April 24, 2012
Case Study Firm Profile University Foundations – University of South Carolina, Columbia, SCwww.sc.edu/foundations Contacts – Susan Smith, CPA and Kim Elliott, CPA This organization is a nonprofit foundation providing accounting and financial services support to the entire university. There are currently seven active users of Treeno with plans to expand to the...…
April 24, 2012
Firm ProfileWiss & Company, LLPwww.wiss.com Contact – Don Logan, IT Director Click here for the May 2012 Review of iChannel. The firm has four offices in the New York / New Jersey market with 33 partners and an additional 167 staff. Primary client services include tax, audit, business valuation and litigation support. The core software...…
April 5, 2012
NetDocuments – NetDocuments 2012866-638-2627www.netdocuments.com Best Firm Fit: NetDocuments will work best in firms that have offer niche services beyond traditional audit and tax services because of the lack of pre-built integration with tax and accounting applications. NetDocuments’ primary market focus is law firms and financial advisory firms. The system offers a great deal of flexibility...…
April 4, 2012
Treeno Software, Inc. – Treeno Document Management 4.0 800-528-5005 www.treenosoftware.com Best Firm Fit Treeno is a good fit for small to mid-size firms that don’t want to deal with all of the technology issues and capital investments by leveraging the SaaS option. If your practice uses software from a variety of vendors, then the...…
April 4, 2012
Doc.It, Inc. – Doc.It Suite 3.4 888-693-6248 www.doc-it.com Best Firm Fit Doc.It has identified firms with twenty to a few hundred staff. However, they are looking forward to focusing on firms in the five to fifteen category. Due to the modular design of Doc.It , the system can be effectively deployed over a...…
April 4, 2012
Conarc, Inc. – iChannel by Conarc 770-849-0508 x116 www.conarc.com Best Firm Fit: The value of iChannel increases with the size of the firm as a result of all of the functionality that enables it to be used across the entire enterprise. The system is designed to be deployed in many different types of industries,...…
March 30, 2012
Thomson Reuters – GoFileRoom800-968-8900CS.ThomsonReuters.com Strengths: 100% browser based SaaS solution Integrated FirmFlow workflow application Integrated TaxSort 1040 document recognition software Flexible metadata configuration Profiles for pre-assigning meta data values by document type with drag and drop Potential Limitations: Only available as a cloud based SaaS solution Best Firm Fit: GoFileRoom is a good fit for...…
March 29, 2012
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer Business – ProSystem fx Document800-739-9998www.CCHGroup.com Strengths: Integration with suite of ProSystem fx applications True web based SaaS model for scalability and simplified deployment and upgrade maintenance Maturity of ProSystem fx Scan with PDFlyer application to streamline 1040 document organization and document annotation Common client database eliminates redundant client setup across all...…
March 29, 2012
Cabinet NG’s CNG-SAFE (Shared Access Filing Environment)800-621-6501www.cabinetng.com Strengths Optional web hosting delivery model Extended set of integration utilities NEW scheduling utility Direct QuickBooks integration Rules based workflow routing capability Facilitates drag and drop of files between CNG-SAFE and Windows Explorer Potential Limitations Generic (vs. specific) integration with popular tax and audit software other than QuickBooks...…
March 29, 2012
Intuit – QuickBooks Onlinewww.QuickBooksOnline.Intuit.com800-286-6800 From the May 2012 review of SaaS Small Business Accounting Systems. Strengths: Friendly user interface and simple navigation Automated deposit and credit card account data imports from most banks No contracts or long-term commitments. Product supports most major internet browsers. Potential Limitations: Limited inventory and project/job costing functionality Does not support...…
March 29, 2012
Intacct – Intacct Corporationwww.intacct.com877-437-7765 Strengths: Has a strong ecosystem of third party solutions to meet most industry requirements. Customizable dashboards are very impressive, and provide an alternative to standard reports. Full integration between customer relationship management and payroll Supports any number of users, with strong user access control tools Relationship with AICPA/CPA2Biz has yielded integrations...…
March 27, 2012
The evolution of DMS over the past ten years has been slow but steady, which is just fine because it takes time for a firm to implement all of the extended functionality.