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Vol. 18, No. 8, August 2005
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High Hopes
Many enterprises are now hopping on the mobile bandwagon, expecting that deployment of mobile and wireless technologies will automatically reap huge benefits: improving their competitiveness, increasing their operational efficiency and responsiveness, and enabling them to capitalize on new business opportunities.

No Magic Cure
Mobile technology is not a panacea. To benefit from it, enterprises must think afresh about how to take advantage of mobile technologies. They will need to refine their current operations and practices and find the courage to do things differently.
"Despite the limitations of mobile technology, the industry seems to be moving ahead rapidly to capitalize on the potential of mobile computing."
- San Murugesan, Guest Editor

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IT in the Age of Governance

Guest Editor: Robert N. Charette
"It is clear to us that the internal control assessment and audit process has the potential to significantly improve the quality and reliability of financial reporting. At the same time, it is equally clear to us that the first round of internal control audits cost too much," said William J. McDonough, chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. How costly has compliance been? Has adherence to governance mandates significantly improved the quality and reliability of financial reporting and reduced the possibility of corporate fraud? Join us next month for an in-depth look at the value, costs, impacts, and implications of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, the Turnbull requirements, Basel II, and other governance mandates. You'll learn what the future holds, how IT organizations are complying, whether the traditional model of government intervention works in the age of IT, and more!

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In the second installment of our issue on mobile and wireless computing, we see that the mobile revolution is here to stay. Security and privacy issues, device limitations, and organizational resistance are real concerns, but with 50 million mobile workers in the US alone, this is one genie that's not going back into the bottle. Join us as we discuss how mobile technologies can cut healthcare costs and improve patient care, how personalization can address device constraints and deliver a more satisfying user experience, and what IT organizations can do to prepare themselves for the mobile revolution.