Month: September 2005

My Personal Identity Crisis

Information brokers wonder why they don’t get any respect. But if they want to understand why, all they have to do is use … their

Virsa Systems: Control Yourself

Suppose some rogue in your company found a way to both create and approve invoices in the financial system—and was secretly cutting himself fat checks.

Player Roster 3

Adam BassVice Chairman, Ameriquest Capital Corp.Bass acknowledges that some “bad apples” have infiltrated the rank and file at Ameriquest in the past five years but

Base Technologies 8

Ameriquest uses a standard software package to process loans. But then it customizes that package to suit other needs, using a mix of in-house and

Knowing When to Embrace Open Source

Turning to open-source software for an enterprise resource planning system is a big challenge for most companies—so big they steer clear of it. “No matter

Roadblock!: Unscrupulous Employees

THE OBSTACLEEmployees who process any kind of invoice or payment can often be tempted to skirt corporate guidelines-especially if they think they might be able