Meet CFUS
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Joseph (Joe) C. Hibbitt
Principal, President
Los Angeles, California
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Manny Mangahas
Principal, VP -East Coast Operations
Clifton, Virginia (Washington, DC)
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Burnie Reed
Principal, VP - Midwest Operations
Dallas, Texas
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CFUS Update!
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| Industry: Manufacturing |
Service: Database Application Development |
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Technology: Oracle |
Converted legacy financial systems to a centralized custom Accounts Payable system. Coordinated with multidepartment representatives to ensure a transparent rollout.
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| Industry: Education |
Service: Application Development |
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Developed migration strategies from current client/server reporting application to a web-based portal. Setup standards and procedures for backup and disaster recovery.
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Use a VPN to Increase Small Business Productivity
As workforces get more and more decentralized and telecommuting becomes more widespread, businesses of all sizes have come to depend on virtual private networks, or VPNs. A VPN is a secure, private network that runs on a public network (usually the Internet). VPNs can allow remote workers secure access to your network, just as if they were at their desks in your office. If you or your employees are routinely away from your office and need access o your company's network, a VPN is an inexpensive way to increase productivity — without sacrificing security.
The name "virtual private network" gives you a clue about how VPNs actually work. VPN software programs "carve out" a section of the Web, and allow only authorized users to access it. This virtual network runs on top of an existing network and is private. Hence the name.
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Technology Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley
Corporate America is currently facing major government-mandated change as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sarbox). While the act requires near real-time reporting and companies to continually evaluate their financial controls and regulatory compliance, it is not explicit as to the technology requirements and information technology (IT) solutions. In fact, Sarbox does not mandate any technology; however, it is difficult to envision compliance without IT implications. Most companies will need to create an IT infrastructure for rapidly assessing and reporting critical events that materially impact a company operations and financial reporting.
Sarbox compliance may cause companies to examine and potentially redesign all of their financial business processes and supporting technology solutions. Convergence, simplification and centralization of information will be keys to compliance. Companies that lack records management (RM) processes risk legal troubles when disputes arise. A RM process evaluates documents for their fiscal, legal, operational and historical value and minimizes risks by periodically destroying unneeded items.
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Being Fit — Even Moderately— Cuts Stroke Risk
NEW YORK - Being merely moderately fit — walking briskly half an hour a day — can lower the risk of having a stroke, according to a new study whose findings apply to women as well as men.
Much of the previous research on stroke and fitness has been on men and relied on participants to report their physical activity, said Steven Hooker, who heads the University of South Carolina’s Prevention Research Center in Columbia and led the study. About a quarter of those in the new study were women, and everyone had a treadmill test to measure his or her fitness level.
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