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Intacct vs. NetSuite: New Facts and Focus

Intacct and Netsuite Comparison

The two leading cloud accounting and financial applications, Intacct and NetSuite, might seem to offer similar features, benefits, and even pricing. Software reviews suggest parity, but upon closer comparison, one solution emerges as the clear winner from a total cost, reporting, and productivity basis. Founded in 1998, NetSuite was the first cloud-based ERP, and no […]Read More

Intacct Continues To Grow and Expand Product Capabilities

Intacct Funding

Intacct, a leader in cloud financial management and accounting software, announced it has secured an additional $45 million of financing in a combination of venture funding and a debt package. The new funds will be used to further invest in company growth and expanded product capabilities. The majority of the new financing was secured through a $30 million […]Read More

Financial Reporting and Visibility for Software Companies

Financial Software For Software Companies

Software companies face variety of accounting challenges, from complex, evolving software revenue recognition guidelines, and a disconnected quote-to-cash process, to complex subscription billing and renewals management challenges. For every software company, meeting the demands of an increasingly complex business requires up to the minute and accurate information on revenue, expenses, cash flow and profitability. So, what […]Read More

QuickBooks Upgrade Guide For Growing Businesses

Outgrowing QuickBooks Whitepaper

QuickBooks, with over 4.5 million users, is one of the most popular small business accounting systems on the market (Source: PCWorld 9/13). While it is sufficient in meeting the needs of small businesses, many growing and larger companies and organizations find that it does not meet their needs due to its limitations. Thousands of former […]Read More

Economics of Cloud Financial Systems – Webinar

Economics of Cloud Accounting Webinar

Please join us Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET for a webinar entitled The Economics of Cloud Financial Systems.  Presented by Brian Dietz, CPA and President of Brittenford Systems, along with Shereen Mahoney as co-host and moderator, this webinar will: Provide an overview of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and […]Read More

Best Practices For Selecting Accounting Software – Webinar

Selecting Accounting Software

Do you want to take the risk and confusion out of selecting new accounting software? Join us for the Intacct sponsored webinar, Experts Share Best Practices for Selecting Accounting Software, Thursday, January 3rd at 11 AM PT / 2 PM to learn more about how to research, evaluate, and select the right software for your […]Read More

2014 Accounting and Financial Software Buyer’s Guide

Brittenford_2014BuyersGuide

In the last few years, the demands on the finance department—from real-time reporting to global consolidation—have increased significantly. At the same time, the choices for accounting and financial software have become much more complex. How do you begin to research, evaluate, and select the right software for your business? Read Intacct’s 2014 Buyer’s Guide to […]Read More

Integrated Project Accounting – Webinar

Project Accounting Intacct

Does your organization need to manage people, projects, and project profitability? As a key member for a finance team, you know there aren’t enough hours in the day to stay on top of your company financials and effectively respond to the never ending data requests. Join us for the Intacct sponsored webinar, Integrated Project Accounting, […]Read More

Revenue Recognition For Service Companies – Webcast

Revenue Recognition

Are you spending as much time deferring and recognizing revenue as completing projects? Is your finance team’s productivity impacted by complex revenue recognition rules and processes? Join us for the Intacct sponsored webinar, Revenue Recognition Made Easy For Services Companies, Thursday, Novemeber 14th at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. Intacct financial management and […]Read More

Using Cloud Computing to Change the Game for Finance

Strategic CFO Webcast

The majority of CFOs want to provide greater and more strategic value to their organizations. But they’re stuck managing inefficient accounting processes. Does this sound like you or a problem faced by your organization? Join us Wednesday, November 13 at 1:00 ET for our webinar, “The Strategic CFO – Using Cloud Computing to Change the […]Read More

Metrics: The Smarter Way to Manage Your Software Company

MetricsIntacct

Savvy CFOs know: the best-managed software companies confidently rely on clear, timely financial and operational metrics to improve daily operational performance, increase productivity, and drive profitability. Is your financial software solution giving you the right visibility into the benchmarks and metrics that facilitate operational management, capital budgeting, and strategic planning? Join us for the Intacct […]Read More

Key Reporting Features – Intacct Product Tour

Intacct Reporting Features

Timely and consistent information on revenue, cash flow, and profitability are required to make important decisions, but there’s a solution if your current accounting system can’t keep up. Join us for an Intacct product tour Tuesday, September 17th at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET that will take you through Intacct’s key reporting features and functionality. […]Read More

Intacct for Software Companies – Product Tour

Intacct for Software Companies

Software companies face variety of accounting challenges, from complex, evolving software revenue recognition guidelines, and a disconnected quote-to-cash process, to complex subscription billing and renewals management challenges. Want to learn why hundreds of software and cloud companies trust Intacct for their financial management system? Join us for an Intacct product tour Tuesday, August 13th at 10 AM […]Read More

Intacct Project Accounting Enhanced to Optimize Project Profitability

Intacct Project Accounting

Last week, Intacct announced new resource scheduling capabilities and enhancements to Intacct Project Accounting designed to offer a true best-in-class cloud financial system to manage services and project-based businesses to optimal performance. The recent improvements to the Intacct solution fulfill the company’s unique vision of delivering native support for automating both project accounting and project […]Read More

