Theresa Carey

Peachtree accounting solutions, targeted to small businesses, will release a new lineup of products June 13 that includes online banking, built-in bill pay and an internal accounting review that picks up errors and suspicious transactions. Another key new feature is Rapid Access Reports, which gives the user access to key reports that pertain to the […]

Sybase announced Monday the general availability of the Sybase Risk Analytics Platform, a risk management solution designed specifically for applications in capital markets. Driven by the growth in electronic trading, characterized by low margins, Sybase Inc. has designed this solution specifically for supporting trading applications in the capital markets. The platform is composed of three […]

Microsoft said Monday that it plans to launch a training and support program for accounting professionals who serve the small-business market. The program, called the Microsoft Professional Accountants Network, will give members access to a prerelease version of the new Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 package. The early peek is designed to let them […]

Following several days of intense speculation about a possible buyout by rival online broker E-Trade Financial, Ameritrades board of directors issued a press release this morning, firmly stating that the company is not for sale. E-Trade confirmed that it had made a bid for Ameritrade a few hours after the press release was issued by […]

Reports of a major deal in the online brokerage space have the industry buzzing. The buyout of behemoth Ameritrade by one of its key rivals, E-Trade Financial, would combine two of the largest retail online brokerages during an uncertain time for the industry, as volumes slide sideways and growth is hard to find. Discussion online […]

Within days of the dust settling from the SECs passage of the package of rules known as Regulation NMS, the New York Stock Exchange surprised the Street with its announced merger with Archipelago. The merged entities will form a new company, to be called NYSE Group, which will be publicly traded. NYSEs chair, John Thain, […]

A set of rules called the Regulation National Market System intends to modernize and strengthen the markets for equity securities. One of its more controversial provisions, which will have a significant IT effect on U.S. exchanges, is the trade-through rule, which is currently used at the New York Stock Exchange. With the passage of Reg […]

After months of debate, the SEC was set to vote on a package of rule changes, known as Regulation NMS, on Wednesday. The intent of Reg NMS, which is composed of a series of initiatives, is to modernize and strengthen the NMS (national market system) for equity securities. However, the new regulation highlight the differences […]

Thanks to a software upgrade announced Tuesday, traders using the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges Galax-C handheld trading devices now can trade options on futures for any options contracts currently listed on CME Globex, the exchanges electronic trading platform. Handheld trading was launched at the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) in 1999, and by January 2004, about 31,000 […]

Among the many requirements mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is timely reporting on a companys level of compliance. Once the firms starting point has been determined, long-term compliance monitoring is the next step, involving software and systems that provide the security and electronic audit trails necessary to guarantee ongoing compliance. Ecora Software Corp. announced the […]

Emagia Corporation, which publishes a suite of cash flow management solutions, has made a toolkit and a series of webcasts available to help companies with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Emagias SOX Readiness Toolkit, which is free of charge to users, contains tools for organizations interested in an assessment of their internal controls for receivables and payables. The […]

Bottomline, a provider of financial Business Process Management software and managed services, announced on Monday that it will support JSR (Java Specification Request) 168 within its purchase-to-pay business applications. This development allows Bottomlines applications to run on the J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) portal standard, enabling Web portals and portlets to interoperate. Bottomline Technologies […]