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May 7, 2009 

We’re all doing our part to help the planet last longer, but are we doing enough? A recent article on GreenerWorking.com reminded me of the “hardware” side of the equation. In addition to paperless processes, document management and virtual office/SaaS solutions, “sustainable computing” involves extending the lifecycles of desktop and laptop computers. According to the...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

May 7, 2009 

San Francisco Location is 3rd in U.S. for Financial Software Developer

May 7, 2009 

ALEXANDRIA, (Va.) — The National Society of Accountants suggests that professionals who are planning to take the IRS Special Enrollment Examination (SEE) to become an Enrolled Agent this year should consider attending the Enrolled Agent Exam Review and Income Tax Refresher Course offered by the National Society of Accountants (NSA). The course will be held...…

May 7, 2009 

ICAEW Software Accreditation Gives Peace of Mind to Multinational Companies Using NetSuite for Financial Management in the UK

May 6, 2009 

I love social media because it brings people together in ways never before imagined. Just last week, I read an article about how one woman, Rhonda Surman, a postmistress in Scotland, was able to locate the owner of a missing camera. Based on some 600 photos, Ms. Surman and her friends located the owner by...…

Scott Cytron

May 6, 2009 

In late April, an Los Angeles office building was hit by burglars who stole computers from 60 of the 80 businesses in the building, including a CPA whose computer had the tax documents of 800 clients. What would you do if this happened to you? Panic? Sure. Rely on the backups you should have had?...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

May 3, 2009 

DENVER — The Series4000 suite from Real Asset Management International (RAMI) has been selected by Engineering-Environmental Management (e²M) to manage and track the company’s 1,500 assets, while also providing a comprehensive and centralized fixed asset register on which to store and manage data relating to its extensive portfolio of fixed assets. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado,...…

May 1, 2009 

I’m Scottish by heritage and nature, and we denizens of the Highlands have a certain reputation for frugality to the extreme. In simple terms, we tend to be cheap. This means that I am always on the scout for sources of good technology, hardware and software at lower-than-you-could-expect rates. It is a difficult quest, because...…

Dave McClure

Technology April 30, 2009 

Integration Extends NetSuite to Support Sales Tax Management Service Automation Giving Businesses the Benefit of Improved Efficiency and Time Savings

April 25, 2009 

Many of you know that Source Media will soon roll Practical Accountant and Accounting Technology into Accounting Today. I am saddened by the loss of the publication’s two editors and colleagues, Jeff Stimpson (Practical Accountant) and Bob Scott (Accounting Technology), and wish them well in their new endeavors. The loss of these two niche publications...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

April 25, 2009 

A couple of weeks ago, I received a press release from Commercial Logic, Inc., a company that’s been around the accounting space since 1981, mostly offering practice management systems and such. The gist of the announcement is that they’ve partnered with Advanced Professional Solutions (APS), which apparently has had a strong user base in the...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 23, 2009 

Whether we’re talking about the recession or the latest celebrity mishap, my close friends sometimes refer to me as a “Pollyanna” – always seeing the brighter side of the situation. You know the type: the eternal optimist … the glass really is half full … give a person five chances. That’s why a Financial Times...…

Scott Cytron