Mobile technology

While file-storing services have faced increased scrutiny in the wake of numerous privacy hacks, Dropbox's history and size - along with the quick and transparent response required of such an industry heavyweight - have made concerns increasingly negligible.

With many companies using Concur’s travel management and expense software internally, its integrated app TripIt is a no-brainer for most business travelers to have on their smart devices.

Chris Rush of ADP discusses the changing demographics, technology and regulation in the accounting profession and how firm leaders can deal with succession planning, recruitment, retention, cloud computing, and the Affordable Care Act, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Xero kicked off Xerocon, the cloud accounting software provider’s North American user conference, by announcing new partnerships, including relationships with Apple and Avalara.

Bill Price, CFO at the accounts payable and payment automation company MineralTree has identified eight issues that companies looking to implement mobile accounting – and bring their teams into the digital age – must consider.

Like the rest of the world, accounting professionals are quickly adopting mobile technology.

Intuit unveiled a new app, Sync with PayPal, that automatically imports PayPal sales transactions, fees, discounts and taxes directly into QuickBooks Online.

SalesVu, the recently launched mobile ERP solution, offers a range of remote management capabilities for small business customers via its POS app for iPhone and iPad.

Jim McGinnis of Intuit discusses how cloud and mobile technology and automation are affecting accountants and their practices, in an interview with Accounting Technology editor-in-chief Danielle Lee.

ClassPass is foremost a membership program, but its companion app speaks to the mobility of its mission.

Bookkeeping tool Receipt Bank has entered the wearable market with its new app, Practice Platform, available via web browser, iOS, Android and Apple Watch, as the newly released product’s first bookkeeping app.

One Up launched its mobile accounting app for small businesses, with a suite that also includes automatic inventory, CRM and invoicing.

Sam’s Club, the membership warehouse club owned by Wal-Mart, is teaming up with a New York City-based accounting firm known as 1-800Accountant to offer accounting and tax services that can be accessed via mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Tax season is finally over. For many, now is a time for some relaxation before ramping back up for summer work.

Doblin, Deloitte’s innovation and design practice, released a Ten Types of Innovation app for iPad, providing interactive tools and processes to help businesses discover, develop and test new growth opportunities.

Chat apps are currently a hot commodity, but it takes a balance of ease and cool functionality for any of them to overtake traditional email communication.

As a digital assistant, EasilyDo promises to be as indispensable as its human counterpart, organizing everything from travel to email.

Intuit announced the acquisition of on-demand marketplace solution Playbook HR, as well as nine new apps that integrate with QuickBooks Online.

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

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.