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Cloud Hosted CRM Systems Infographic: How and Why this is a Game Changer

Simply put, cloud hosted CRM is becoming a game-changer – – it’s easy to see why, as the infographic below demonstrates Many companies rightly identify their customer relationship management (CRM) system as an essential business tool. And in 2014, mobile friendly cloud hosted CRM systems are projected to increase in use over five-fold.  And because certain…

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Outdated Accounting Software – 10 Obvious Signs: Using Outdated Accounting Technology Adds Needless Time and Cost

As an outsourced accountant, bookkeeper or consultant, you needn’t be a computer geek to assist your client’s entry into the 21st century… Oftentimes small business owners don’t realize that they are still using an accounting system that has gradually (or rapidly) become antiquated.  Often they are not cognizant that they would save time and money…

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Cloud Migration or Pizza, the Devil’s Always in the Details

Four years ago SMBs really started becoming enamored with the breakthroughs that cloud migration promised. First mover SMBs had accepted the marketing message (and hype)—and began transferring over email, data, and entire office server functions to realize the obvious advantages. Fast-forward 24 months and you could hear rumblings of a different sort, about some cloud providers—primarily because…

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Featured Partner Case Study: Bill & Pay Online Solution

The Bill & Pay online solution provides its clients the ability to automatically send invoices to and receive payments from its customers. Invoices and history are presented to the customer via a securely branded customer portal. Payment processing includes Automated Clearing House (ACH) or credit card payments. Recurring payments and payment plans can be set…

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Free Webinar Thurs Sept 11th: Requests for Sage Cloud Hosting Surge, Learn Why!

“With the recent surge of practice managers and business owners selecting Sage cloud hosting of Sage 50 Accounting, and other Sage applications, as their financial accounting software of choice, Cloud9 Real Time plans on enabling more cloud computing options, including more application add-ons and additional OS options for Cloud9 clients to select from.”  – Robert…

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SMB Cloud Security – A Promise Always Kept

Why is SMB cloud security the single biggest hesitation for small businesses considering the move over to cloud-based solutions? Small business owners tend to look at SMB cloud security as inherently riskier because they “don’t control and manage security” concerning the servers holding their data. But if we actually review the stats, it becomes instantly obvious that most…

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Cloud Computing for Small Business Critical Data & Apps

Cloud Computing for Small Business Exceeds All Expectation Cloud watcher Joe Hewitson at IBM’s Midsize Insider writes, “meaningful data is what drives modern midsize businesses. The ability to analyze and quickly process large quantities of data enables midsize organizations to make smarter business decisions.” But how does a small or mid-sized business effectively manage and…

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White Paper: How Cloud Based ERP Drives Efficiency

Click for ERP Report Prior to the Cloud, enterprise resource planning  (ERP) was a promise that was never delivered on to all but the biggest companies. The advantages oft trumpeted by ERP consultants and application makers, including the mapping and connecting of all staff, projects, finances and locations in the business, were mostly out of reach…

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Not Your Father's File Cabinet – – Digital Document Management & Storage Systems

The radical fundamental change for document management systems of many accounting firms & professional practices Intuit announced in Spring of this year the discontinuation of its Lacerte and ProSeries Document Management Systems, in lieu of SmartVault to fill that space. Technologist Randy Johnston of K2 wrote in his 2013 column that, “It is rare to see a document management…

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