How to Select Accounting Software – Webinar

How to Select Accounting Software

In the last few years, the demands on the finance department—from real-time reporting to global consolidation—have increased significantly. At the same time, the choices for accounting and financial software have become much more complex. With so many alternatives for deploying financial applications, evaluators need to step back and ensure they understand the implications of all […]Read More

Advantage 2013 – Registration Opens June 14

Advantage 2013

Advantage is the premier event where Intacct customers and partners come together over five energizing days to share new capabilities and strategies that help your business grow to new levels of efficiency, productivity, and performance. Advantage 2013 will be held October 21-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Have you attended in past years? This year will […]Read More

Graduating From QuickBooks – Intacct Product Tour

Graduating From QuickBooks

Is your company currently using QuickBooks? Are you expecting growth? Growth makes business software an increasingly important factor in operations. QuickBooks can be an appropriate accounting system for some small and medium sized companies. However, your business needs may require an upgrade from your entry-level accounting system. Are you stretching the limits of QuickBooks? If […]Read More

Bob Scott’s Top VARs for 2013 Recognizes Brittenford Systems

Bob Scott

Reston, VA – May 8, 2013 – The Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2013 have been announced and Brittenford Systems has been selected as a top mid-market financial software reseller for the second year in a row! Members of the Top 100 class were selected based solely on annual revenue, however, the number of […]Read More

ExpenseConnect Demo Video Now Available

ExpenseConnect Demo

Do you use Concur for travel and expense management and need an automated solution for bringing this data seamlessly into Intacct? Integrate expense data seamlessly between Concur and Intacct with ExpenseConnect. ExpenseConnect is a packaged cloud-to-cloud integration product that eliminates the need for your organization to manually download and manipulate files for integrating data between […]Read More

ExpenseConnect™ Provides Expense Data Integration Between Concur and Intacct

ExpenseConnect

A new expense data integration product, called ExpenseConnect™, is now available and can be found in the new Concur® App Center. ExpenseConnect™ is a connector product that seamlessly integrates expense data between Concur, the leading provider of integrated travel and expense (T&E) management services, and the Intacct cloud financial management system. With ExpenseConnect™, integrating your […]Read More

Nonprofits Using QuickBooks: Solve Your 5 Toughest Accounting Challenges

Nonprofts using Quickbooks

Successful management of a nonprofit organization requires attention to detail. Careful administration of expenses and meticulous reporting practices are essential to meet regulatory compliance, and to secure future funding. The accounting demands on nonprofits are high. In particular, you need to: Track multiple business segments such as funds, grants, programs, donors, locations, and more. Manage […]Read More

Challenges of a Global, Multi-Entity Environment

Multi-Entity Accounting

A recent blog post from Intacct, The Cost of Managing Multiple Entities in a Global Economy, detailed the challenges and issues of operating within these environments. Below we will share more information including the challenges caused by a multi-entity environment, the two critical problems these challenges cause, and the solution. Challenges of Multi-Entity Environments In […]Read More

The Risks of Using a Traditional Financial System

10 Risks of Using a Traditional Financial System

A recent article from Intacct called, Traditional Financial Systems: A Long, Winding Road to Nowhere, shared 10 risks or problems associated with using a traditional financial system. Traditional financial systems typically lack the analytic functionality to support the intelligence needs and speed of business most companies operate. The lack of real-time information hinders management’s ability […]Read More

Free 30-Day Trial of Intacct

Inacct Free Trial

Brittenford Systems is now offering a 30-day FREE trial of Intacct cloud accounting software. Intacct cloud accounting software is one of the fastest growing software applications in North America. Typically, it serves as an upgrade to to entry-level systems or legacy on-premise systems. Notably, Intacct is the only AICPA-endorsed cloud software that is available as […]Read More

PositivePay Demo Video Now Available

PositivePay Demo Video

A check fraud prevention service is now available through Intacct Platform Services. PositivePay is a check fraud prevention system for your Intacct checking accounts. This service is fully integrated with the Cash Management Module and has the flexibility to meet any bank format required. Key benefits include: Dramatically reduces check fraud Can be used with all US banks and […]Read More

Ten Signs You’ve Outgrown QuickBooks and how Microsoft Dynamics GP Can Help

Outgrowing QuickBooks and Upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics GP

QuickBooks is one of the most popular small business accounting systems on the market.  There is no denying the success of the product with over 3.5 million users.  For the money, QuickBooks provides good value and a reasonable assortment of features to meet the needs of most small businesses and startups.  However, it does have […]Read More

Five Costly Mistakes When Selecting Accounting Software

Five Costly Mistakes when Selecting Accounting Software

Let’s face it, selecting new accounting software is hard.  The wrong decision, or no decision, can leave your organization without accurate and timely information, impact employee productivity, and allow competitors to move ahead.  On the other hand, the right decision can deliver vital information to key decision makers, automate processes, and increase profits. Brittenford Systems […]Read More

Data Migration and ERP Implementations: Do Not Be Afraid

Data Migration and ERP Implementations

You’ve undoubtedly heard the horror stories of botched data migration and the disastrous effects it can have on ERP implementations.  Some businesses are so terrified of the process that they remain prisoners to their ill-fitting, work-around accounting software, when what they need is an integrated business management solution. Data migration doesn’t have to be a […]Read More

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