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  • Dell to lay off 10 percent of workforce

    Dell released preliminary earnings on Thursday showing positive signs in its servers unit, but announced it would lay off 10 percent of its workforce over the coming year.

  • Dented Dell picks up AMD chips amid SEC probe

    Dell's announcement of a broader relationship with Advanced Micro Devices could not overshadow poor second-quarter results and news of a federal investigation into its accounting.

  • CA executive pleads guilty

    A former Computer Associates executive pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges Wednesday in the US, marking yet another company executive to be swept up in the controversial financial fraud case that marred the reputation of the software company.

  • SEC fails own security and accounting tests

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has weaknesses in its information security and accountancy practices that should prevent fraud and ensure financial accuracy in other companies, according to auditors.

  • Time Warner charged with fraud over online ads

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Time Warner and some of its executives with "materially overstating" online ad revenue and the number of its Internet subscribers, and with aiding and abetting securities fraud.

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  • Data retention tips for the enterprise

    Companies are under pressure to keep more data for longer periods of time due to regulatory requirements. How should IT departments cope with electronic communications archiving?

  • Trying to turn the page at CA

    Wednesday's resignation of Sanjay Kumar as chief executive of Computer Associates opens a new chapter for the troubled software maker. But can the new CA shake its controversial past?

  • Spherion's Andrea Galloway: Straight to the source

    President and Group Managing Director of Spherion Group, Andrea Galloway oversees more than 50 offices and 2000 employees. We catch up with her to discuss recruitment and training in Asia Pacific.

  • The ultimate guide to 'shrink-wrapped' Software evaluation

    Packaged software has long been used to perform standard corporate functions such as accounting and payroll, now it's moving into most core business, do you know what you're in for?

Reviews (1)

  • Sage Instant Accounting 98

    As far as features are concerned, Instant Accounting is a reasonably accomplished package. The lack of purchase requests is a shortcoming that can be addressed by purchasing the next level up in Sage's extensive accounting software range. However, its ease of use lags behind the other packages we reviewed and if you are a novice in this field then we would suggest you look elsewhere.

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