You don't need to know how to build a watch to tell the time,' says Gary Boomer, CEO of Boomer Consulting in the US, and an expert on ways in which accounting practitioners can exploit technology. So, while a few of you might like the idea of exploring the bits and bytes behind technologies such as .Net and SQL, most accountants can forget about the underlying technology as long as they appreciate its potential to change their practice for the better. 'Practitioners need to be able to understand technology well enough to make sense of what the techies are telling them and see how it can benefit their firm and its clients,' says Dr Paul Booth, technical manager of the IT Faculty with the ICAEW, 'and accountants are becoming increasingly IT literate.' So, when Microsoft SQL Server 2005 hits the UK (it was released in the US at the beginning of November) most of you should be able to see the business benefits it offers.
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机译：美国Boomer Consulting的首席执行官兼会计从业人员可以利用技术的方式的专家Gary Boomer表示，您不需要知道如何制造手表来指示时间。因此，尽管你们中的一些人可能喜欢探索诸如.Net和SQL之类的技术背后的点点滴滴的想法，但是大多数会计师可以忘记基础技术，只要他们欣赏它可以更好地改变其实践的潜力。 ICAEW IT部门的技术经理Paul Booth博士说：“从业人员必须足够了解技术，以理解技术人员在告诉他们的内容，并了解它如何使他们的公司及其客户受益。”会计师也越来越了解IT。”因此，当Microsoft SQL Server 2005在英国上市（11月初在美国发布）时，大多数人都应该能够看到它提供的商业利益。
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