Sage plans to court accountants more aggressively as it works to breathe new life into the Sage Accountants' Network.  The company is looking at what it can do to improve the relationships accountants have with their clients and providing more information on how firms can better run their businesses, and not just try to get firms to use Sage applications. “It’s really a revitalization,” said Connie Certusi, SVP and general manager of Sage’s small business accounting solutions unit. Certusi, in an interview conducted today at the Sage Summit user conference in Atlanta, Ga., said that the company was actively promoting SSAN by providing free members to attendees at the Sleeter Group’s Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference running concurrently in Orlando, Fla.,

Thomson Reuters reported that revenue for its Tax & Accounting business rose by 9 percent before currency adjustments as operating profit dropped by 10 percent for the second quarter ended September 30. That came despite double-digit declines in print revenue which wiped out gains in its online tax research business.

Many have discussed return on investment for Web sites. Joe Rotella, chief technology officer of Delphia Consulting, put together a series of measurements designed to make financial sense out of Web performance. However, ”Is Your Web presence Working 10 Ways to Measure Your Web ROI,” presented at last month's CCH User Conference, he cautioned repeatedly that “your mileage may vary.”