Applix Inc., a $52.2 million business intelligence and performance management software provider based in Westborough, Mass., has released Applix 9.1 Unicode in simplified Chinese, thus allowing global companies to perform business analytics across operations and finance.

CFOs are cutting back on expectations for capital spending, hiring and prices, according to a survey of CFOs by Financial Executives International (FEI) and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business.

New FASB rules on fair value accounting are expected to lead to volatility and restatements in the area of derivatives