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Integra Industry Data to Be Offered through American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Business Valuation and Forensic & Litigation Services Member Section.


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 Business Valuation Conference 2006 - Integra Data to Help CPAs Gain Valuable Insight Into the Performance of Their Business Clients and Compare to Industry Peers

KENNESAW, Ga. -- Integra Information, a division of MicroBilt Corporation and provider of the largest and most detailed data available to profile the performance of private companies, announced today at the annual AICPA Business Valuation Conference in Austin, TX that its exclusive industry performance data is now being offered through the AICPA Business Valuation and Forensic & Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

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 Services Membership Section at http://bvfls.aicpa.org.

The member section features numerous member benefits for CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000.  Valuation professionals such as access to specialized information, practice aids, industry specific newsletters, marketing help, regulatory insight, networking opportunities, advocacy and strategic partnerships such as the society of appraisers and now the Integra relationship.

Integra's unique tools and services of private company financial data that has been added to the member section, provides CPAs with fast and easy access to industry benchmarks, norms, valuation data and risk management tools. Custom features along with this unique private company database that will help CPA's get the answers they need on-demand.

Most of Integra's products are derived from the Integra InfoBase. These include Industry Profiler, Comparative Profiler, and Valuation Profiler. Integra's products meet a diverse set of client needs, from basic to comprehensive. With the Integra InfoBase, CPAs and their clients who are business owners have access to the most in-depth and detailed information available on private company financial performance. The financial benchmarks used in Integra's products represent the average financial performance of companies operating in the same industry and within the same sales size range.

"We are thrilled to partner with AICPA and meet the needs of their CPA members," states Ken Hill, President of MicroBilt Corporation, parent company to Integra Information. "Their commitment to providing top line resources for CPAs is exceptional. We're privileged to be a part of the AICPA member offerings."

"Many of our members require private company and industry information to help them prepare their analysis for their clients," said Stephen Winters, AICPA Director of Specialized Communities and Firm Practice Management. "This partnership with Integra not only meets their need, it helps us provide additional value to the BVFLS BVFLS Business Valuation and Forensic Litigation Services Center (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; now Forensic and Valuation Services Center)  membership section through an exclusive discount program."

To learn more about the exclusive Integra offering and other benefits as a member of the AICPA BVFLS community, go to www.aicpa.org/BVFLS.

About AICPA:

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants With over 330,525 CPA members (in August 2006), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States of America.  (www.aicpa.org) is the national, professional association of CPAs, with approximately 330,000 members, including CPAs in business and industry, public practice, government, and education. It sets ethical standards for the professional and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies; federal, state and local governments; and non-profit organizations. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination. Media representatives are invited to visit the AICPA Online Media Center at www.aicpa.org/mediacenter.

Integra Information:

Founded in 1995, Integra Information, a division of MicroBilt Corporation provides knowledge-based analytical tools and information services See Information Systems.  to the nation's leading professional and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 firms serving privately held businesses. Integra Information is the foremost authority on all information pertaining to the industry financial performance of privately held businesses. The company is also a leading provider of Web-based management tools to help entrepreneurs make critical decisions.

MicroBilt, a division of Bristol Investments, Ltd., is the leader in credit bureau data access and retrieval, providing credit, collection and data sources. MicroBilt is certified through and provides interfaces with the three consumer bureaus, Equifax (NYSE NYSE

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) and ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS). For more information, contact Integra Information, A division of MicroBilt Corporation, 1640 Airport Road, Suite 115, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Telephone: 1-800-780-2660. Or visit their website at www.IntegraInfo.com.
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