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RESOURCES: Executive Webcasts
Upcoming Live Event: August 26th
Linkage of Contracts: U.S. GAAP versus IFRS
Sponsored by Softrax
On Tuesday, August 26th renowned Revenue Recognition expert Tony Sondhi, will discuss this critical issue in accounting under IFRS. Attendance to this live event qualifies for CPE credit.
Upcoming Live Event: September 15th
Managing Revenue Recognition in Concert with Oracle Financials
Sponsored by Softrax
On Monday, September 15th learn how you can enhance Oracle Financials with advanced revenue recognition capabilities. Featured speaker will be Dr. Richard Moore, Director of Revenue Solutions for Softrax.
Webcasts On Demand
| COSO Project 2008 Update: Guidance on Internal Controls |  |
| Trent Gazzaway, Managing Partner, Corporate Governance, Grant Thornton LLP, and project leader to the COSO initiative, provides a truly unique insider’s understanding of this updated guidance on internal controls. | |
| Managing Revenue Recognition in Concert with Oracle Financials | |
| Learn how you can enhance Oracle Financials with advanced revenue recognition capabilities. | |
| Laying the Foundation for Automating Revenue Accounting |  |
| Reed H. Kingston, Managing Director, and Alok Ajmera, Senior Manager, BearingPoint, will discuss the strategic and operational success factors to automated revenue accounting. | |
| The New Standard: IFRS and Revenue Recognition |  |
| Revenue expert, Tony Sondhi, continues this discussion on emerging issues in accounting under IFRS. He presents a general comparison of U.S. & IFRS standards, as well as how this might impact technology companies immediately. | |
| Software M&A – Building Value & Positioning for an Exit |  |
| Ward Carter, President of Corum Group, examines current trends in the M&A market, valuation metrics, and provides an "insider’s view" on how a seller can position for maximum value. | |
| Making SaaS Pay: Operational and Accounting Issues of SaaS | |
| You developed the killer SaaS application and built a scalable IT infrastructure – but how do you actually make your SaaS business pay for itself? | |
| Managing Revenue Recognition in Concert with Oracle Financials | |
| Learn how you can enhance Oracle Financials with advanced revenue recognition capabilities. | |
| Revenue Recognition and Your "Go-to-Market" Strategy | |
| Lynne Triplett and Craig Miller, Partners in Grant Thornton’s Accounting Principles and Assurance Groups, discussing critical revenue recognition pitfalls, and how to avoid them. They’ll discuss the ramifications of revenue recognition requirements, as well as provide insights you can leverage in your own recognition processes. | |
| The New Standard? IFRS and Revenue Recognition | |
| Tony Sondhi, discusses emerging issues in accounting under IFRS. He presents a general comparison of U.S. & IFRS standards, as well as how this might impact technology companies immediately. | |
| Software M&A: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead |  |
| Ken Bender, founder and Managing Director of Software Equity Group, provides a valuable recap on the software M&A trends in 2007 and gives some insight into what lies ahead in the software industry for 2008. | |
| Best Practices in Billing & Revenue Recognition for Software Companies |  |
| Companies across the software industry are under increasing pressure to maximize revenue and reduce operating costs, while optimizing business performance. Scott Areglado, Controller at Amicas Inc., shares his company's insights and solutions to these critical business issues. | |
| Revenue Reporting Risks and How to Avoid Them |  |
| Erik Stone, Managing Director, Protiviti, provides an insider’s perspective to the enterprise processes prone to revenue recognition and reporting risk. | |
| The New & Improved SOX 404 | |
| Trent Gazzaway, Managing Partner, Corporate Governance, Grant Thornton LLP, provides rare expert insight into developments in guidance for companies dealing with Section 404 compliance, as well as how management can leverage these developments to improve compliance, minimize risk, and create real business value. | |
| Best Practices for Complex Billing and Revenue Recognition |  |
| Michael Allpass, Vice President Finance at Air2Web, the leading provider of mobile messaging and marketing applications for enterprises and carriers, presents a live, interactive case study of Air2Web’s business model challenges. | |
| The Roadmap to Accurate Revenue Recognition, Part #2 | |
| One of the foremost authorities on revenue recognition accounting, Dr. Ashwinpaul "Tony" Sondhi, member of the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and co-author of the 2007 Revenue Recognition Guide, provides a follow-up to our July webcast on Current Issues in Post Contract Support. | |
| The Roadmap to Accurate Revenue Recognition, Part #1 | |
| Get an update on Current Issues in Post Contract Support, led by one of the foremost authorities on revenue recognition accounting, Dr. Ashwinpaul "Tony" Sondhi, member of the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and co-author of the 2007 Revenue Recognition Guide. | |
| Laying the Groundwork for Accurate Revenue Recognition | |
| Lynne Triplett and Jacqueline Akerblom, Partners in Grant Thornton's Accounting Principles and Assurance Groups, will discuss how to identify revenue recognition pitfalls, and how to avoid them. | |
| How Private Equity Buyouts Are Changing the Software M&A Landscape |  |
| Ken Bender, founder and Managing Director of Software Equity Group, and Robert Smith, founder and Managing Principal of Vista Equity Partners, will guide us through the market figures to reveal the trends and drivers, as well as discuss how it translates into actionable strategies for adjusting and positioning your company. | |
| The Roadmap to Accurate Revenue Recognition: Extended Payment Terms (EPT) and Concessions | |
| Dr. Ashwinpaul "Tony" Sondhi, member of the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and co-author of the 2007 Revenue Recognition Guide, provides an update on Current Issues in Extended Payment Terms (EPT) and Concessions in SOP 97-2. | |
| Taming the Risk & Liability Beast |  |
| Brian Pastuszenski, Co-Chair, Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement Group, Goodwin Procter LLP shares his insights into practices and strategies corporations and their officials can use today in their own compliance and risk initiatives. | |
| Harvesting Your Value-is 2007 Your Year? | |
