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K2 Tech Update

Your Accounting and Finance Technology Update 

November 2012
In This Issue
Managing the Emergence of BYOD
The Different Flavors of Windows 8
Wave Accounting Launches U.S. Payroll Feature
Thomson Reuters Enhances Accounting CS Software
New Mobile Apps from CCH
Plan Now for CPE & Ski 2013
K2 Webinar Schedule for December
K2 Connections
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In this month's K2 Tech Update, we discuss Managing the Emergence of BYOD and the Different Flavors of Windows 8.

In our News section, learn about Wave Accounting Launching its U.S. Payroll Feature, Enhancements added to Thomson Reuters CS Software, and the New Apps from CCH. Also find information about the 2013 CPE & Ski Conference.

The K2 Tips section includes Excel tips on Calculating the Total Amount of Time Elapsed and Converting Text Dates to Excel Dates En Masse, along with Entering Batches of Transactions in QuickBooks 2013.

In the K2 Course Spotlight this month, we have Excel Macros - Part 1, Excel PivotTables for Accountants - Part 1, and QuickBooks Advanced Reporting.

And as always, be sure to review the webinars offered in December for your online training.
Managing the Emergence of BYOD

Businesses of all sizes today are contending with a new challenge: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). BYOD means that employees are purchasing computing devices such as smartphones, tablets, and even full-function computers and connecting these devices to their employing organization's networks to be able to gain access to email and other work-related data. At first glance, this may seem harmless and even beneficial to the organization as employees are footing the bill for the devices and, in many cases, monthly connection fees and service charges. However, there is an enormous and generally unmanaged risk associated with BYOD; that risk is employees typically do not secure these devices to the same standard as their corporate computers.

 

The Different Flavors of Windows 8

Unless you have been disconnected from the media portals, you have learned that operating platforms from Apple, Google, and Microsoft are available to help with the technology hardware used daily by millions of people. One of the big players has always been Microsoft and so it is an extremely important development when they release a new version of their operating system (OS) for personal computers. It becomes even more significant when they release an OS for smartphones, as well as multiple offerings for tablet computers. Windows 8 represents this step for Microsoft. Since so much change is occurring across such a large cross-section of the devices people use, we thought we should describe the different Windows 8 offerings, the uses of each, and key differences between them.

 

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Wave Accounting Launches U.S. Payroll Feature

Wave Accounting launched the U.S. edition of Wave Payroll on November 16, 2012. Launched in the Canadian market earlier this year, Wave Payroll is now available in all 50 states. 

 

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Thomson Reuters Enhances Accounting CS Software
The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has announced a series of new enhancements in the latest version of its Accounting CS and Accounting CS Payroll applications. Released in the first week of November, the new functionality includes new accounts receivable features, new importing options, extensive new automation features that speed data entry, new report options, and more. 
  
New Mobile Apps from CCH

CCH announced earlier in November two new mobile Apps will be available for tax season to help professionals serve their clients better, with anytime and anywhere accessibility. The new Mobile Electronic Filing Status (ELF) App enhances the ability to monitor the status of e-filed tax returns from a smartphone or tablet. Additionally, with the new ProSystem fx Mobile App, professionals can quickly connect to client databases while working out of the office. Both mobile Apps will be available for free downloads by the end of 2012 on Apple iPhone�, iPad� and Android™ devices. 


Plan Now for CPE & Ski 2013

Join the K2 Team in Historic Breckenridge, Colorado!

 

K2 Enterprises annual CPE & Ski event is set for January 7 through January 9, 2013. In a departure from prior years, CPE & Ski 2013 will be held in historic Breckenridge, Colorado at the Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, a premier ski-in, ski-out facility at the base of Peak 9. The change in venue is designed to make CPE & Ski more accessible and affordable for participants, while retaining the ambiance and world-class skiing opportunities for which the event is known

 

K2 Webinar Schedule for December
To better serve the accounting community, K2 has partnered with Surgent McCoy, LLC to offer high quality web-based CPE training. This gives you the opportunity of receiving leading-edge, K2 developed and presented content, in the friendly confines of your home or office. The cost of the two-hour sessions is $79 and the cost of the four-hour sessions is $129. We are excited about this ability to provide web-based training and hope to see you on the Web.
 
                                                           
We hope you find this issue timely, relevant and useful. If you have topics you would like for us to cover here in the coming months, please let us know.
 
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