TechByte, a new concept brought to you by the AICPA Insider™ E-Newsletter group. TechByte will feature articles by top industry thought leaders on software, hardware, malware, spyware, LAN, WAN, mobile technologies, operating systems and everything in between of interest to CPAs and finance executives.

Some of our industry experts include:

James C. Bourke, CPA, CITP, is a Partner at WithumSmith+Brown where he is Director of Firm Technology. He is a past president of the New Jersey Society of CPAs and currently serves on AICPA Council and the AICPA CITP Credential Committee.
   

Alexandra DeFelice, is a Journal of Accountancy senior editor and an AICPA CPA Insider™ columnist.
   

Randolph P. Johnston, M.C.S., M.C.P., is Executive Vice President, K2 Enterprises. He is a nationally recognized educator, consultant and writer with over 30 years experience in strategic technology planning, systems and network integration, accounting software selection, business development and management, disaster recovery and contingency planning and process engineering.

   
Barry MacQuarrie, CPA, is the Director of Technology at KAF Financial Group. MacQuarrie has extensive experience working with CPA firm technologies and expertise in workflow, process improvement, disaster recovery planning, security and paperless office technologies.
   
Liv A. Watson is Board of Director — IRIS India and Independent Consultant. She is also Vice President of Global Strategy at EDGAR Online, Inc. She was formerly Chair of XBRL International Jurisdiction, working with XBRL International.
   
Janis Wong, CPA.CITP, CISA, is a project manager at the AICPA, where she develops and manages benefits for the CITP Credential and IT membership community. Previously, she worked at Grant Thornton as a business advisory manager in the California bay area and at IBM Corporation as a Consultant in the DC area.
   

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