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K2 Tech Update
Your Accounting and Finance Technology Update
September 2014
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In this month's K2 Tech Update, our feature articles discuss part two of Ten Common Sense Approaches To Reducing Cyber Threats - Part II and What Tech Jobs Are In Demand And More Importantly Why.
Our News section reports on Open Systems Announces Point of Sale for TRAVERSE, Office Tools Professional Makes Case Studies Available, and AccountantsWorld Introduces A Major Redesign of Website Relief. Also, be sure to review the upcoming K2 Webinars.
Learn some great Technology Tips by reading the articles or watching our YouTube channel that cover: Managing Decimal Tabs in Word and Excel's Hidden Format.
Finally, this month's Course Highlights include Excel-Based Dashboards, Cloud Computing and Microsoft Access Fundamentals - Tables and Queries.
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Ten Common Sense Approaches To Reducing Cyber Threats - Part II
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In Part I of this article, we examined common sense approaches to reducing the risk of compromising sensitive information through cyber attacks. In that installment, we detailed five of ten common sense approaches to reducing cyber threats. Since the time Part I was published, new cyber attacks have been reported, including a security breach at Home Depot that involves approximately 56 million credit cards. Clearly, threats remain and in Part II of this article, we examine the five remaining common sense approaches to reducing cyber threats.
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What Tech Jobs Are In Demand and More Importantly, Why
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I recently had a conversation with my oldest son about his employment future because he recently completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry. After we spoke, I did an Internet search to determine trends that might affect him. Once I completed my examination of positions that are often associated with a chemistry degree, I decided to see what areas of employment are growing that relate to business technology. The results were extremely interesting and eye opening.
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Open Systems Announces Point of Sale for TRAVERSE
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Open Systems, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of the TRAVERSE Point of Sale (POS) solution. "TRAVERSE Point of Sale is a retail management system that takes advantage of the latest touch-screen, scanning, and barcoding technologies, facilitating the rapid transaction processing necessary in a fast-paced retail environment," said Paul Lundquist, Vice President of Sales for Open Systems.
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Office Tools Professional Makes Case Studies Available
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Office Tools Professional has made a number of case studies available to assist those evaluating practice management/workflow/scheduling/portal solutions for small-to-mid-size accounting firms. Each of these case studies details how practitioners can take advantage of specific features and tools in the Office Tools Professional suite to improve productivity, efficiency, client service, and profitability.
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AccountantsWorld Introduces A Major Redesign of Website Relief
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AccountantsWorld has announced a major redesign to Website Relief, its cloud-based solution designed to help accounting firms create websites and virtual offices. The new Website Relief makes it easier than ever for accountants to build websites that engage and inform both existing and potential new clients.
Read More Here
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K2 Enterprises Webinars
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Our list of webinars for the next month are sure to offer topics of interest to you. Each topic is designed to help you become more efficient and proficient in using everyday technologies.
The schedule includes:
Eight Hour Webinars
Technology Refresher for Accountants and Business Professionals
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Advanced Excel
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Four Hour Webinars
Microsoft Access Fundamentals - Tables and Queries
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Excel PivotTables for Accountants - Part II
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Two Hour Webinars
Powerful Features You May Have Missed in Excel
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Affordable CAATs with ActiveData for Excel
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Accounting in the Cloud - Compelling Alternatives to QuickBooks
Thursday, October 02, 2014
The New Grapevine: Social Media Tools and Tips for Accounting Professionals
Monday, October 06, 2014
Dashboard Reporting Tools and Techniques
Monday, October 06, 2014
Do It Yourself Business Analytics
Monday, October 06, 2014
Outlook - The Killer App in Microsoft Office
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Relational Database Essentials for PivotTable Power Users
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Excel Budgeting Techniques
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Power View - Data Visualization Comes to Excel
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Power Up Excel with Useful Add-ins
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Excel Techniques for Detecting and Preventing Fraud
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Working Effectively with 3D Workbooks in Excel
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Selecting and Implementing a Document Management System
Monday, October 20, 2014
Selecting a Practice Management System
Monday, October 20, 2014
Small Business Cloud Accounting Shootout
Monday, October 20, 2014
Hope to see you on the Web!
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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.
Sincerely,
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