Accounting Technology articles from April 2009

Accounting Technology archives from April 2009

Software as a Service: Hot or Not?(Editor's Note)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Robert W. Scott The talk of the market has been that Software as a Service, applications that run on the Internet, has been hot because the subscription pricing used to pay for these packages gives customers the ability to stretch...

Who Is in Charge of Technology?(Boomer's Blueprint)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Gary Boomer Who's in charge of technology? This sounds like an easy question, but it may be one of the most important decisions your firm makes. In some firms the name of the person will be obvious, while in other firms people...

Buddy Systems Created By Youth.(Accounting Tomorrow)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Alexandra DeFelice Like many good ideas, Weiser's Buddy System started over drinks. Casey Barnes had just finished his first busy season and went out with some of the other first-year employees at the New York-based accounting...

PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT NEWS.
April 1, 2009... Avalara Plots CPA Offerings Avalara, which markets Internet-based sales and use tax applications, has formulated a Professional Accountants Network which will offer accounting professionals a package of applications and services. ...

ACCOUNTING NEWS.(software company Infor and Elliott Group)
April 1, 2009... Infor Assures Customers Jim Schaper, CEO of software giant Infor, took to the Web to tell customers that the privately held company is in good shape, despite the current economy. In a letter posted on Infor's Web site, Schaper said the...

TAX & FINANCIAL PLANNING NEWS.
April 1, 2009... CCH Plans Workflow App CCH will introduce this fall a platform, called Workstream that combines workflow and practice management features. The system will monitor the progress of tax documents on their course through an accounting...

The VAR 100 Face a Feature Year; Despite the economy, some resellers had a great 2008.(value added reseller)(Cover story)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Robert W. Scott The best way to summarize the market's view of Tribridge emergence in the market came from attendees at Convergence, the Microsoft Dynamics user conference held last month in New Orleans. One attendee, who had...

Online Payroll Can Save You Money; Letting someone else wade through the process can benefit clients.(Software Review)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Wayne Schulz The economic meltdown has many companies evaluating methods for preparing payroll. Some are looking anew at whether to bring the administrative nightmare of payroll processing in house where they can avoid the fees...

Tax Research Comes in Many Flavors; Accountants gain an appetite for Google-like search.(Features)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Alexandra DeFelice Tax research no longer conjures up images of accountants and attorneys sitting in libraries surrounded by books. While software vendors still offer some of their products in print, most have transitioned to...

BI for Offense and Defense.(Executive Spotlight)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Alexandra DeFelice Possessing a bit of business intelligence may help companies survive the economic downturn. At least that seems to be the thought of some accounting software resellers out there who are not only trying to...

The Economy-Best Excuse In The World.(RE:MARKS)(Column)
April 1, 2009... Byline: Gene Marks I was reading this great article in a national newspaper recently. And it's taught me a big lesson about the economy. Not about stocks or bonds. Not about interest rates, mortgages or exchange rates. I've been taught...