Supporters of extensible business reporting language (XBRL) have long touted its potential to transform financial data mining and analysis. Now that potential is starting to become a reality, thanks ...

Hitachi America Ltd. XBRL Business Unit announced the launch of its Xinba 2.0 Reader and Analyzer, a desktop-based Microsoft Excel add-in that gives users the capability to import, open and manipulate ...

Like many other folks, I vividly recall my first foray into technology. It was back in 1974 and I needed an elective. My father, who was just slightly ahead of Ned Ludd in terms of embracing progress, ...

BRL—a specialized form of XML (extensible markup language)—is becoming more familiar to creators and users of electronic financial statements, but few people have actual hands-on experience with it.