It's Time to Look Beyond Integrated Solutions

摘要

While integrated solutions still have a place in accounting practices, they don't enjoy the same advantages as in the past. You've been using integrated tax and accounting systems from the same vendor because they let you easily transfer data from your accounting system to your tax system with just a few mouse clicks. But today a whole new standard of exchanging data—XML format—has emerged that lets any two applications from different vendors exchange data just as easily. Based on your needs, using best-of-the-breed solutions may become a more attractive alternative to using integrated solutions.rnFurthermore, if you're seeking to boost your productivity, you may want to look at a new breed of collaborative solutions that rather than just letting two applications talk to each other, let you and your clients work together. Let's take client accounting to illustrate the power of these collaborative solutions.