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ExpenseWatch.com Selected as 'Awesome QuickBooks Add-on'

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ExpenseWatch.com has been honored by The Sleeter Group as one of its 2010 "Awesome Add-ons for QuickBooks." The award recognizes ExpenseWatch.com as one of the most productive and effective technologies that enhance the world's most popular business management software.

ExpenseWatch.com allows small and midsized businesses to create an end-to-end system to control, reduce and report on all company spending from when requests are made through to the posting of approved transactions into QuickBooks and other accounting systems.

As the largest network of QuickBooks consultants, The Sleeter Group has members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. The awards were formally announced at the Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference in Orlando, Florida, an annual event that showcases businesses management tools and technologies to consultants and accounting professionals who serve business clients.

"ExpenseWatch.com is 'awesome' because it fills a niche that many QuickBooks users need," said Doug Sleeter, the founder of The Sleeter Group. "As the most widely-used small business accounting software, there is an incredible demand from users for the software to do just about everything."

Of the hundreds of technologies that are designed to enhance QuickBooks, ExpenseWatch.com was one of only nine selected as an Awesome Add-on for 2010. "Its superior integration with QuickBooks, overall design, outstanding features and conformance with appropriate accounting standards make it an effective solution for many businesses," Sleeter said.

"Being named an Awesome Add-on for QuickBooks by the Sleeter Group is a great honor for us," said Bill Vergantino, ExpenseWatch.com president and CEO. "We are laser focused on delivering comprehensive expense management solutions to enable small and midsized businesses to control and reduce spending. This award validates that we successfully address the void for spend control within the QuickBooks community, while complimenting our customers' strategic use of this accounting system."

"Before awarding the 'awesome' label, The Sleeter Group's staff considers several factors that consultants and business owners need answers to," Sleeter added. Products selected for the honor must meet the following criteria:

    --  Show superior design, implementation and features.
    --  Integrate with QuickBooks using best practices of the QuickBooks SDK
        programming guidelines;
    --  Use appropriate transaction types and field population for recording
        data into QuickBooks so as to preserve and/or enhance the standard
        reporting features in QuickBooks; and

    --  Conform to good accounting principles and operating standards.

About ExpenseWatch.com

ExpenseWatch.com is a Web-based service that empowers small and midsized businesses to control and reduce all company spending. Comprehensive modules for Expense Reports, Purchasing and AP Invoice Management stand alone or work as a fully integrated suite. Company spending processes are automated with policies and controls applied across the entire organization. ExpenseWatch.com provides complete visibility into all company spending--what's been paid, and the purchases, invoices and expense reports waiting to be approved or paid. Annual subscriptions include implementation, training and support. For more information call 866-399-2824 or visit www.ExpenseWatch.com.

About The Sleeter Group

The Sleeter Group is a nationwide community of technology experts who provide consulting services to small and mid-sized business owners. Since 1993, it has trained more than 30,000 business and accounting professionals through seminars and conferences. The group also publishes QuickBooks reference materials and textbooks used by more than 100 colleges in the United States. More information: Sleeter.com.

SOURCE ExpenseWatch.com