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Is Fair Value Accounting Really Fair? The practice of putting a value on hard-to-price assets comes under scrutiny during the credit crunch. Will Bank Woes Slow Tech IPOs? The cancellation of Classmates.com's IPO may be the start of a retreating IPO market. XBRL Reaches Marquee Companies Ford, General Electric, Infosys and Microsoft are already using the Business Reporting Tags to file financial reports. Can a full SEC mandate be far off? SEC Readies XBRLTagging Rules for Financial Filings New rules would require public companies to use interactive data in financial filings. Merger Fever Heating Back Up What credit crunch? Oracle's bid for BEA underscores a banner year for technology M A. Nexaweb Tool Helps Developers Build Rich Internet Applications Nexaweb Technologies rolls out jRex 1.0, a server-agnostic, declarative XML user interface engine that generates enterprise Web applications running in any browser. Sun Optimizes Free Tool Set for Multicore Along with Sun Studio 11, the company announces the revival of its developer network and a new developer-oriented video channel. QuickBooks SimpleStart Takes a Ground-Level Approach With its emphasis on simplicity rather than new features, SimpleStart is a tremendous tool in this entrepreneurial age. We're surprised no one tried this ground-level approach sooner. RBCs Account Imbalance Faulty code caused so many errors in RBC Financial Group's systems that payroll deposits got blocked and customers couldn't check their balances. QuickBooks Premier 2004 Shines on Ease of Use As the old saying goes, nobody ever got fired for buying IBM. ChevronTexaco Boosts IT With Business Alignment At ChevronTexaco, the impact of IT on the business is measured right down to the person and the penny. The company's activity-based cost accounting system is being used to boost IT's credibility and cut millions from the bottom line. Salesforce.com Unveils Intuit, Great Plains Integration Company annnounces pre-built accounting adapters for Intuit QuickBooks and Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains accounting software.