Technology

 The Most Common Uncommon Disasters

October 29, 2006 

The Most Common Uncommon Disasters

[This is part of a special Disaster Planning section from the November 2006 issue.] On June 24 and 25, 2006, torrential rainfalls flooded the IRS headquarters, leaving over 25 feet of water in the basements. Over 2,700 workers were displaced, and 3 million gallons of water was pumped out over four days to reveal damaged...…

 Where Disaster Recovery Meets Document Management!

October 29, 2006 

Where Disaster Recovery Meets Document Management!

[This is part of a special Disaster Planning section from the November 2006 issue.] Among other things, a disaster recovery plan covers the data, hardware and software critical for a business to restart operations in the event of a natural or human-caused disaster. It should also include plans for coping with the unexpected or sudden...…

 Destroying/Erasing Your Hard Drive

October 29, 2006 

Destroying/Erasing Your Hard Drive

[This is part of a special Disaster Planning section from the November 2006 issue.] Many people have asked me recently about how to eliminate data on their hard drives before they dispose of a computer. Until recently, there have been no great solutions for dealing with this. The only true solution was the HDE-1 Hard...…

 A New Exchange

October 1, 2006 

A New Exchange

Microsoft developers have been busy, and the upcoming blitz of new versions of both desktop and server products is the result. I’ve previously written about the upcoming release of the Office Suite, and slated to support this release of knowledge worker tools is a new version of Exchange.

 Understanding Your Audience: The Key To Technology Adoption

October 1, 2006 

Understanding Your Audience: The Key To Technology Adoption

Today’s greatest business fear when taking on a technology project is the fear of failure. We have all seen the headlines like, “Company throws out new system after spending millions.” However, when you drill down into it, our “worst nightmare” can be prevented.

 Buh-Bye, AOL!

October 1, 2006 

Buh-Bye, AOL!

I’ve spent the last decade bashing America Online as one of the worst facets of the Internet, from its shady accounting to its poor customer service to its sleazy chat rooms. Now that its subscription service is finally closing up shop, I can’t say that I am sorry.

 Transition To Digital Tax

October 1, 2006 

Transition To Digital Tax

Tax processing is the lifeblood service for many tax and accounting firms, and the profession has seen the significant impact that technology has had on productivity as firms evolved from manual procedures towards digital automation.

Roman Kepczyk

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