Whether you're running your own business, working as a book-keeper or accountant for someone else, or the the IT guy making sure the business has access to the tools they need there's one software category you have to keep in your business' application kitbag. That's accounting software. But today's applications go far further than double-entry accounting, raising invoices and producing a monthly or quarterly report for the tax office. They integrate with warehouse and logistics applications, point of sale terminals and other systems making them the heart of your business' backoffice. Two of the biggest players on the market are the veteran MYOB and the fast-rising challenger Xero.

Cloud accounting software platform Xero has added new features to help small businesses track fixed assets and value depreciation for book keeping and tax purposes. Read on to find out more.

Small businesses can now offer customers the option to pay their invoices with Apple Pay through cloud accounting software provider Xero. Here's what you need to know.

It's been two years in the making but small business cloud accounting software company Xero has finally finished its data migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is one of the largest data migrations to the public cloud platform across Australia and New Zealand. Here are the details.

Every year, global cloud accounting company Xero runs a hackathon called Global Xplore. Hackathons aren't new -- you’ve no doubt heard about many of them over the years. But Xero did things a little differently this time and it has some wise words to share about what it takes to host a successful global hackathon and why it's such an important part of the company's culture.

Cloud accounting service provider Xero has developed a chatbox that lets its small business customers access information in their online accounting systems and automate tasks through Facebook Messenger. Here's what you have to know.

Going digital is in vogue these days and we've talked about how to transition to a paperless office. But it appears Australian small businesses still have a love affair with paper invoices and receipts, according to a survey by cloud accounting vendor Xero.

Many small businesses rely on email to communicate with customers, suppliers and even with staff internally. Invoices are often issued and received through email so being able to easily keep track of them would be a godsend for a lot of small business owners. This is why Xero now let's small business users send and receive emails directly through its cloud accounting software through an integration with Microsoft’s Outlook REST API. Here’s what you need to know.

Xero has updated its eponymous accounting platform, adding inventory and online quote modules.