August 14, 2013
FreshBooks Launches Android App for Small Business Accounting
Highly Anticipated App Extends Cloud Accounting Solution to the Android platform
August 14, 2013
Accountants moving to the cloud for convenience and to go paperless
Distributed computing and shared responsibilities are driving more and more accountants to the cloud and to the “No Check” CEO paradigm
August 5, 2013
Cloud accounting helps power the North Dakota oil boom
Carol Rogne's business is based in Fargo, but its growing customer base is in North Dakota's Oil Patch. DFC Consultants, which Rogne founded in Dickinson 24 years ago, offers business software and other services.
July 31, 2013
Small business playbook gives SMBs a chance to win Super Bowl ad
Intuit announced its new small business program aimed at helping SMBs share their stories while giving them resources to help them succeed. Participants will also have a chance to get their own 30-second television ad aired during the Super Bowl.
July 30, 2013
Taking Your Firm and Clients to the Cloud: 2013 Reviews of Hosting Providers
Cloud server based hosting of applications which have historically run on desktop or laptop Windows computers is a hot trend with accounting professionals.
July 29, 2013
2013 Review of Xcentric
Best Firm Fit: Professional tax & accounting firms who wish to outsource their IT infrastructure and desktop hosting functions to a specialized national provider which serves tax and accounting professionals exclusively. Strengths: Xcentric has experience hosting and supporting all of the major CPA firm application suites used by mid-sized CPA firms, including Thomson Reuters, Intuit,...…
July 29, 2013
2013 Review of Cloudvara
Best Firm Fit: Organizations who need to host a small number of non-standard applications in a high availability environment for access in multiple locations. Also, small to mid-sized firms (1-50 users) and small businesses who wish to host all of their applications on a cloud server. The company considers itself a “boutique” hosting firm that...…
July 29, 2013
2013 Review of Cloud9 Real Time
Best Firm Fit: Cloud9 hosts numerous applications and custom virtual servers for a wide range of industries, including accounting firms, law firms, and general small businesses. The company reports that 65% of their users work with professional tax and accounting firms. Also, as one of two providers in this review which offer hosting of Canadian...…
July 29, 2013
2013 Review of Qutera
Best Firm Fit: Organizations looking for basic QuickBooks or multi-user Sage 50 hosting at an attractive price, or those who need hosted virtual servers. Also, firms with an IT department who need expertise in some, but not all, areas of hosting data online and would like an outside technical resource to serve as a backup...…
July 29, 2013
2013 Review of Right Networks
Best Firm Fit:Any company looking to leverage the efficiencies of the cloud to successfully grow their business. Also, firms who are looking to expand their practice and provide higher value to clients by offering them a mobile, collaborative, fully managed environment to access their desktop accounting applications. Strengths: The Company is an authorized host for...…
July 8, 2013
How small businesses benefit from cloud accounting systems
From the July 2013 issue. In its 2013 SMB Cloud Insights Market Outlook report, hosting services provider Parallels estimates the worldwide market for cloud services aimed at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has reached $45 billion – up 30 percent relative to the prior year. Parallels further projects the SMB cloud services market will hit...…
June 8, 2013
New cloud-based accounting system for manufacturers
The system will enable manufacturers to efficiently manage their production related activities so they can grow and be profitable.