Alan Salmon, Managing Director of Alan Salmon & Associates Inc. is a leading authority on accounting software. In addition to his work with consultants, accountants, and software companies in both Canada and the US, he is the Vice-President of Canadian operations for K2 Enterprises. He has carried out extensive research on accounting technology and annually produces the Accounting Software Survey Report. Alan is the chairperson of the Microsoft Accounting Technology for the 21st Century seminar series. He can be reached by e-mail at asalmon@salmon.ca or by visiting www.salmon.ca.