The Iris Software Group, based in the United Kingdom, has acquired Doc.It. Terms were not disclosed. Doc.
It markets document management and workflow software and internet portals for accounting firms.
The company owns two practice management lines that are marketed in the United States. These are Practice Engine, which Iris purchased in March 2019, and the Star Practice Management system, acquired in October that year.
Iris produces a wide range of business software applications, including financials, payroll, HR management and education management. Its accounting products have been largely aimed at firms in the U.K.
However, Iris says it plans a larger presence in North America and “plans to hire significantly in North America over the coming months to broaden its service offerings for CPA firms.”
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind
