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We've noted recently that more companies seemed bent on instilling better travel and entertainment cost controls. Let's face it: The expense account is among the easiest to fudge. At some companies,... Read more...

We've noted recently that risk management has moved to the top of the agenda at some companies, and even the PCAOB, which is pushing its seven new risk standards. For enterprise risk management... Read more...

Is anyone really surprised by this? A recent survey by Shavlik Technologies (vendor survey alert!) has found that IT professionals are still struggling with compliance issues, according to Redmond... Read more...

We've been talking a lot about the growth of data centers, a market that has skyrocketed because of Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations, as well as the need for better disaster recovery options.... Read more...

There is some talk that the most likely perpetrators of crime within an organization are no longer likely to be the top executives. Thank Sarbanes Oxley. The most likely fraudsters may stem from the... Read more...

Most compliance people would agree that disaster recovery has become a compliance issue. You have to be focused on data and records retention, even in the face of something catastrophic. This is... Read more...

For information technology execs, Sarbanes-Oxley has been a mixed blessing. True, there's more pressure than ever and a lot of systems flaws have been revealed. But some CIOs and others have been... Read more...

Supply chain management is getting a lot more complex, apart from Sarbanes-Oxley, natural disasters, terrorist threats and the like. For many large companies, supply chains are far flung networks... Read more...

We've noted before that compliance burdens imposed on the IT side of the house may be working... Read more...