technology

three strategies to improve buy-in for change

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feeling the frustration?

by dustin hostetler
flowtivity

dustin hostetler

how many times has your cpa firm implemented a process change or new technology, only to find out on the back-end after implementation, that only a fraction of the firm is following the new process or using all the features?

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if you answered something along the lines of “all the time” don’t worry, you are not alone. obtaining the much needed buy-in for process and technology improvements within firms is a concern i hear regularly. read more →

hackers show how to break into major accounting software systems

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the hacker transfers receivables credit balances to payables in gp dynamics (from the white paper)

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by rick telberg

when finance and accounting professionals worry about computer security, they may think about stolen laptops, purloined passwords, or lost backup drives.

but few worry about hacker attacks against their accounting system software, the kind of attacks that could bring down an entire business or even up-end part of the global accounting system.

well, start worrying.

a pair of computer science security experts has unveiled new research that shows just how easy it might be to crack into such commonly used software systems as sap, oracle, or even quickbooks, sage or microsoft’s dynamics.

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卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis: 40% of firms going to the cloud

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new data and analysis cited in cch cloud technology report.

accounting, tax and audit leaders are using cloud computing to improve speed, agility and collaboration, while also increasing productivity and profits, according to a new report on technology trends.

rick telberg
rick telberg

nearly 40 percent of accounting and tax firms plan to migrate some systems to the cloud within the next 12 to 18 months, and about one-third plan to do so this year, according to market research and consulting firm bay street group, which publishes 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间. as recently as two years ago, the adoption rate was in the single digits. “the environment is changing rapidly,” ceo rick telberg points out. the research is cited in the latest edition of partners magazine, published by cch.

the report also cites data and case studies from tribridge it services in tampa, fla.; stambaugh ness cpas of york, pa.; steven brewer & co. cpas of salem, ind.; gamble & livingston cpas of myrtle beach, s.c.; and david bergstein, cpa, citp, director of strategic relations for wolters kluwer.

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cloud & mobile technologies drive change in tax and accounting

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cloud and mobile top the list of emerging technologies transforming the tax and accounting profession, according to a new cch survey.

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“we’re now at a point where all the benefits that have been talked about from emerging technologies are here – firms using these technologies today are seeing tremendous benefits in productivity and the value they can deliver to clients,” says kevin robert, president and ceo for wolters kluwer tax and accounting, which runs cch.

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according to professionals surveyed, improved client service is the driving force behind their adoption of these emerging technologies, along with improved productivity and profitability.

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the accountants’ first look at microsoft surface

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microsoft ceo steve ballmer introducing the surface tablet

and the plethora of new tablets. 

by randy johnston 
network management group 

randy johnston

microsoft surface has shipped, and i was one of the lucky people to get one of the very first units. we are going to see many new tablets released this fall including the ipad mini, which i have on order ($634.99), as well as the new ipad4 and replacements for the google nexus7 and samsung galaxy tab 2 that i own, like and use. the tablet operating systems, usability and applications improve daily. i am the most productive on a tablet with a keyboard, but that may not be true for you. my skin type requires touching a screen multiple times for the touch to be recognized. for example, it is normal right now that i have to touch my iphone 5 2-5 times for each character i type. this past friday, i counted 17 touches to type a single letter. interestingly, though, is that the microsoft surface has not required me to touch the screen multiple times. i’m not sure if there is a technology difference that makes this touch actually work, or if it is something else, but it is fun to have a correctly working touch surface!

it is helpful for you to know that i have used every apple ipad and every apple iphone since release. i “get” how apple’s technology is supposed to work.

for business purposes, the microsoft surface may be a better product.
but should you wait?

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