Fairly frequently, someone asks a variant of the following question: "Do you think that Microsoft Great Plains is going to dominate the accounting software market? If the question implies that ...

The great software octopus that is Microsoft just got bigger. With the acquisition of Great Plains Software Inc. in a $1.1 billion stock swap, announced yesterday, the Redmond giant is spreading its ...

Intuit's grip on small-business accounting has been virtually unchallenged for years, but Microsoft wants to grab some customers from Intuit's hold. Since Intuit introduced its QuickBooks software in ...

Intuit's grip on small-business accounting has been virtually unchallenged for years, but Microsoft wants to grab some customers from Intuit's hold. Since Intuit introduced its QuickBooks software in ...

Bank One Corp.'s alliance with Microsoft Corp. has produced a suite of cash management software and banking services, Integrated Cash Management Solutions, that the companies announced Wednesday.

Fidesic offers Great Plains VARs a natural add-on for their installed customer base, said Fidesic CEO Naseem Tuffaha. The solution, which is designed for the midmarket, also provides partners with ...