Technology


  • Does a legal document that is scanned & saved in the cloud have status as an original - legally speaking?

    I have a CPA firm and an insurance company as clients. Both would like to eliminate the paper copies of original legal documents.

  • Is Business Execution Software the same as Business Intelligence Software? Who are the major players in this space as far as as solutions?

    What are the different Cloud based and on premise options out there for a SMB (revenue under $100 million)to consider?

  • Expensewatch.com Automated T&E, Procurement and Invoice Manager

    Anyone have experience with Expensewatch T&E, Purchasing, and Invoicing products? We are a young, fast growing organization with limited means of tracking purchasing to this point. We would like to establish more control and have narrowed our choices down to a couple of vendors with Expensewatc…

  • Replacing BigTime with Integrated Project Management, Time Tracking & Invoicing Application

    Our consulting firm (10-20 employees) currently uses BigTime for time tracking and invoicing.  We also use Quickbooks for accounting and an outsourced payroll service for payroll.  Too many systems and way too much manual entry between BigTime and Quickbooks and payroll and Quickbooks.  We're lo…

  • Data and Document Retention Policy Implementation

    Can anyone recommended online reference materials or other resources for assistance on refining a data rentention policy document.  I would like to find a resource to verify our retention timeframes based upon different types of documents and also am looking for any training related materials or…

  • Not sure if you can help but do you have any information on 3d work environments?

    I spoke with someone today where the issue of such threats of H1N1 and the like became a concern of how does a company continue to function in light of workers being in such close proximity to one another and how can companies deal with it. There solution was a 3d approach, do you have any knowled…

  • 3D solutions?

    I had a conversation with someone today wherein their facility was reviewing the threat of occurrences like H1N1 and the impact on a department that works closely together and how they would manage to remain a functioning department and they implemented a 3d solution. Can someone provide a backgro…

  • For an established firm w/ no employee performance management in place, what are my logical first steps?

    We are an established company w/ over 12 years in business and 500+ employees. Due to less than stellar HR (and operating) leadership we find ourselves with no effective employee performance mgmt programs or technology in place. It's almost too much to even think about where to start. But since HR …

  • What is the difference between "Business Execution Software" and Business Performance Management Software"?

    We are in the market for a BPM solution but SuccessFactors seems to be trying to change the terms in the space. Is there a real difference (other than marketing speak)? If I'm looking at one category, should I de facto be looking at the other category?

  • SAP Business One:

    I am currently using SAP Business One for my accounting software.  I am happy with SAP Business One, however, I am unhappy with its report's writter (Power Analystics/Power Olap).  Has any one out there use SAP Business One with a different report's writter?  Heidi

  • We need recommendations for a company to host our server ASAP!

    HELP!!! I need to find a good option for having my company's file and exchange server hosted by an outside company. We have been doing it in-house until now on an old Dell server, but it keeps breaking down and we need to switch. Can anyone tell me their good and bad experiences with hosting, wh…

  • Great article on Cloud/SaaS for finance/accounting professionals

    Great, succinct article about Cloud Computing and SaaS for finance and accounting professionals written by the CEO of Proformative and published on Forbes.com. Nice going, guys. It is, actually, very understandable. Much moreso than when I have IT professionals trying to explain it to me. Refer…

  • accounting software

    Our organization has been using Quickbooks since it's inception and now we have outgrown Quickbooks. All reports, budgets, time management, allocations etc are done on Excel and then posted through journal entries. We are now ready to embark on a webaccess system that will house all these labo…

  • Has Anyone Tried Google Enterprise?

    I attended a 3 hr pitch yesterday on Google Enterprise. I was impressed enough that I intend to transition to it. I'm wondering if others have evaluated it and why they/didn't move ahead? If you did, what has been your experience? Mark www.VDLconsulting.com

  • Web-based Corporate travel services

    I am interested in what others have used for low-end web-based corporate travel solutions.   One of our portfolio companies doesn't want to make much of an investment in a solution (time or expense) but has asked how we might set up corporate travel where the 'corporate travel policy' can be emb…

  • Customer Collections Tracking System for QuickBooks

    Is anyone aware of a third-party app for QuickBooks that helps you keep collection notes/history for customers/invoices?  This is a huge deficiency in QB's and I've not yet found an add-on that addresses this.  

  • Suggestions on low to mid range manufacturing system

    Working with a small ortho-k contact lens manufacturer, we need to upgrade the accounting package from Quickbooks, and a separate non-integrated order management / manufacturing system. Looking for: Ability to track end user ship-to (each individual patient, under each doctor / distributor,…

  • Tools to automate the process to charge, collect and renew subscription fees for a small consumer su

    I am looking to get some idea about the best practice for the financial management of an internet company with recurring small subscription business. What tools are out there to automate the process to charge, collect and renew the costumer subscription fee? What is important to know?

  • Launching project to write/refresh policies & procedures.

    We are in the process of launching a project to write/refresh policies and procedures.  Being new to this process I am looking for tips and guidance on rules, dos and donts for such a project with user-friendly terms and without confusing the user community.  Any thoughts on how to make this eff…

  • Project Management, Collaboration & Time Keeping Software

    My small consulting firm (15 employees) currently uses different applications for project management (Microsoft Project), project time tracking (BigTime), CRM (Avidian Prophet) and Quick Books for our financials. We are interested in finding a single application that would support project man…

  • ERP for semiconductor environment

    I recently got asked regarding the selection or bidding of an ERP system for a fabless semiconductor company - I recently helped a semi with this and found that Tensoft FSM combined with GP Dynamics, seemed to be workable (never as good as a bundled ERP would be, but I haven't found any other go…

  • A/P Automation

    Can anyone who is currently using A/P Automation software provide comments (good and bad) as to their experience with their particular software?  By A/P Automation, I mean software to scan invoices, using OCR or ICR to capture data, and process invoices using rules-based controls, electronic wor…