November 9, 2009

Despite Economy, Market Still Ripe for Accounting Tech

Technology vendors are feeling some of the effects of the tightened economy, but some accounting tech vendors are still growing. BQE Expands BQE Software, which makes the popular BillQuick program and offers business management software for professional services organizations, announced today that it has acquired Orange Loft, LLC, the makers of ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice, which... Read more »

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Technology vendors are feeling some of the effects of the tightened economy, but some accounting tech vendors are still growing.

BQE Expands
BQE Software, which makes the popular BillQuick program and offers business management software for professional services organizations, announced today that it has acquired Orange Loft, LLC, the makers of ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice, which help architects and engineers manage their business more efficiently.

BQE also recently announced the expansion of its Australia office and has established a sales and support center in Europe. In September 2009, the company was listed in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. More on the BQE acquisition at www.cpata.com/go/2651

Sleeter Conference Kicks Off
The Sleeter Group’s annual technology conference for accountants and tech consultants serving small businesses officially opens tomorrow and runs through Thursday, but pre-conference activities are underway starting today in Orlando, Florida. Highlights of the Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference include:

• 59 CPE sessions in seven tracks
• 49 exhibitor/sponsor software and service vendors, including 19 that are new this year
• 20% of the attendees are attending their first Sleeter Conference
• Announcement of 2010 Awesome QuickBooks Add-ons Awards
• Several vendors will be launching new products and programs at the conference

More information about The Sleeter Group’s Conference at: www.cpata.com/go/2652.

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Isaac M. O'Bannon

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Managing Editor

Isaac M. O'Bannon is the managing editor and digital content manager for CPA Practice Advisor (www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com), drawing on two decades of experience covering the areas of professional accounting, taxation, business productivity and consumer technologies. . Prior to CPA Practice Advisor, O'Bannon was a consultant at firms in San Francisco, Denver and Tulsa, serving clients that included Logitech, Polycom, Hilti, Microsoft, the Stanford Research Institute, the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering and other technology leaders. He is a U.S. Navy groundforces veteran (never a SEAL). Email: isaac.obannon - @ - cpapracticeadvisor.com . Isaac OBannon 2019 Cropped Small Headshot