Emerging IDEAs
1st Quarter Edition
2011

IDEA User Feedback

 

"We absolutely love IDEA and your customer support has been phenomenal!"

 

Michael Plude  

Kaskie Plude & Co 

Recent News  

In This Issue
IDEA Version 8.5 Released to Address MS Office 2010 Issues
New Audimated App - Excel Export Utility and Webinar
Continuous Monitoring Update: Fine Tuning the Process
T&E Fraud: The Devil is in the Details
In Memory of William (Bill) Blake
IDEA Help Desk Tech Tips
IDEA Version 8.5 Released to Address MS Office 2010 Issues

CaseWare IDEA, Inc. has released the Version 8.5 update for IDEA.  This update includes:

  • Microsoft Excel 2010 files can now be imported into IDEA.
  • The Report Reader's PDF converter has been enhanced to convert more non-standard PDF files...

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New Audimated App - Excel Export Utility and Webinar

Audimated AppsWith the Excel Export Utility, IDEA users can export one, all or any selected combination of IDEA databases into its own separate Excel worksheet within one Excel file. Users can create a new Excel file, overwrite an existing Excel file or append the new worksheets to the set of existing worksheets in an Excel file.  The user can assign the name of the Excel file before execution.
 



Join us for an Informational Webinar and Live Demonstration - Excel Export Utility for IDEA

Wednesday, Feb. 9

12:00 p.m. CST (1:00 p.m. EST and 10:00 a.m. PST) - Space is limited to 100 registrants!

Receive special introductory pricing of $100 per app until March 1, 2011.Click Here to Register

Continuous Monitoring Update: Fine Tuning the Process

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Continuous Monitoring Implementation with Washoe County:  

Fine Tuning the Process

 

We continue to follow Alison Gordon, Internal Auditor at Washoe County during the implementation of continuous monitoring. Continuous Monitoring is an iterative process which includes a number of significant steps.

T&E Fraud: The Devil is in the Details

Written by: Bethmara Kessler CFE, CISA

 

Whether times are prosperous or tough, most organizations fall victim to some sort of T&E fraud. The range of schemes and severity can vary significantly from business to business. However, almost every organization has at least one person who; mischaracterizes a personal expense as a business expense, or overstates an expense they paid for in cash. In some cases where internal controls are not perceived as strong, employees are bolder and submit fictitious expenses and multiple reimbursements.

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In Memory of William (Bill) Blake

BillIt is with great sadness that the management of Audimation Services, Inc. inform everyone of the passing of Bill Blake, our Manager of the IDEA Help Desk. Bill had been an employee for over 12 years, serving in virtually every area of the company as it grew, before he found his home running our Help Desk services. Bill enjoyed his work helping our IDEA users. He strived to deliver top-notch customer service and we will endeavor to continue this legacy. He will be missed by everyone. Bill would be proud to have donations made to the American Cancer Society in his memory.

IDEA Help Desk Tech Tips


Quick Tips from the IDEA Help Desk: 

  • Re-Docking the File Explorer Window
  • Excel Imports - Ensuring Date Fields and Numeric Fields import properly

Audimation Services' Help Desk Annual Survey

 

Danny Betancourt Joins the IDEA Help Desk

 

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Please contact our Help Desk at helpdesk@audimation.com or 888-641-2800, and select option 4 if you have any questions or need any additional information.
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