Accounting Technology articles from June 2009

Accounting Technology archives from June 2009

The Challenge of Platform Change.(Editor's Note)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Robert W. Scott In the last year of its existence, the National Association of Silent Movie Accompanists took several steps in response to the opening of "The Jazz Singer," the first talking movie. The group agreed to survey...

Don't Fire Your Clients, Charge More.(RE:MARKS)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Gene Marks I was reading a book the other day by one of those business gurus. You know the kind. All fired up. Poofy hair. Loud voice. His thing is telling his audience to "fire your customers." Oh boy. This guy is totally out...

Microsoft Veteran Takes Reins at Sage.(Executive Spotlight)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Alexandra DeFelice Management changes continue to develop at Sage, with a former Microsoft executive taking the reins of a newly formed Business Solutions division. Jodi Uecker-Rust served as COO of Great Plains until it was...

Second Chance For Second Life.(Accounting Tomorrow)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Alexandra DeFelice How virtual can accountants actually become? Last year, I wrote an article featuring Tom Hood, the executive director and CEO of the Maryland Society of CPAs, about his venture into Second Life, a virtual...

PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT NEWS.(News)
June 1, 2009... JMT Buys Lavine BMC Technologies JMT Consulting Group, a reseller of non profit software, has acquired a Lavine BMC Technologies, a Brownsville, Texas-based organization that operates in the same market. Jacqueline Tiso, president of...

ACCOUNTING NEWS.(News)
June 1, 2009... Sage Cuts 500 Jobs Faced with sharp declines in its software business, Sage North American cut 500 jobs as its parent, the English-based Sage Group, announced results for its first half ended March 31. Another 200 jobs were cut in...

TAX & FINANCIAL PLANNING NEWS.(News)
June 1, 2009... BNA Restructures BNA has named Carol A. Clark, formerly VP for resource management, as EVP and chief information officer as the company restructured. Audrey Hipkins was named VP and chief product officer, overseeing the newly-created...

What Has Twenty-Five Years; Veterans cite changing relationships as much as technology innovation.(25th Anniversary Issue)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Robert W. Scott Twenty-five years ago, a magazine called Computers in Accounting hit the market with information about technology products for the professional tax and accounting market. Along the way, its name became...

Products with Staying Power; There are fewer, but tougher, low-cost accounting software packages.(Software Review)(Product/service evaluation)
June 1, 2009... Byline: John Hedtke The number of accounting packages for small to mid-sized businesses continues to shrink. Products are bought up, consolidated or discontinued in favor of others. The advantage is that the ones that remain on the market...

Tech Tools for Peanuts; Applications for firms and their clients don't have to break the bank.(Features)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Alexandra DeFelice Mike Marolt, a high-altitude skier who climbs 8,000-meter peaks around the world every six to 12 months, sometimes leaves his small Aspen, Colo.-based firm for two months at a time. He's not Superman, but he...

NEW PRODUCTS.(New Products)(AdviceAmerica )
June 1, 2009... OIC Tax Planner IConcept's OIC Tax Planner bundles required forms and current IRS Offer in Compromise regulations into an interactive desktop application. The system's Fill-in-the-Form platform lets accountants enter data once and...

Three Steps to Great Performance Management.(Boomer's Blueprint)
June 1, 2009... Byline: L. Gary Boomer Are people in your firm accomplishing what really needs to get done? There are several pieces to the firm management puzzle, and each must fit together properly in order to successfully leverage personnel in today's...