Avalara.

• Position: TAX SOFTWARE - AvaTax[TM]

Avalara has announced that an interface of its innovative AvaTax[TM] with Sage Software's MAS 500 ERP--developed by Sage MAS 500 Master Developer Baker Consulting LLC--is now shipping. This integration is available for users of Sage's award-winning Sage MAS 500 accounting software package, and joins other already-deployed Avalara/Sage interfaces, including Sage Software's Sage MAS 90 ERP, Sage MAS 200 ERP and Sage Accpac ERP. Avalara claims to be the nation's only on-demand sales tax solution provider for small and mid-sized businesses.

"Sage Software produces some of the most effective accounting software packages designed for the small and mid-sized business market," says Jared Vogt, chairman and CEO of Avalara, based in Bainbridge Island, Wash. "Because we exclusively serve the SMB market, it has always been part of our business plan to integrate fully with Sage's range of accounting systems."

Creation of this interface was made possible through AvaTax SDK, a software developer's kit initially used primarily by clients that needed to have AvaTax's distinctive functionality built into their e-commerce transaction engines. Early innovators using this SDK feature include USA Today Online, Wayport and...