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Could Generative AI Kill Small Business Software?

NetSuite’s AI vision could collapse the small biz software market – by making ERP so simple even sole traders can use it. Are we on the path to software singularity?

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NetSuite’s AI Chief: “Generative AI Is a Usability Revolution”

NetSuite’s AI Chief: “Generative AI Is a Usability Revolution”

Oracle NetSuite’s SVP of AI, Brian Chess, explains how embedded generative AI is reshaping ERP usability, enabling finance teams to code, and making NetSuite more accessible for small businesses.

NetSuite’s AI Vision Comes with a White Lotus Twist, Says Founder

Intuit builds "done-for-you" tax model based on AI

Accounting Software

How Accountants will Use AI assistants for Tax Advice

November 14, 2023

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“What, Me Worry?” Reckon Shrugs Off Rocky Outlook

First, its global licensor took back QuickBooks, the household brand name. Then the dream deal with MYOB evaporated.

Could Generative AI Kill Small Business Software?

NetSuite’s AI vision could collapse the small biz software market – by making ERP so simple even sole traders can use it. Are we on the path to software singularity?

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How White Transformed An Employment Agency’s Culture with a Platform Upgrade

Kristina White knew that Omnia Inclusive Employment Solutions needed a better financial system to achieve its business goals

October 14, 2020

Accounting Software

Will Waddle Wind Up Wedged into Xero? A Chat with Xero’s Steve Vamos

One of Xero’s biggest moves this year was its acquisition of invoice-funding service Waddle.

October 14, 2020

Accounting Software

Xero HQ’s Future As a CRM for Practices: A Chat with Xero’s Heads of Product

The company announced at this year’s virtual get-together, Xero On Air, that it was finally fixing this integration problem by creating a master record in Xero HQ.

Accounting Software

Coronavirus Fightback: Software Deals to Keep You Trading

Here’s a list of software discounts and specials (usually three months free) to help businesses keep trading through the Coronavirus lockdown and its aftermath.

February 14, 2020

Accounting Software

MYOB’s New CEO Is Building A New MYOB – And This Time It’s War

Within seconds of meeting Greg Ellis it’s clear that the new MYOB will be a very different beast to that led by his predecessor

January 10, 2020

Accounting Software

How Xero NAB Payments Could Fix a Billion-Dollar Problem

Xero NAB Payments, released in the last month of 2019, is a sleeper. But it could have a profound impact on the scourge of invoice fraud.

November 1, 2019

Highlights from Sage Intacct’s Roadmap: Intacct Advantage 2019

Sage Intacct made some pretty major promises on stage at its annual conference in Las Vegas this month to get the crowd ready and amped

October 30, 2019

Is This The Future of Sage? An Intro to Intacct

Sage Intacct is an enterprise finance platform in the cloud ERP category, stronger in services-based industries rather than manufacturing or inventory.

September 20, 2019

Accounting Software

Full Product Wrap for Xerocon Brisbane 2019 – The Real Xero Stands Up

Xero is evolving from a single ledger in the cloud to a platform rich with data

September 13, 2019

Accounting Software

Xero CEO on Global Expansion and Xero’s Future as a Data Platform (Xerocon 2019)

After a year in the big chair, Xero CEO Steve Vamos showed at Xerocon how he has been busy making his mark.

Accounting Software

QuickBooks Online Adds Auto-Updating Insurance for Australian Users (w/ Interview)

I caught up with Expense Check CEO Nigel Fellowes-Freeman to find out the backstory behind this major move for Intuit.

Intuit Adds Bookkeeping Services with QuickBooks Live

Intuit announced today that it will start testing a new service in Australia called QuickBooks Live

Why Cin7 Wants To Join The ERP Club. Does It Have A Case?

Cin7’s lack of usability was simply frustrating. It had functionality scattered all over the place. Like a field that showed up in two pages under different

Accounting Software

Testing the Limits of Xero for Businesses With Higher Transaction Volumes

There are questions about how well Xero performs under "higher loads". Our first concern was for medium-sized wholesalers.

“What, Me Worry?” Reckon Shrugs Off Rocky Outlook

First, its global licensor took back QuickBooks, the household brand name. Then the dream deal with MYOB evaporated.

Tips to Keep the Consulting Bench Profitable in Your Firm

Thinking seriously about adding a lucrative consulting arm to your accounting firm? One of the biggest challenges is making sure you have enough work to fill

Wiise Guys: KPMG Teams Up with CBA Bank to Sell Microsoft Accounting Software

Wiise is a step up from small business accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks Online and MYOB.

February 16, 2018

How machine learning and artificial intelligence will change accounting – AB Expo 2018

Inbal Steinberg was fed up with the constant marketing talk about artificial intelligence at accounting software expos so she decided to find out the truth.

November 25, 2017

Accounting Software

Intuit's Plans for QuickBooks Online Span ERP, Practice Suites and Loans: QB Connect 2017

At this year’s QuickBooks Connect conference in San Jose, I interviewed the irrepressible Sasan Goodarzi, head of Intuit’s Small Business division

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