E-Tools

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July 27, 2012 

The Dumbing Down of Search Engines

Google has long been the undisputed default search engine, far exceeding competitors like Yahoo!, Bing and an assortment of lesser known websites. But just as Google’s search functionality is mimicked or outright plagiarized (imitation being flattery, of sorts), the company faces challenges similar to those faced by Microsoft and giant corporations in other industries. That...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 2012 Review of CPASiteSolutions CompleteWebSuite

July 27, 2012 

2012 Review of CPASiteSolutions CompleteWebSuite

CPASiteSolutions — CompleteWebSuitewww.CPASiteSolutions.com Best Fit Firms that want a site from one the best template-based web builders along with comprehensive web marketing services, and firms that want to build a website quickly. CPASiteSolutions boasts that it only needs 15 minutes of a CPA’s time and that the dedicated webmaster often completes the site within 2...…

Dustin Wheeler

 Xero Takes Big Bite of Cloud Accounting Market: Hits 100,000 Paying Users

July 26, 2012 

Xero Takes Big Bite of Cloud Accounting Market: Hits 100,000 Paying Users

Cloud-based accounting is taking off as small businesses and their public accountants, see the benefits of simplifying workflow, invoicing, payroll and other functions. One of the most rapidly growing companies in the space is Xero, which announced today they now have more than 100,000 paying customers. About 50,000 of those were added just in the...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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July 2, 2012 

Simplifying Online Document Management for Clients

Document management has come a long way over the past decade, at least for accounting firms. Although professionals often proudly wear their self-proclaimed skepticism of some technology, most firms are actually quite advanced, at least when comparing technology adoption to their small business clients. Unfortunately, in the new practice model and new economy, clients who...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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June 28, 2012 

SaaS and Mobile Solutions are Big Winners at 2012 Innovation Awards

From the July 2012 Issue. As tax and accounting professionals make plans to move their firms forward, certain buzz words continuously show up: SaaS, on-the-go, real-time collaboration, the Cloud, mobile, instant, client portal, mobility. It’s obvious that success in tomorrow’s world is reliant upon professionals and their clients having access to the information they need...…

Taija Sparkman