XTuple, which makes open source financial software, has introduced a wide range of features and fixes with version 4.4 of its software. One particularly appeals to me and that's what the company calls the "simplification of sometimes-obscure ERP terminology to make the system more accessible" Probably more important to most users is the company's continued work to replicate desktop functionality on the Mobile Web client.

Acumatica has moved its application to Amazon Web Services which the company termed "the world's best cloud infrastructure." Ali Jani, VP of product management and services, said enhancements involved both Acumatica ERP and the Acumatica Cloud Platform. Enhancements in Acumatica 4.2 which also features expanded contract management to handle scenarios associated with subscription billings, including upgrades, retainers, rate control, third-party billings, delayed activation, and on-demand billing.

CPA firm Armanino has released Intacct-Adaptive Insights Solutions on Armanino's new Intacct marketplace. The cloud-based application links the Intacct accounting capabilities with Adaptive's budgeting and analytical tools. The offering includes an Integration Pack with prebuilt connectors and business logic for migrating trial balance, actuals and transaction-level detail to Adaptive Insights and budget information to Intacct.