tech and fintech

zte announces new tablet-projector hybrid at barcelona

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mobile tech companies converged on the ancient city to unveil glimpses of a new future

what’s new at the barcelona mobile world congress.

by rick richardson
technology this week

another announcement at the mobile world congress in barcelona this past week was zte’s new hybrid called the spro plus.

more tech this week for pro members:  uber invites app developers to share the ride  |  forget about duracell or energizer, buy amazon  |  astropad turns any ipad into wireless drawing tablet   |   chromebooks: low-cost productivity machines |  budget alternative to gopro cameras |  mobile printing breakthroughs for accountants  |  samsung unveils new flexible batteries |  control all your entertainment devices from your smartphone  |  google announces a slew of new devices  |  radar turns your smartphone into a baseball speed detector |  hydrogen-powered iphone runs for a week  |  new pocket-sized projector for the cpa road warrior |  more rick richardson…

the company says the new device could become your second-most-used gadget, after the smartphone.

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who’s your competition? everyone

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businesswoman at laptop with cloud floating above outstretched handtime to get on the radical bus.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

i’ve been in the cloud for nine years so it’s old news to me.

more on radicalism for pro members: how the ‘new firm’ was born | radical firms embrace 4 values | radical or complacent? you choose | 3 questions to ask if you dare | how spiritual value affects pricing | keep scope creep and seep from hurting bottom line

the biggest thing to do is to look around and look at the competi­tion. you can probably leave your firm and start your own firm with less than $400 a month in software and with no or very limited overhead. isn’t that terrifying for you old-timers!
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monitors: the more, the merrier

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row of five computer monitorsno, multiple windows on one huge screen isn’t just as good.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

the best place to start the discussion on hardware is with monitors as it is the easiest place to see an immediate return on your it investment. your monitors are your windows into all digitally stored information and are the foundation for improving every aspect of firm production.

more on tech spending for pro members: it is costly, so budget for it | develop monthly it ‘flash’ reports | why more firms are using their t&b apps for crm | portals, encryption boost client security | why accounts payable should go digital | 3 steps for firm procedures manuals | stop paper at the source: the client

transitioning tax production processes from physical to digital requires that all input screens and source documents be simultaneously viewable in a convenient format, which today means more screens per workstation.
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the robo-cpa: jim sikich prepares for disruptive technologies

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sikich
sikich: today only 20 percent of revenue comes from audit, and 15 percent from tax. the rest comes from management advisory services, led by technology, which accounted for about 50 percent of its total revenue.

sikich_logoif ibm’s watson is smart enough to play chess or jeopardy, can robotic tax prep and audits be far behind?

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 staff

the technology revolution is on pace to change the accounting profession much more than it already has, with the potential to replace accountants in work that ranges from tax preparation to high-level business consulting, warns james a. sikich, chief executive and managing partner of the sikich accounting and consulting firm in naperville, ill.

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it is costly, so budget for it

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technician checking something at data centerwith details, you can calculate cost per workstation.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

we have all heard the saying that if you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up going nowhere (or… you won’t ever get there).

more on tech spending: develop monthly it ‘flash’ reports | have an independent security review | why more firms are using their t&b apps for crm | standardize quickbooks support | digital report delivery includes owners | portals, encryption boost client security | streamlining audits by breaking old habits | why accounts payable should go digital

unfortunately many accounting firms do not do a good job of integrating their information technology requirements into the firm’s overall strategic vision. information technology impacts virtually every aspect of accounting firm production and is usually the biggest expense after your personnel costs. accordingly, it should be managed as the critically important asset that it is. this is one case where firms need to do exactly what they advise their clients to do and that is to manage information technology with a detailed budget that ties into the firm’s strategic plan.
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