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sage_10452482

November 2, 2011 

Sage Software — FAS 100

800-368-2405 www.sagefas.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Mid-sized or larger organizations, or professional firms managing the assets of such entities, who have increasingly complex asset depreciation needs and departmental management requirements. Strengths Excellent customization & assistive features Global edit capabilities Support for all asset types & disposal needs Strong reporting options &...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 2, 2011 

MoneySoft — Fixed Asset Pro

800-966-7797 www.moneysoft.com Best Fit Fixed Asset Pro is best suited to medium to large organizations or firms managing their assets and who have asset management strategies of moderate complexity. Strengths Excellent data import & export capabilities Robust reporting & customization Ability to manage any number of entities & assets Potential Limitations No integrated RFID or...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 2, 2011 

Thomson Reuters — Fixed Assets CS

800-968-8900 CS.ThomsonReuters.com    2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Fit Firms serving multiple clients with moderate to complex asset bases and depreciation needs, particularly those firms using other programs in the CS Professional Suite. Strengths Mass edits across groups, departments & global User-friendly wizards for many tasks Simplified splits, disposals & consolidations Good user customization...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

cch_prosystemfx_10452469

November 2, 2011 

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business – ProSystem fx Fixed Assets

800-PFX-9998 www.tax.cchgroup.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Firms with clients whose asset bases are large or complex, or potentially distributed across multiple geographical locations, particularly those using other components of the ProSystem fx Suite. Strengths Comprehensive capabilities for all depreciation methods & treatments Wizards for performing mass asset life events such as...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 2, 2011 

Thomson Reuters 2011 Year in Review and 2012 Executive Predictions

For a lot of tax and accounting professionals, 2011 was the year when “The New Normal” got a lot less new. We began to see firms adapt successfully and flourish in a changed environment. Firms that have been creative about using all of the information and technology resources at their disposal are doing well. They...…

depreciation_10452549

October 28, 2011 

Effective Asset Management is More than Depreciation

If you’re reading this review, then you have more than a passing interest in fixed assets … if such a thing is possible. After all, in the glamorous world of tax and accounting, few things may inspire more eye rolls from clients than talking about effective depreciation strategies and methods such as MACRS, ACRS, straight-line,…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

renelacerte_10443831

October 28, 2011 

The ‘Soul’ of Your Service

“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” –…

Rene Lacerte

 Rethinking Security

October 26, 2011 

Rethinking Security

I had the opportunity to spend some time with Don Codling, unit head for the FBI’s CyberCrime Division, talking about the state of computer and network security around the globe. It was an interesting conversation, not because there was any real news in the current trends but because the state of cybercrime makes it clear…

mobilemarketing_10442459

October 26, 2011 

The Top 5 Mobile Marketing Mistakes

Two years ago, there was no such thing as an iPad. Five years ago, nobody had a smartphone. Before 2007, the year of the iPhone, mobile marketing was mostly about text-messaging and selling ringtones. The bottom line is that everyone is new at this thing called mobile marketing. So, it should be no surprise that…

John Arnold

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October 24, 2011 

How to Build a Better Workflow by Blending Cloud & Premised-Based Solutions

Wednesday, October 26 – 2:00 p.m. EDT Join Darren Root and Mark Ryburn as they discuss how to build a better workflow. Don’t miss this valuable webcast, where you will learn: Why firms of all sizes can benefit from an automated workflow process How firms can blend Cloud solutions with on-premise solutions in order to...…