Technology
Top Small Business Technologies Honored
Winners of the 2010 “Awesome Add-ons for QuickBooks” will be announced later today at the Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference in Orlando, an annual event that showcases businesses management tools and technologies, and offers educational resources to consultants and accounting professionals who serve business clients.
Nov. 10, 2009
ORLANDO – Nov. 10, 2009 – Winners of the 2010 “Awesome Add-ons
for QuickBooks” will be announced later today at the Next Generation Accounting
Solutions Conference in Orlando, Florida, an annual event that showcases businesses
management tools and technologies, and offers educational resources to consultants
and accounting professionals who serve business clients.
Awarded annually, the Awesome Add-ons recognize software programs, web-based
applications and services that help enhance QuickBooks by giving users additional
tools for managing their businesses. Winners are selected by The Sleeter Group,
the nation’s premier network of small business technology consultants.
Add-on programs are essential to many small and mid-sized businesses, providing
them with functions and capabilities specific to their industry. They improve
such key areas as inventory, time and project tracking, invoicing, e-commerce
and other functions, helping the companies be more efficient, productive and
profitable.
“We continually study the growing marketplace of hundreds of technologies
and services that enhance QuickBooks,” said Doug Sleeter, founder and
president of The Sleeter Group. “It’s amazing to see how the ecosystem
of add-on solutions has grown and thrived over the years, particularly for industries
where QuickBooks may not have all of the features or workflows needed.”
To qualify for the Awesome Add-on honor, technologies must seamlessly integrate
with QuickBooks, and offer superior design, ease-of-use and conformance with
appropriate accounting standards.
The 2010 Awesome Add-ons for QuickBooks are:
- Alocet Incorporated, for Method Integration, a web-based platform for QuickBooks
that allows users to create customized, online business management systems
with real-time syncing to their QuickBooks data. MethodIntegration.com - ExpenseWatch.com, for its self-named online system that gives small businesses
automated tools for managing their spending processes, while ensuring that
spending policies are enforced. ExpenseWatch.com - MISys, Inc., for MISys SBM Shop Floor Control, which gives manufacturers
enhanced tracking features for managing work tools, production centers, shop
operations and manufacturing capacity. MISysInc.com - Netfira, for Connect Commerce, an ecommerce solution offering secure, real-time
applications for both sellers and buyers, giving each party access to more
accurate data that can be automatically integrated into their accounting system.
Netfira.com - Propelware, for Autofy, which reduces data entry tasks by synchronizing
business records between desktop and enterprise software, online data sources,
ecommerce systems and mobile devices. Propelware.com - Qvinci Software, for the Qvinci business management system, which aggregates
data from QuickBooks and Excel, providing a dashboard view of financial information
with forward-looking tools, drill down, early warning indicators and graphical
data representations. Qvinci.com - Sharefile, for its self-named online collaboration suite that lets users
create custom-branded, secure portals for exchanging business files with clients
and coworkers. Sharefile.com - Virtual Software, for Virtual Time + Expense, an online platform that simplifies
the preparation, approval and accounting processes for timesheets and expense
reports, and includes features for time, class and project tracking. VirtualSoftware.net - XpandedReports, for ExpandedReports for QuickBooks/Fishbowl, a comprehensive
and flexible reporting tool for business using QuickBooks of Fishbowl Inventory
that helps consultants produce and customize reports for clients, filling
the gaps left by standard reporting options. XpandedReports.com
In addition to these companies, The Sleeter Group also recognized incMagic (incmagic.com)
search as a “New Product to Watch.” The system provides easy-to-use
search functions within QuickBooks that lets users quickly search across any
data in the program.
The Sleeter Group is a nationwide community of experts who provide technology
consulting services to small business owners, offering training programs and
seminars, and publishing QuickBooks reference materials and textbooks used by
more than 100 colleges in the United States. All trademarks are the property
of their respective companies. More information at www.sleeter.com.