Intuit has agreed to recommend Right Networks for users who want to have a third-party host their Lacerte and ProSeries tax applications. But as important is Intuit will provide support for hosting users.
Although some tax software users had previously used Right Networks, Intuit did not provide support on the hosting end, according to Jorge Olavarrieta, VP of product management and strategy for the Pro Connect Group, which is responsible for professional tax applications. Also, installation will be handled by Intuit’s engineering team
“Sometimes there’s give and take between what is going on with the software and what is going on with the hosting,” Olavarrieta said this week. While Intuit will recommend Right Networks, customers can choose any hosting company
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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
