Australian businesses using QuickBooks Online can now buy 10 types of insurance through their accounting software at prices up to 20 percent cheaper than market rates, claims partner ExpenseCheck. This is only the second type of financial service that Intuit has offered through the QuickBooks Online platform, and the first outside of the US. The ability […]
Thomson Reuters is following Wolters Kluwer into the next generation of cloud based practice management software. It is no longer enough to be the repository for accounting wisdom; TR and WK see the opportunity to be the world in which accounting practitioners operate. Both are working on similar concepts. Instead of accountants switching tabs to […]
Intuit has launched a bookkeeping service in the US and announced it in Australia in what looks like the beginning of a global rollout. QuickBooks Live targets the 40 percent of businesses that don’t have an accountant or bookkeeper connected to their QuickBooks file. US startups such as Bench sell bookkeeping services directly to small […]
NB. The image above is from a test in the US and may not reflect Australian pricing or packages. Intuit announced today that it will start testing a new service in Australia called QuickBooks Live that includes file setup and basic bookkeeping. The service will be provided by independent bookkeepers who are certified as QuickBooks Pro […]
This year MYOB has shown the first fruits of a long-awaited revamp of its Accountants Enterprise and Office software. Well, not so much a revamp as a staged rollout, and it’s only getting started. There’s plenty more to come under its “connected practice” vision. Still, it is a very positive sign for all those firms […]
Last week at SuiteWorld 2019, Oracle NetSuite announced the release of their updated SuiteAnalytics Workbook tool. It is designed to draw insights out of this vast dataset and float critical information without users having to go and search for it. Workbook surfaces the information that users need when they need it and filters out the […]
Oracle NetSuite has launched a free research and benchmarking service that draws on anonymised data from 16,000 companies using its ERP (enterprise resource planning) platform. The service, called Brainyard, will “give everyone across the technology ecosystem equal access to the research, data and practical advice needed to grow and run a business”, the company said […]
ERP software companies have wanted to crack the SME market for a long time, yet rarely invested in more than marketing. Now, however, they are changing products and customising deployments to fit the appetite and wallets of small businesses. Oracle NetSuite, a well-established cloud ERP provider, is heavily promoting its SuiteSuccess initiative. Netsuite is trying […]
Picking an ERP (enterprise resource planning system) is a daunting prospect. ERPs are not only more expensive than accounting software, they are more complex to set up and operate. Then there is the cost of retraining; an ERP is a business platform usually used by every employee in the company. A quality implementation partner can […]
For the past five years I advised people to only use Cin7 if it had specific functionality that they required. Otherwise, it was better to opt for other inventory apps simply because they were more usable. Cin7’s lack of usability was simply frustrating. It had functionality scattered all over the place. Like a field that […]
You have to give it to the team at Apple, they know how to stand out in a crowd. Check out the picture of that new credit card. No expiry, no CVV, no number. Just a blank slate of titanium with your name under the Apple logo (of course). Every other premium credit card looks […]
