Intuit gave executives hefty compensation increases for the year ended July 31, bringing them closer to their 2008 earnings. And CEO Brad Smith had a very good year as his $13.9 million in total compensation more than tripled what he got in 2009. That total compared to $3.7 million last year and $11.6 million in fiscal 2008. Smith had the same $800,000 base salary as in 2009. But he had $8.5 million in stock awards, compared to just over $2 million in 2009 and $4.9 million in 2008. Read more...

NetSuite, never shy about trash talking, said that more than 500 companies have switched from Sage's business products to NetSuite.  The Internet-based company didn’t spell out a time frame (this year, since NetSuite started, since the last Ice Age?), but apparently the numbers claimed are worldwide as it mentions the U.S.-based MAS line and the English Line 50 and Line 500. Read more...

In the last three months, TIW, which markets the Alere accounting and manufacturing line, has gone to the Web with Alere Cloud.  And one of the prime elements appealing to end users and resellers is the product's customization capabilities, says marketing director Roy Hoffman. Read more...

Accounting software developer Cyma Systems has hooked up with Piracle to make the latter's system the authorized Secure Payment Processing platform for Cyma. Piracle products include Create-A-Check, RapidRemit eXpress and Secure Printing Service users. Cyma has been busier than usual in 2010. It hooked up with Red Gear Technology, parent to TaxWorks, to provide its accounting software in that company's product line. During the summer, it also said Cyma was repositioning itself as a payroll and HR application supplier.

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