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<item><title>Financial Data: Four Steps for Enabling a Single, Integrated View</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:31:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As ERP systems extend to support expanding operations, it becomes more and more difficult to standardize reporting.  One of the biggest problem areas is found in addressing discrepancies between internal and external reporting demands.  These difficulties are magnified as companies take on increasingly complex external reporting.   -  Very few corporations have had the luxury of creating an enterprise reporting system from scratch. More typically, such systems develop by aggregation, with one piece bolted onto another as the company grows organically, makes acquisitions, adds new lines of business and enters new geographic market...]]></description>
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<item><title>10 Ways CIOs Can Better Control Costs </title>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:58:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As a shaky recovery tries desperately to hang on, CIOs are being asked by management to find ways to put a leash on costs. The fear is that the economy will turn sour again, causing a double-dip recession that could have a profound effect on company bottom lines. In fact, Gartner is strongly advising CIOs to prepare now for the next economic downturn. For CIOs, cutting costs is a dangerous game. On one hand, it is quite easy to remove expenses from the books. You can remove applications, ditch hardware, or -- the last resort --  lay off employees. But none of these cost-savings methods are preferred. All will effect productivity, and could potentially have a negative impact on your company's net income. With that in mind, CIOs need to consider the best ways of controlling costs while simultaneously maintaining, or even increasing, profitability. In our competitive worldwide marketplace, that is no mean feat. To help you along, we have compiled the 10 best techniques to
control costs through technology initiatives that can also boost revenues.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Study Finds Rate Hikes Will Cost Small Businesses in 2010</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[BillShrink, a search engine that compares millions of product and service options against consumer needs, released the results of a study showing small business owners could end up paying more than $420 million in incremental finance charges this year because their cards aren't getting the same protections as consumer cards.    -  Cost-conscious businesses are feeling the credit crunch on all levels, but particularly in regard to credit card rates, which remain higher for businesses than consumers. BillShrink surveyed more than 300 small businesses, finding many business card issuers have raised rates upward of 15 percent and...]]></description>
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<item><title>Priorities for State CIOs </title>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:59:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[They're looking for IT tools to keep budgets from going out of control. They want consolidation solutions. And a whole lot more. Every year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) surveys state CIOs on the biggest priorities for the year ahead. Here's a countdown of agenda items.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Ann Winblad: VC with a View</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[   -  Ann Winblad is not your average geek. Sure, she majored in mathematics and business administration in college. But then again, she was head cheerleader at her high school. And as it turns out, both pursuits serve her well in her current role as a partner in Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in San Fra...]]></description>
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<item><title>Peachtree Goes Vertical with SMB Accounting App</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2005 17:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Peachtree by Sage prepares to release its new line of small-business accounting products. New features include online banking and built-in bill pay.   -  Peachtree accounting solutions, targeted to small businesses, will release a new lineup of products June 13 that includes online banking, built-in bill pay and an internal accounting review that picks up errors and suspicious transactions.

Another key new feature is Rapid Access Reports, which gi...]]></description>
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<item><title>Sybase's Risk Analytics Platform Targets Capital Markets</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Driven by the growth in electronic trading, which is characterized by low margins, Sybase has designed its Risk Analytics Platform specifically for supporting trading applications in the capital markets.   -  Sybase announced Monday the general availability of the Sybase Risk Analytics Platform, a risk management solution designed specifically for applications in capital markets.

Driven by the growth in electronic trading, characterized by low margins, Sybase Inc. has designed this solution specifical...]]></description>
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<item><title>Microsoft to Train SMB Accountants</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 18:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With its Microsoft Professional Accountants Network, the company will offer training, technical support and networking opportunities to accounting professionals who serve the small-business market.   -  Microsoft said Monday that it plans to launch a training and support program for accounting professionals who serve the small-business market. 

The program, called the Microsoft Professional Accountants Network, will give members access to a prerelease version of the new Microsoft Office Small Bu...]]></description>
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<item><title>Big Merger Turns NYSE from Prey to Predator</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Opinion: The NYSE's merger with Archipelago erodes arugments against the NYSE and positions it to get into options and take a bigger share of ETF transactions.   -  Within days of the dust settling from the SEC's passage of the package of rules known as Regulation NMS, the New York Stock Exchange surprised the Street with its announced merger with Archipelago.

The merged entities will form a new company, to be called NYSE Group, which will be publicly traded...]]></description>
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<item><title>What Does Reg NMS Mean for Stock Exchanges?</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Opinion: A new set of rules passed by the Securities and Exchange Commission will influence IT investment for exchanges and for retail brokers for the next two years, if not longer.    -  A set of rules called the Regulation National Market System intends to modernize and strengthen the markets for equity securities. One of its more controversial provisions, which will have a significant IT effect on U.S. exchanges, is the trade-through rule, which is currently used at the New York S...]]></description>
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<item><title>Chicago Mercantile Exchange Enhances Handheld Trading</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A software upgrade lets users of the exchange's Galax-C handheld devices trade options on futures for any options contracts currently listed on the exchange's electronic trading platform.    -  Thanks to a software upgrade announced Tuesday, traders using the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Galax-C handheld trading devices now can trade options on futures for any options contracts currently listed on CME Globex, the exchange's electronic trading platform. 

Handheld trading was launched at...]]></description>
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<item><title>Actuate's Financial Tool Helps to Toe the SarbOx Line</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Actuate's financial performance management product brings elements of collaboration, process management and information integration to the business process of financial performance management.    -  Actuate Corp. has published the Actuate Financial Performance Management (FPM) system, which integrates data from disparate systems to provide on-demand reports to every employee with financial accountability. Companies using Actuate FPM can distribute fiscal responsibility throughout the enterprise...]]></description>
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<item><title>On-Demand Tax Service Integrates with Great Plains 8.0</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Avalara's automated jurisdiction research and tax calculation solution AvaTax ST can now integrate with Microsoft's Great Plains 8.0.   -  Avalara, which serves the small and medium-sized business market with integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions, has released its AvaTax ST sales and use tax calculation service for Microsoft's Great Plains accounting system version 8.0. AvaTax ST for Great Plains versions 7.0 and 7.5 ...]]></description>
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