with Intuit's TurboTax and H&R Block's TaxCut, with the help of CCH tax experts providing information and support.

Electronic tax prep provider Orrtax Software Solutions has released its 2007 IntelliTax Program and Setup package for professional tax preparers.

As Washington struggles to fix the alternative minimum tax to prevent it from spreading to an estimated 23 million taxpayers, consumer tax prep software vendor 2nd Story Software is offering a peek at how the AMT would affect tax returns prepared under either scenario with its TaxAct software.

Sage Software said it reached $1.01 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2007, a 54 percent increase over last year.

MYOB introduced MYOB Premier Accounting 2008, its new small business accounting application for Windows.

Sage is putting its money where its corporate mouth is, and in a way that’s a departure from past practice.

Avalara aims to make the process of calculating sales tax less taxing and more relaxing.The company is so serious about their message that they’ve adopted an island theme for their exhibition booth at technology trade shows, complete with tiki-hut-like decorations and margaritas.