Really ? I can expense an iPad !

Really ? You mean I can expense an iPad now !  Awesome !

That was probably my favorite reaction from Intacct's customers and partners last week at Intacct Advantage 2011.

I was blown away by the excitement that we saw about the convergence of mobile devices, tablets and cloud computing from the CFO's, controllers and CPA's who attended the conference.

The industry analysts talk about this same idea in the context of the consumerization of information technology.  As in people now having the expectations that the smart phones and tablets they love in their lives as consumers should also work for their business applications.

What I saw at the conference was all about desire. The people that already have and love these devices really want to use them for their business applications too. And the people that don't have one yet want one.

My favorite reaction was from finance execs who haven't yet made the plunge - You mean I can expense an iPad now - Awesome !

I haven't seen that much excitement about financial and accounting applications in a long time.

It was really fun.