In the aftermath of floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, oil spills, droughts and other calamities that have occurred since 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved more than two million disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters for a total of $53.8 billion. Read more...

Vertex SMB has introduced a sales and use tax connector for QuickBooks. The connector allows QuickBooks users to utilize the Vertex SMB sales and use tax solution to perform calculations on invoices, look up tax rates, prepare and file returns, and maintain product taxability and compliance across multiple jurisdictions and states. The solution automatically performs instant and accurate sales tax calculations and syncs with QuickBooks to help ensure compliance with less effort, cost, and risk. Read more...

Seal Software announced today its newest version of its module for Salesforce.com, which provides seamless integration between Seal's Contract Discovery and Analytics software and Salesforce.com's leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. This version provides enhanced connectivity for users within an organization, resulting in invaluable customer insights from information locked within contractual documents. Read more...