And any new corporate enterprise software like the kind sold by Oracle and SAP will only be successful if it is designed to be as easy to use as Intuit?s Quickbooks, Google or Apple Computer 's iTunes.

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The index is based on data from Intuit Online Payroll and QuickBooks Online Payroll, covering the period from Dec. 24 through Jan. 23.

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Intuit ( INTU, 59), maker of QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax, invests heavily in innovation.

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Smith claims Intuit will do the same for small businesses and provided an example with QuickBooks Online trends.

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