Cincinnati, OH - November 13, 2009 - Bob Scott's™ Insights, a publication of the Progressive Media Group, is pleased to announce that Martin & Associates has been selected as a member of the 2009 VAR Stars, a group of 100 organizations that are being honored for their accomplishments mid-marketing financial software.

"This award is made to honor organizations for factors such as quality performance and leadership in their arena. It is made without regard to the volume of annual sales made by these businesses, although their ability to achieve notable growth is considered," says executive editor Bob Scott.

This is the first year that the award has been made by Bob Scott's™ Insights, a weekly electronic newsletter and companion Web site. However, Scott has been providing information, analysis and humor to value-added resellers and suppliers of mid-market accounting software since 1991 and has been involved in the awarding of previous industry honors.

Scott, who was editor of the former Accounting Technology for 12 years, is also executive editor of another Progressive Media Group publication, The Progressive Accountant, which is available at www.progressiveaccountant.com. Bob Scott's™ Insights is available at www.bobscottsinsights.com. The Progressive Media Group, a leader in B2B online media, is headquartered in Clifton,N.J. It helps business marketers reach targeted decision-makers through our portfolio of email newsletters, websites, edirectories, job boards, webinars, live events and databases focusing on the nonprofit, healthcare, finance/accounting, human resources, education, construction, government, supply chain, retail, distribution, manufacturing and professionals industries.

About Martin and Associates
Martin and Associates is an accounting and information technology consulting firm specializing in providing small to medium sized companies the right business software solution. Founded in 1988 and chartered as a CPA firm, Martin and Associates is dedicated to providing the best solutions available for our customers, leveraging IT skills with accounting knowledge.

Martin and Associates provides business solutions through technology for small to medium sized businesses. Martin and Associates represents the leading middle-market business software solutions such as BusinessWorks, MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 200 for SQL Server, MAS 500, SalesLogix, Abra Suite Human Resources, Best Fixed Assets, Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics, eEnterprise and Small Business Manager. Martin and Associates also provides support for the leading network operating system platforms, including Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, and NT, Novell and Unixware. MWA.net offers ISP services for ebusiness hosting and mail services. Please contact us for more information on any of our products or services at (513) 772-7284.