Without a business intelligence information infrastructure in place, midsize companies are more likely to exceed budgets, miss deadlines, improve performance of one department at the expense of the overall business, and reward employees for actions that do not improve performance. 

In this research report, we examine five of the critical issues that are creating new opportunities for the accounting profession and nine key strategies for obtaining competitive advantage. 

Based on feedback from almost 650 end-user organizations, this report serves as a roadmap for SMBs looking to improve their analytical capability and achieve Best-in-Class performace through the deployment of BI. 

What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects 

Your company's growing fast. Your days are consumed with the flurry of activities it takes to manage that expansion. With the right business management software, you can integrate your business, improve customer service, make more informed business decisions, and move into online sales. 

This Impact Report examines some of the key trends within the U.S. ATS market, and provides clear categorizations of some of the platforms vying for market share. This Impact Report also provides U.S. equities market share estimates and future projections.