Avalara LandedCost has been introduced by the Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based sales-and-use tax company Avalara. The application includes capabilities for tariff and harmonized system code classifications, and customs duty rates and enables merchants to calculate the taxes, tariffs, custom duties, and transportation fees associated with international shipping and delivery of products ordered online.

Dexter+Chaney has enhanced the project management functionality of its Spectrum Construction Software. The company has created what it calls a "unified project management solution within Spectrum, that integrates powerful project management tools with complete accounting, equipment management and document management solutions. In the 1990s, I wrote several articles about D+C, but it more or less vanished from sight for a while.

I.B.I.S has released a new version of Advanced Supply Chain Software for Microsoft Dynamics. The release incorporates three new modules Advanced Sales and Operations Planning, Advanced Procurement Management and Advanced Demand Planning. The software is designed to be ready for the new version of Dynamics AX, scheduled to be released this quarter.