Danielle Lee

Libra, makers of bitcoin tax-accounting service LibraTax, released two new services to help businesses and CPAs account for digital currency transactions.

The benefits of relaxation are obvious, but the methods for attaining it increasingly nebulous in today’s over-sensory work environments.

Cybersecurity is a CEO-level issue, stated David Finn, executive director of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, during his closing day keynote of the 2015 Microsoft Convergence Conference.

Avalara announced the launch of Avalara ExciseRates, a free fuel tax calculator for buyers and sellers of bulk fuel.

Microsoft announced the Spring '15 release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, featuring enhancements in the five areas of productivity, social, mobility, analytics and knowledge.

Armanino released a Forecast Management solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, also compatible with all CRM solutions, enabling sales and operations executives to develop detailed sales forecasts.

“We are at the dawn of a new generation of business systems,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in his keynote to kick off Microsoft’s 2015 Convergence Conference, “with unlimited computing capacity in the cloud.”

Sageworks announced a marketing partnership with QBExpress, Intuit’s large network of QuickBooks consultants.

Socius has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Program, adding the cloud-based ERP and omnichannel commerce software to its portfolio of Microsoft, Sage and Syspro solutions.

Intuit announced two new QuickBooks Online integrations with ecommerce companies Bigcommerce and Shopify to provide accounting and bookkeeping for businesses selling on these platforms.

Vertex SMB introduced a returns-only offering of its cloud-based solution.

Zuora announced a new $115 million investment, bringing the total amount of capital raised to fund its RBM platform to $250 million.

Avalara announced the acquisition of the tax content, determination, and compliance technology for Brazil from information and technology consulting company SuitePlus.

A majority of technology CFOs in the U.S. have increased their spending on cybersecurity in the last year, according to BDO USA’s annual survey.

Deloitte introduced a new analytics platform for internal auditors to support the end-to-end audit process with data visualization, risk sensing and analytic techniques.

As another winter season comes to an end, so do most people’s patience with the travel plans that have been delayed, canceled or generally made unbearable by all the usual variables, weather-related or otherwise.

RKL Solutions announced the acquisition of fellow Sage partner Accuvar.

Bill.com has hired Sheela Zemlin as senior vice president of sales and customer success.

Xero announced the availability of its new app for iPad, designed specifically for the device.

BlackLine announced the hiring of Mark Partin as chief financial officer.