Vendor Community Building

December 1, 2008 

Vendor Community Building

The professional service trades have a long history of relationship networking and have often utilized the power of community to get new clients, to meet more prospects and to generally market their services, but there is more to be accomplished.

 Review of Time & Billing Software — 2005

December 1, 2008 

Review of Time & Billing Software — 2005

Time-based billing was pioneered either by lawyers or by another of the world’s oldest professions, and many accounting and other service-based professionals have adapted the process, as well...

 Special Section: Microsoft vs. Intuit:

December 1, 2008 

Special Section: Microsoft vs. Intuit:

MICROSOFT officially launched its Small Business Accounting program on September 7, 2005. This long-planned launch just happens to coincide (well, within a few months anyway) with rival INTUIT’s release of QuickBooks 2006, which just happens to be the most revolutionary rewrite of the company’s flagship product since it’s original release.

 Review of Practice Management Software — 2005

December 1, 2008 

Review of Practice Management Software — 2005

In this day and age, many people are looking for various signs, and some even think, “The end is near.” While I won’t speculate as to what they think is coming to an end, it appears that some software vendors in this lineup believe that their end is near by the signs of their software.

 CCH To Host First User Conference

December 1, 2008 

CCH To Host First User Conference

Users of CCH Tax and Accounting applications will have the opportunity to learn from industry leaders and their peers at the software vendor’s inaugural user’s conference

 Tips & Tricks

December 1, 2008 

Tips & Tricks

Even as professional accountants continue to move toward the ideal of the paperless office, printers remain an integral component of all practices. Try as we might, some things still need to be on paper, whether because various local, state or federal entities haven’t quite gotten everything set up to receive electronically, or because a contract…

 A Conversation With Microsoft’s Bob Lewis

December 1, 2008 

A Conversation With Microsoft’s Bob Lewis

At the California Accounting and Business Show & Conference in Los Angeles, I caught up with Bob Lewis, Microsoft U.S. Small Business Group’s Senior Marketing Manager, Accounting Professionals, and we visited about his new role in representing the soon-to-be-released Small Business Accounting product to the accounting profession. Here are some excerpts from that conversation.

 The 2005 Innovation Awards

December 1, 2008 

The 2005 Innovation Awards

Technologies focusing on data security, productivity enhancement and client convenience took top honors at the 2005 Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards, which were announced at a special reception on June 6, at the California Accounting and Business Show & Conference in Los Angeles.

 Engagement & Trial Balance Software — 2005

December 1, 2008 

Engagement & Trial Balance Software — 2005

It’s near the end of summer, and you’ve probably been spending a lot of time thinking about your practice model: How can I be more profitable? Serve my clients better? Recapture some personal time? Prepare my firm for future succession? If you’re like most practitioners, the list goes on and on.