Xero reaches 147,000 Australian customers, will offer free trial through Telstra

Xero reaches 147,000 Australian customers, will offer free trial through Telstra
By Suze Metherell Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Xero, the cloud-based accounting software, says it has more than 147,000 paying customers in Australia and plans a free trial offer of its service through Australia's largest telecommunications provider, Telstra. The Wellington-based company had 109,000 Australian customers at March 31, as well as 5,328 current partners, according to chief executive Rod Drury's annual general meeting presentation to shareholders in July. The company is pushing to take market share of small business accounting in...