CCH
Leaders Highlight Importance of Partnership,
Innovation and Transformation at 2007 User Conference
Record Number of
Professionals Gather at Leading Learning, Networking Event
(GRAPEVINE,
The opening keynote sessions included
remarks by Wolters Kluwer CEO and Chairman Nancy McKinstry, Wolters Kluwer Tax
and Accounting CEO Kevin Robert and CCH President Mike Sabbatis. Sabbatis opened
the conference highlighting the opportunity for firms to develop greater
resilience to pressures in the profession by becoming more intelligent
businesses.
“With the convergence of regulatory,
technology, business and demographic forces in the profession today, even the
most successful firms are being challenged,” said Sabbatis. “A firm’s ability
to succeed in this environment depends in large part on its ability to build and
sustain a highly intelligent business, leveraging its most valuable assets –
professional staff and technology – to the greatest extent possible.”
Sabbatis noted the execution of
knowledge management and paperless office strategies as cornerstones of the
intelligent business, highlighting CCH solutions that are available today that
can help firms be more successful. Additionally, he said, firms need to have the
right strategic partner to help them.
McKinstry discussed how professionals
benefit from being served by a Wolters Kluwer business. McKinstry highlighted
the record-level investment Wolters Kluwer is making in next-generation
platforms and technologies, and how the company is leveraging global resources
to build out international content and software products for tax, accounting and
audit professionals.
With the backing of Wolters Kluwer,
CCH is investing more today in its software and research technology than at any
other time in its history. Through this significant investment, CCH is driving
new levels of innovation through its next generation technology framework
strategy and enhancements to its online research platform to ensure portability,
ease of use and tight integration with its vast array of workflow tools.
“Striving to provide our customers
with solutions that allow us to participate more deeply in their workflow is our
most important objective as a company and where we are making considerable
investments. The strength of the partnerships we build with our customers not
only fuels, but ensures our common successes,” said McKinstry.
Robert told the audience these are
“transformational times,” with challenges that include increasing regulatory
complexity; higher demand for value-added services; the need for anywhere,
anytime access to information and applications; and the challenge to retain and
recruit staff. The focus on helping customers address these challenges and
opportunities is what drives CCH – from strategic planning through product
development, he said.
“As your strategic partner, CCH is at
the forefront of delivering the best solutions because we start with and stay
focused on what our customers need to serve their clients best,” Robert said.
“For example, firms today are facing staffing challenges at the same time your
clients are demanding higher level services. You need to do more, with less, and
CCH can help make you more efficient with innovative, integrated workflow
solutions that continue to evolve with your needs.”
As an example, Robert announced the
release of CCH’s new ProSystem fx Document solution that integrates
with Microsoft Outlook®. Using this new functionality in CCH’s award-winning
document management software, users can now drag and drop e-mails directly from
Outlook into client folders in Document – and access Document’s functionality
from Outlook, as well.
“The benefits of this workflow
innovation are firm-wide, enabling enhanced collaboration, better exchange
server management and regulatory compliance with e-mail management,” Robert
said.
Record-setting Conference
In just its third year, the CCH User
Conference has fast become the premier conference for tax and accounting
professionals.
“The CCH Conference sets the standard
in the profession because it offers an opportunity like no other: To come
together with the leaders in the profession – the best people and the best
products – to learn and leverage information and solutions to build even greater
success,” said Robert.
About CCH, a Wolters Kluwer
business
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business (
CCHGroup.com )
is a leading provider of tax, audit and accounting information, software and
services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals since 1913.
Among its market-leading products are The ProSystem
fx® Office, CorpSystem™,
CCH® Tax Research NetWork™,
Accounting Research Manager® and the
U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global
information services and publishing company. The company provides products and
services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial
services, and legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2006 annual
revenues of €3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,450 people worldwide, and
maintains operations across Europe,
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Contact:
Leslie
Bonacum, 847-267-7153,
mediahelp@cch.com
Neil Allen, 847-267-7153, neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com