Theresa Carey

Peachtree accounting solutions, targeted to small businesses, will release a new lineup of products June 13 that includes online banking, built-in bill pay and an internal accounting review that picks up errors and suspicious transactions. Another key new feature is Rapid Access Reports, which gives the user access to key reports that pertain to the […]

Sybase announced Monday the general availability of the Sybase Risk Analytics Platform, a risk management solution designed specifically for applications in capital markets. Driven by the growth in electronic trading, characterized by low margins, Sybase Inc. has designed this solution specifically for supporting trading applications in the capital markets. The platform is composed of three […]

Microsoft said Monday that it plans to launch a training and support program for accounting professionals who serve the small-business market. The program, called the Microsoft Professional Accountants Network, will give members access to a prerelease version of the new Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 package. The early peek is designed to let them […]

Within days of the dust settling from the SEC’s passage of the package of rules known as Regulation NMS, the New York Stock Exchange surprised the Street with its announced merger with Archipelago. The merged entities will form a new company, to be called NYSE Group, which will be publicly traded. NYSE’s chair, John Thain, […]

A set of rules called the Regulation National Market System intends to modernize and strengthen the markets for equity securities. One of its more controversial provisions, which will have a significant IT effect on U.S. exchanges, is the trade-through rule, which is currently used at the New York Stock Exchange. With the passage of Reg […]

Thanks to a software upgrade announced Tuesday, traders using the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Galax-C handheld trading devices now can trade options on futures for any options contracts currently listed on CME Globex, the exchange’s electronic trading platform. Handheld trading was launched at the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) in 1999, and by January 2004, about 31,000 […]

Actuate Corp. has published the Actuate Financial Performance Management (FPM) system, which integrates data from disparate systems to provide on-demand reports to every employee with financial accountability. Companies using Actuate FPM can distribute fiscal responsibility throughout the enterprise, help drive financial performance and assist in compliance with federal regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Actuate, […]

Avalara, which serves the small and medium-sized business market with integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions, has released its AvaTax ST sales and use tax calculation service for Microsoft’s Great Plains accounting system version 8.0. AvaTax ST for Great Plains versions 7.0 and 7.5 were released in 2004. “AvaTax ST works behind the scenes in […]