| Bruce Milne, Ward Carter and Miro Parizek of Corum Group, provide an insider's view of the deals being completed, who is buying, and what they are looking for in a target. | |
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SOx 404 in Year Three: Unleashing the Business Value of Sarbanes-Oxley |
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| Lee Dittmar, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and Tom Connors, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, leaders of Deloitte's Sarbanes-Oxley Services group, discuss how companies can use their Sarbanes-Oxley work as a strong foundation for effective governance, risk and compliance initiatives and ultimately increase confidence, lower costs, and enhance performance. | |
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New and Emerging Revenue Recognition Issues This webcast features one of the foremost authorities on revenue recognition - Dr. Ashwinpaul “Tony” Sondhi. Member of the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and co-author of the 2006 Miller Revenue Recognition Guide, Dr. Sondhi counsels leading companies and executives worldwide on Revenue Recognition and Accounting best practices. |
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| Preparing for Your Audit: An "Insider's Guide" | |
| Mike Schamberger and Jim Ravell, Assurance Partners for the Technology Industry Practice, Grant Thornton LLP, discuss best practices in preparing for your audit, as well as leveraging the process to improve your overall business. | |
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Mid-Year Reality Check for Software Mergers and Acquisitions This webcast takes a truly insightful look at the year to date. Featured speaker, Ken Bender, Managing Director of Software Equity Group, guides us through the market figures to reveal the trends and drivers, including shifting buyer preferences and market trends. |
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| Writing/Righting the Revenue Recognition Policy | |
| This webcast unravels one of the most critical issues in today's revenue recognition landscape. Featured speakers are Mike Schamberger and Cathy Hyodo, Assurance Partners with the Technology Industry Practice of Grant Thornton LLP. | |
Meeting the Financial Operational Challenges of the SaaS ModelThis special webcast event was co-sponsored by Softrax and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). Speakers discuss the SaaS model from the unique perspective of how it affects the operational requirements of the finance department, how to avoid the inherent pitfalls, and how to ensure a successful, efficient transition. |
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| The Consolidating Software Industry: Unique Insights About 2005, What Lies Ahead, and How to Better Your Odds for a Successful Exit? | |
| Featured speaker, Ken Bender, Managing Director of Software Equity Group, one of the nation's leading software industry boutique investment banks, provides unique and valuable insight into the rapidly changing software industry M&A landscape. | |
| Best Practices for Information Services Companies - Complex Billing and Revenue Recognition |  |
| Jon Greifenkamp, Vice President, Finance, Solucient, the leading provider of business intelligence to the healthcare industry, discusses, how Solucient created a financial infrastructure that can handle the rigorous requirements of a growth-oriented information services organization. | |
| Rebuilding the Relationship: CFOs and Auditors After Sox | |
| This webcast unravels today's complex CFO/Auditor relationship. Featured speaker Cal Hackeman, Managing Partner for the Technology Industry Practice, Grant Thornton LLP, discusses going above and beyond the numbers, to get the most out of your Auditor relationship. | |
| Continuing the Sarbanes-Oxley Challenge: An Insider's Perspective on the Reality of Today's Most Critical Compliance Requirement |  |
| This critical information-packed online seminar, features Stephen DeMarco, partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers Technology, InfoComm and Entertainment (TICE) Practice. Stephen provides practical, real world insight into the realities of Section 404 compliance during the first year, as well as the challenges we can expect in year 2 - and beyond. | |
| Lessons for CEOs and CFOs from the Rise and Fall of Informix Software | |
| Featured speaker, Steve W. Martin, former Informix employee and author of the new book titled The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team, discusses the meteoric rise of Informix Software, how it became a billion-dollar software giant, and the scandal that ultimately led to its spectacular fall. | |
| Avoiding the Pitfalls of Revenue Recognition: A 2005 Update | |
| This critical information-packed online seminar, features Matthew Littlewood, Audit Partner and tech sector specialist with PricewaterhouseCoopers' TICE Practice. | |
Beyond Compliance: Achieving Sustainability and Competitive AdvantageFind out how leading companies are turning compliance initiatives into vital sources of strategic insight. |
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| Making the Most of Today's M&A Environment | |
| This Webcast unravels today's complex M&A environment from the point of view of technology companies wishing to be acquired - or looking to acquire. Industry experts representing different areas of expertise within the M&A process, discuss their experiences of what has worked historically . and what hasn't. | |
| November 15th & SOx 404: Where Are We Now | |
| This exclusive event discusses the challenges, the realities, and the future of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. Get the insider's perspective on how the leading worldwide provider of audit, tax, and business advisory services to the technology industry is guiding its clients through this critical milestone. | |
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Just the Facts: EITF 00-21 and its Impact on Your Business Learn from a leading expert on revenue recognition and current member of the EITF, professor and author, Ashwinpaul C. Sondhi, Ph.D. as he discusses EITF 00-21,Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. |
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M&A from the Trenches: An Exclusive CFO PanelWe spend some time in the trenches with three technology M&A veterans. They reveal what the process is really like - the surprises, hardships and successes - from both sides of the transaction. |
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