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Compliance: The Globalization of Regulation

By Dick Weisinger

J-Sox, the Japanese counterpart of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation is slated to go into effect in April 2008. Weighing in at 6500 pages, the similarities between the US and Japanese regulations are strong and go far beyond just the size and

Sarbanes-Oxley: CEOs Move On

By Dick Weisinger

After five years of pain coming to grips with the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, companies are beginning to be accustomed to the new landscape. In a recent survey by Eversheds LLP only three percent of top executives had Sarbanes-Oxley as their top

Records Management: High Interest, Low Adoption

By Dick Weisinger

Regulations around compliance have many companies scurrying to adopt a records management policy. The interest is high, but many companies still have no records management program in place. Coincident with Iron Mountain’s purchase of records management company RMS Services-USA, Iron

Oracle: Push into Compliance

By Dick Weisinger

Oracle’s buying spree continues.  This week Oracle snapped up the seven-year-old governance and compliance company, LogicalApps.  Oracle has now purchased more than 35 companies with nine this year since their hostile takeover of PeopleSoft a little less than three years

Sarbanes Oxley: Compliance Costs Hit Most At Mid-Sized Companies

By Dick Weisinger

Sarbanes Oxley has been a controversial piece of legislation ever since it was enacted in 2002. Many dispute whether the results have been worth the seep costs, and nearly everyone agrees that the costs of compliance have been expensive. To