Brian Rosenfelt, CPA, a principal in Skoda
Minotti Technology Partners, invites you to join him on April
24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. for a webinar explaining what data loss
prevention is, and the importance it should have at your
company.
The AdWords keyword bidding strategy you choose to implement
will depend on what goal you have set for your PPC program.
Higher bids are likely to result in higher rankings and more
impressions for your ads, but your cost-per-click will increase.
Low bids will result in lower rankings and less impressions but
your lower cost-per-click will lead...
Thanks to Brad Nellis of the Northeast Ohio Software Association
(NEOSA) for a great interview and article on his blog,
highlighting Skoda Minotti and its extensive technology and
telecommunications practice - Skoda
Minotti Technology Partners.
Read an exerpt of the article below:
NEOSA members are a diverse lot:
software companies, web companies, IT services and so forth. But
our membership also includes an IT services provider embedded in a
CPA firm, Skoda Minotti Technology Partners. It does...
When you’re launching a product or considering new markets, do
you perform market research before moving ahead? If you do, then
are you really listening to the results, or just looking for
results that support what you’ve already decided to do?
Companies, that I have seen, that conduct their own research
sometimes get caught looking for data points to support what they
want to do rather than looking for data points to validate their
ideas. Market leaders truly embrace market research, and when...
According to a recent article in The Wall Street
Journal, American Airlines was an early adopter of tablet
computers. As a result, it learned a lot about how best to use
tablets—and where it could go wrong.
Here is a list of the top five mistakes that companies like
American Airlines have learned, as early adopters of tablets:
No. 1: Failing to have a plan before rolling out the devices
No. 2: Not understanding what tablets are—and are not—good
for
No. 3: Expecting to easily obtain all the apps you...
Join Skoda Minotti Technology Partners and CTH Technologies,
Inc. on April 24, 2012, beginning at 1 p.m. EST, for a webinar that
discusses one of the hottest topics in the tech-world:
Why
Your Company Should Care About Data Loss
Prevention
During this webinar, you’ll learn the answers to these
questions, and more:
What is data loss prevention?
Why should your company have a data loss prevention plan?
Where is my company’s data being used, stored and moved?
Most medical practices are aware of the HIPAA and HITECH
requirements that affect their organizations, and the fines that
they face if they are not compliant in the ways they handle patient
health information (PHI).
What a lot of professionals don’t know is that a recent addition
to the HIPAA and HITECH regulations holds business
associates, (i.e. other professionals from other companies
who have access to patient health information) just as responsible
for sensitive patient data privacy and...
There may be relief available to you. The Internal Revenue
Service has expanded its “Fresh Start” initiative to help taxpayers
who owe. The Fresh Start Penalty Relief Initiative gives
eligible taxpayers a six-month extension to pay their 2011
taxes. You are eligible for an extension of time to pay your
income tax for 2011 if you meet the following requirements:
1. Your income tax liability for
2011 is less than $50,000
2. Your adjusted gross income is
less than $100,000 for single, married...
You have decided you want to sell via distributors, or you have
revised and realigned your channel partners to better meet the
needs of your business objectives and customers. Now, you need to
implement the strategy so that your channel partners are
successful. You need to give them the marketing and sales
tools that they need. You need to continue to talk and
support them. Finally, you need to be open and honest about
the relationship. If you do this then...
Apple
released the newest version of the iPad tablet on March
16th, and demand for the new device has been
strong. Small- and mid-sized business users continue to flock
to the device in record numbers, as the catalog of apps continues
to grow. Corporate IT departments are slowly loosening their
“Windows Only” grip as they develop a new flurry of “Bring your own
device” policies.
But does the iPad really make sense as a business/productivity
tool, or is it still just a consumer gadget?...
“You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you
still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and
judgment.” – Alvin Toffler
There are plenty of economic indicators quoted by the media, but
many lag or are coincident to the business cycle. Let’s
review a few leading indicators to gauge where the cycle is
going.
One of Warren Buffett’s favorite old time indicators was
counting the train cars to gauge the change in the overall
economy. The latest data shows another increase...
Data loss events happen at businesses large and small - a lot
more often than many of us realize. Although some are targeted and
malicious, many of these events are caused by highly trusted
employees who accidentally leak intellectual property and data into
commonly-used, untrusted zones (personal email addresses, USB
drives, etc).
It’s important to not wait until a breach occurs to implement
data leakage solutions. Without a comprehensive security structure
to your network, you may not even know...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been increasing its audit
activity in the qualified plan area. The IRS recently
indicated that it had audited approximately 10,000 qualified plans
in 2011 (an 18% increase from 2007, the last year for which data is
available), as well as conducting 4,500 “compliance checks,” new
program which includes a lower level of review than an audit.
Additionally, the IRS has created a new program (Employee Plans
Team Audit) which targets plans that have in excess...
In the
March 2012 Issue of Properties Magazine, Brian
Rosenfelt, CPA, principal in the Skoda Minotti Technology Partners
group was featured in the below article, explaining how mobile
technology has revolutionized the real estate and construction
industries.
The complete article:
How Mobile Technology Has
Revolutionized the Industry
During the five to 10 minutes it will
take you to read this column, Apple Inc. will sell about 200 iPad
tablet computers, adding to the estimated 30,000 units...
How do you determine whether you should use channel partners, or
how do you determine you have the right channel partners?
To address the first question, you should evaluate your sales
efforts and options. Do you have enough direct sales people
to adequately serve your customers or to grow the business to the
level you want? If you do not, then you then need to decide
what type of channel partner will meet your objectives. Do
you just need sales people or...
Construction Reform in Ohio: It Really is Here
Now
Construction Reform in Ohio is now a Reality. For years general
contractors and owners were clamoring for a change away from the
multi-prime method of bidding. In fact, they not only...
CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti is pleased to
announce the acquisition of Core Information Management, Inc. As a
part of the acquisition, Joseph Compton, CISSP, CISA joins the firm
as principal in charge of Skoda Minotti Financial
Institution Services Group.
“Joe has spent the last 15 years helping clients in the
financial institution industry solve compliance and security
management challenges and has developed a very specific skill set
that can benefit our current financial institution clients...
Why
Your Company Should Care About Data Loss
Prevention
Apple
released the newest version of the iPad tablet on March
16th, and demand for the new device has been
strong. Small- and mid-sized business users continue to flock
to the device in record numbers, as the catalog of apps continues
to grow. Corporate IT departments are slowly loosening their
“Windows Only” grip as they develop a new flurry of “Bring your own
device” policies.
In the
March 2012 Issue of Properties Magazine, Brian
Rosenfelt, CPA, principal in the Skoda Minotti Technology Partners
group was featured in the below article, explaining how mobile
technology has revolutionized the real estate and construction
industries.
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