Management & compliance: accounting software is morphing to business management software.(From...

The accounting software market seems to be changing before our very eyes. Maybe it was always this way, but I don't think so. In the last two or three releases of most vendors' products, the nature of accounting systems is changing from operational and tactical to analytical and strategic me give you a few examples of What I mean and why it should affect your future purchases or recommendations.

Although accounting software doesn't all function at the same level, it is clear that most of the systems will do an adequate job at core financials today. This is not to say th