Category: Technology

Disaster Planning for IT

See Also: Technology Assessment Criteria How to Evaluate IT Systems Technology Strategy for Small to Medium Sized Companies How to Ensure Redundant Data Communications Links How do You Know When it is Time to Buy New Software Disaster Planning for IT Recently an office building in Houston caught fire and much was destroyed. What if

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Euronext Definition

See Also: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) London Stock Exchange (LSE) Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Euronext Definition What is the Euronext definition? The Euronext exchange was formed in the year 2000 through a merger between the Amsterdam, Paris, and Brussels exchanges. In addition, it is one of the larger exchanges in

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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

See Also: Electronic Data Interchange Technology Assessment Criteria How to evaluate IT systems How Redundant is Your Data Communications Link? Research and Development Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Definition Electronic funds transfer (EFT) refers to an electronic financial transaction. According to the U.S. Electronic Fund Transfer Act, an EFT is a non-paper financial transaction initiated via

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

See Also: Technology Assessment Criteria How to evaluate IT systems Technology Strategy for Small to Medium Sized Companies How Redundant is Your Data Communications Link? How to Respond to an Imminent Disaster Threat Electronic Data Interchange Definition (EDI) What is electronic data interchange (EDI)? EDI is a standardized format for computer-to-computer communications transmitted via electronic

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System Recovery

See Also: How to Evaluate IT Systems How to Choose a Software Dealer Technology Strategy for Small to Medium Sized Companies How to Ensure Redundant Data Communications Links How do You Know When it is Time to Buy New Software System Recovery – Modern Modern system recovery processes are complete solutions. It is designed to

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Most General Ledger Accounts Still Reconciled Manually

The Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) and Robert Half recently put out a report. According to a recent AccountingWEB article, 65% of US companies still use some form of manual accounting system. One of the chief reasons for a company to utilize manual account reconciliations is the growing number of general ledger accounts companies use. Today’s

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Too Many Passwords!

I have way too many passwords. To date I have over 75 and counting! How many passwords do you have? I have a confession. I am “early adopter” of technology. Consequently, I am adding web sites and new tools all the time. Since I bought my Ipad I have ended up buying over 30 apps.

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Six Costly Cloud Mistakes

Six Costly Cloud Mistakes from CFO.com: Today in Finance: The savings from cloud computing may be considerably less than expected if you don’t avoid these missteps.

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The Next 100 Years: Forecasting the 21st Century

I just read a thought provoking book about forecasting the 21st century. It is titled, The Next 100 Years: A forecast of the 21st Century, by George Friedman. Friedman is the CEO of Stratfor a private intelligence and forecasting company located in Austin, Texas. Barron’s has labeled Stratfor the “Shadow CIA”. They have a web

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