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DeviceLock for Sarbanes Oxley Compliance: Despite its very stringent requirements, SOX has ultimately become the unspoken standard in corporate governance. Even companies that are not listed on US exchanges now prefer to incorporate provisions of this law in order to increase their competitiveness, attract more interest from investors and partners, and better protect their corporate...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SmartLine, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2008-02-19
New Plan Excel Realty Trust Integrates Enterprise Content Management Initiatives and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Given its size, New Plan faced a number of challenges related to efficiently managing business content, and exchanging information and documentation with internal and external audiences. New Plan's accounts payable function, for example, relied on manual procedures that required regional offices and corporate headquarters to process invoices. In addition, the...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Accounts Payable, Oracle Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Microsoft Excel, Enterprise Content Management, New Plan, Content Management, Web Technology, Sarbanes-Oxley, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies 2007-10-31
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance 2007 - Click-Through Demo (msi): This is a portable, interactive demo that closely simulates the UI and functionality of an actual solution. Installs to your Start menu and includes a presenter script. Scenario summary: SOX solutions based on the 2007 Microsoft Office system facilitate regulatory compliance and sustainable corporate governance by enhancing visibility over financial...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Microsoft Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Corporate Governance, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Software downloads 2007-09-20
Hanger Orthopedic Group Uses Idera SQL Compliance Manager to Help With Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Founded in 1861, Hanger Orthopedic Group is the largest provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care services and products in the US. As an active user of Microsoft's platform, Hanger relies heavily on SQL Server. It serves as the backbone to mission critical applications including the Electronic Data Interchange EDI...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Patient, Billing, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Microsoft SQL Server, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, EDI, Regulations, Insurance, Financial Planning, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance; Case studies 2007-03-20
Unum Optimizes Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Processes With Oracle Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager: With economic pressures and demographic trends creating fundamental changes in the employee benefits market, Unum embarked on a continuous improvement plan in 2005 to increase operational effectiveness across its principal subsidiaries and better position the company to capitalize on new opportunities. In addition to streamlining its business processes, Unum sought...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Oracle Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Unum, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Case studies 2007-03-01

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance With IBM Rational Method Composer and IBM Rational Portfolio Manager: This paper is a true-to-life account of an exchange among software development team colleagues, showing how Rational Method Composer and Rational Portfolio Manager provide everything organizations need to build compliance delivery processes and detect early warning signs of events that may be candidates for SOX disclosure. It also illustrates that...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, IBM Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Software Development, Regulatory Compliance, Team Management, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Management; White papers 2007-01-15
Application Assessment for Sarbanes Oxley Compliance: The Sarbanes-OXley Act SOX was designed with the objectives of improving financial transparency and reducing fraud, with the help of proven auditing techniques. As the legislation mandates storing of electronic records and messages for a period 'Not less than five years', it has implications on the IT departments of organizations...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2006-12-01
Microsoft Access Applications and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: The widespread use of Access applications in most organizations presents management with considerable operational and security challenges. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has far-reaching implications on the use and perhaps future role of Microsoft Access applications in the organization. This paper presents a practical and expedient approach to converting Microsoft Access applications...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Microsoft Access, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Microsoft Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Microsoft Office, Databases, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management; White papers 2006-09-24
Siemens White Paper: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: In 2002/3 the apparently stable and successful US corporate world was rocked to its foundations by the news of the collapse of not one, but two, of its largest corporations. The telecoms company MCI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2002 then, just as the corporate world was...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, America, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Siemens AG, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Telephony, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Networking; White papers 2006-09-01
A Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Program That Saves Cash: Link Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements to Business Improvement: Successful quality - and compliance - is a continuous improvement process that demands a closed-loop control structure. Technology-enabled quality in the "Financial data factory" provides a significant ROI. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance becomes a dimension of overall quality. Continuous inspection solutions from Oversight Systems provide precise results and a leveraged environment for...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Oversight Systems, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2006-07-25
Best Practices for Wireless Network Security and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: An important component of any effective system of internal controls is maintaining systems that ensure the confidentiality and integrity of corporate, financial and customer data. This paper will explore what security challenges wireless networks present, suggest best practices to ensure Wireless LAN security, and demonstrate how AirDefense Enterprise, a Wireless...; Tags: AirDefense, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Best Practice, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Sarbanes-Oxley, Wireless, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2006-04-05
Managing Networks for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, along with other regulatory and industry initiatives, is significant drivers to improve the processes to audit and control the availability and integrity of information. These drivers are also fundamental components of Network Change and Configuration Management NCCM. AlterPoint's DeviceAuthority provides a comprehensive NCCM solution that enables...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, AlterPoint Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Network, Sarbanes-Oxley, ITIL, Regulatory Compliance, Networking, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, It Services, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2006-02-01
Working Through Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance and Outsourcing IT Services: Increasingly, companies are turning to outsourcing in the hopes of reducing the cost and complexity of their operations. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has not diminished interest in outsourcing. Companies can view outsourcing providers as supportive in their compliance efforts. The potential benefits are enabled when a company logically facilitates its compliance...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; White papers 2006-01-01
Achieve sustainable SOX compliance by selectively using COBIT controls: Sarbanes-Oxley compliance will significantly impact the IT organization of most public companies. This chapter from Sarbanes-Oxley IT Compliance Using COBIT and Open Source Tools, published by Syngress explains how SOX compliance can be achieved through COBIT controls. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is not something your organization can shy...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Book chapters 2005-11-25
Premier Lease & Loan Services Gets SOX Compliant With Idera's SQL Compliance Manager: Premier Lease and Loan Services, a division of Great American Insurance Company, focuses on building customized lease and loan programs to meet the highly specialized needs of financial institutions and automobile dealers. In the insurance world auditing and compliance is a constant reality. Premier Lease and Loan Services is audited...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SQL, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Databases, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2005-11-23
Leading Staffing Company Saves Cost, Increases Efficiency in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Process: When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 instituted federal requirements regarding corporate governance and financial disclosure, Remedy Intelligent Staffing sought a solution to streamline compliance efforts. Remedy, a leading U.S.$500 million staffing company, needed a cost-effective solution that would optimize existing technology and would provide a structured, dependable framework for evaluating...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Staffing, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Microsoft Corp., Remedy Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Accounting, Regulations, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Case studies 2005-11-18
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Using BMC CONTROL-M Solutions for Operations Management: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted by U.S. legislature to protect investors and the public from fraudulent corporate accounting practices and erroneously reported corporate financial information. The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC established the rules, requirements, and deadlines, and continues to administer compliance. The burden of compliance now falls...; Tags: BMC Software Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, BMC CONTROL-M, It Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, It service Management, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2005-10-18
Tufin SecureTrack and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2002 in order to provide greater accountability in Public Companies. The driving forces behind SOX are the corporate accounting scandals of Enron, Worldcom, and others. In the wake of these debacles, US Senators Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley architected...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2005-06-01
HP Solutions for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Compliance with governmental and industry-based regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Basel II, HIPAA, FDA and SEC 17a3-4, to name a few, are presenting major business challenges for companies today. Internal control certification, privacy and records retention are just a few examples of the increasing pressures companies are facing for...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Basel II, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Financial Services; White papers 2005-04-11
Sarbanes-Oxley and MAS 90, MAS 200 and MAS 500: Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is about managing your internal processes for reporting, auditing, and disclosure. While no software application will make you compliant, the right business management application, such as the MAS range of products, can work in conjunction with your internal policies, compliance programs and other technology investments to increase the...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Business Management, MAS 500, Sage Software, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Strategy, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Management; White papers 2005-04-01