June 2009

Survey Results: Accountants on File Transfer and Document Management

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A lot of the attendees from AICPA Tech+ were kind enough to take the time and filled out a survey for us during the exhibition. We wanted to utilize the opportunity we had with our community to try to gain a better understanding on what each and every user is looking for so we can continue to develop and improve.

Here are some of the results we got:

Top 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Use Email For File Transfer (Part 3/3)

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To continue from my previous posts, here are the last two reasons why email isn't the best way to send large, confidential files.

Top 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Use Email For File Transfer (Part 2/3)

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In my previous post, I suggested five reasons why email is not the best conduit for tranferring large or confidential documents. These reasons are:

Recapping AICPA Tech+ Conference

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This was our first time attending the AICPA Tech+ Conference. I must say overall it was a pretty awesome experience despite how tiring it was being on my feet all day long. We would like to say thanks to all those who stopped by our booth during the show and learned a little bit of what LeapFILE is about. It was a very rewarding experience as we got the chance to interact with everyone, share ideas, and learn about what accountants are looking for in their solutions.

Penny Wise, $9.75 Million Dollars Foolish - Discounter TJX Learns Hard Lesson about Data Security

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TJX, the parent company of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, famous for attracting shoppers looking for brand name merchandise at bargain prices, likely regrets adopting the same frugal philosophy for their own corporate network security. 

Enhance Data Security with Outlook and Email Plug-ins

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With data privacy and security high on corporate IT's mind, every security consultant, solutions provider and blogger is coming out with a top 5 or top 10 in how to deal with this critical issue. It would not surprise me if David Letterman came out with his own Top 10 List (okay, maybe I would be a tad surprised). 

Top 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Email For File Transfer (Part 1/3)

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In today's global business environment, email may be the most critical communication tool for a company. Countless messages are fired off worldwide everyday, and while the emails containing just text usually find their destination, things aren't so certain for emails carrying attachments. File-size caps, server hiccups, spam filters – all of these can derail an email as it tries to reach its destination.

At the AICPA Tech+ Conference, It's All About Substance and Expertise, Not the Bling Bling

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I just returned from the AICPA Tech+ Conference in Las Vegas, and confirmed that customers like substance and expertise. Cynics might argue that trade show and conference attendees go for the exotic locales or simply to "officially" take some time off away from the office. Or, to take the opportunity to bring the spouse and kids for a family vacation. 

Weekly Webinars for End Users and Administrators

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We constantly ask our customers what we can do to help them maximize their use of LeapFILE. The common echo that comes up is the end user/administrator product training and the clear understanding of how to best set up and use LeapFILE in their workflow process. While our engineering team is busy working on the latest and greatest version of LeapFILE, the Client Service Team is pleased to announce something that should help.

We will now run regularly scheduled webinars for our users & administrators. The goal behind this initiative is to:

Highlights from the California Accounting Show and Preparing for AICPA Tech+ Conference

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My colleague Alex shared some of his insights from the California Accounting Show in a previous post, and I figured it is time for me to share some of my favorite highlights from the show.