Colligo Networks Expands Customer Base to Small and Mid Sized Accounting Firms
Colligo Workgroup Edition Proves Valuable for Sharing Data from Different Audit Software Packages
Vancouver, September 7, 2004 - More and more accounting firms are turning to innovative technologies to improve the productivity of teams that work at client sites. This trend is demonstrated today in the announcement by Colligo Networks, the leading provider of instant networking software, of two new customer wins: Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP, and Talbot, Korvola & Warwick, LLP. These wins represent a growing trend among accounting firms of all sizes to utilize Colligo® Workgroup Edition® software to facilitate file sharing and database synchronization at client sites. Like previously announced Colligo audit customers, engagement teams from Talbot, Korvola & Warwick use Colligo® Workgroup Edition® to replicate Lotus® Notes® databases at client sites, while Virchow, Krause & Company share data from CaseWare Working Papers, a new application being used with Colligo.
Oregon-based Talbot, Korvola & Warwick, LLP, chose Colligo Workgroup Edition to enable its audit teams to securely replicate Lotus Notes databases without access to a Lotus® Domino® server, eliminating the need for an Internet connection when working at an engagement. "Colligo Workgroup Edition ensures that our field audit teams have access to the most up to date information at all times.," comments Michael O'Toole, Manager at Talbot, Korvola & Warwick, LLP. "In field testing we already found that our workgroup productivity substantially increased, resulting in improved efficiency and cost savings."
Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP, a regional CPA and Consulting firm with offices in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, utilizes Colligo Workgroup Edition to share information from CaseWare Working Papers engagement software. Allen Smith, CIO at Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP said, "Prior to Colligo, auditors had to set up their own networking hardware in the field; a time-consuming process and a burden on our IT department. Now, with Colligo software, they can instantly share data over secure, high speed wireless networks created on their laptops, increasing productivity and reducing IT support costs."
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About Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP is a certified public accounting and consulting firm that currently ranks as the 13th largest firm in the country according to Public Accounting Report's "Top 100 of 2003." With staff totaling over 950, the firm provides a wide range of accounting, tax, assurance, and consulting services. The mission of our associates is to act as their clients' "most valued advisor", providing them advice and guidance on all aspects of their operations. The firm has offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois, and provides international services through its affiliation with Baker Tilly International.
About Talbot, Korvola & Warwick, LLP
Talbot, Korvola & Warwick, LLP is an Oregon-based limited liability partnership offering accounting, consulting, and tax services to its clients. As its clients' business partners and advisors, TKW provides not only traditional accounting and tax services, but also assists clients in achieving their organizational goals through financial and management planning, improvements in operational efficiency, and through various other consulting services. TKW provides timely service of the highest quality, and offers a full range of services: business assurance, tax planning and preparation, and business advisory and consulting services. TKW is the kind of firm with which clients and other professionals are proud to associate.
Additionally, TKW is a member of the McGladrey Network, a national affiliation of over 70 independent CPA firms supplemented by 100 offices of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP. TKW is also a member of RSM International, an international relationship with nearly 600 offices worldwide. This affiliation allows TKW to leverage the resources of an international pool of experts in almost any area of business operations.
About Colligo Networks
As the leading provider of "instant networking" software, Colligo is the fastest and simplest way for mobile teams to share data using corporate applications, even when they have no access to the Internet or corporate server. Colligo's "instant networking" software enables wireless notebooks, TabletPCs and PDAs to create direct-connected ad hoc networks with a single button click. Colligo increases the productivity of mobile teams by enabling them to act on information when and where it is created. Its solutions are being deployed by enterprises, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Grant Thornton and OEM customers, such as Hewlett Packard and NEC, in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information visit http://www.colligo.com.
Colligo is a trademark of Colligo Networks, Inc. All other corporate names and / or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
For further information, please contact:
Asa Zanatta
Tel: 604 408 1389/(cell) 604 724 7755
E-mail: azanatta@colligo.com










