Intuit plans to eliminate 249 jobs, mostly in the software company's Small Business Group. The company's decision this week follows its announced plans to sell its DemandForce, QuickBase and Quicken operation to concentrate on its core tax and accounting business. This follows the June loss of 399 jobs. Added together, the number cut are less than 1 percent of the nearly 8,000 employees reported when the fiscal year ended on June 31. Officially, Intuit said the layoffs will help it to enhance "focus on and investment in businesses that strengthen the ecosystem and align with two strategic goals: to be the operating system behind small business success, and to do the nations' taxes in the U.S. and Canada".

A suit by former shareholders of MYOB against the Sage Group has been dismissed. Sage said this week. Sage, based in the United Kingdom, was in talks to buy MYOB, based in Australia, in 2011. However, Sage pulled out of the negotiation. Funds advised by the Archer Group , which then were MYOB shareholders, initiated the lawsuit. MYOB was then purchased by Bain Capital. Reports at the time said the Bain offering was about $100 million (Australian) less than what Sage had offered. Sage issued a press release that statement all claims were dismissed on all counts and Sage would take action to recover costs it incurred in its defense.

FinancialForce.com has opened an office in downtown Chicago, Ill., joining the San Francisco, Calif., company headquarters as its sites in the United States. The company expects there will be 40 employees in the new location by the end of 2015 and that it will become a major U.S. hub supporting functions from sales to marketing and consulting. The press release announcing the opening said the site would be important for supporting the customer base. The company, which received $110 million in funding in March, expects to employ 700 people by year's end.