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K2 Tech Update

Your Accounting and Finance Technology Update 

September 2014
In This Issue
Ten Common Sense Approaches to Reducing Cyber Threats - Part II
What Tech Jobs Are In Demand and More Importantly, Why
Open Systems Announces Point of Sale for TRAVERSE
Office Tools Professional Makes Case Studies Available
AccountantsWorld Introduces A Major Redesign of Website Relief
K2 Enterprises Webinars
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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. 
  
Ten Common Sense Approaches To Reducing Cyber Threats - Part II
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
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

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
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.

 

AccountantsWorld Introduces A Major Redesign of Website Relief

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.


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K2 Enterprises Webinars

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!  

                                                           
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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