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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Implications for the CIO
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the US federal government's reaction to the corporate debacles of Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, and several other companies. The law requires specific financial reporting by public companies, with severe penalties for willful misrepresentation of financial results or forecasts.
In a previous Advisor (see " Five Big Questions," 4 December 2003), I suggested that executives and professionals looking at launching big new projects ought to ask themselves five big questions:
For more on software modeling, see the November 2003 issue of Cutter Benchmark Review, available from Cutter Consortium at +1 781 641 9876, fax +1 781 648 1950, or e-mail service@cutter.com.
[Today's Sourcing and Vendor Relationships E-Mail Advisor excerpts the Cutter Consortium Executive Report " Outsourcing your Business Intelligence: Maximize Impact and Minimize Investment." We chose it because we are sure you'll find this a thought-provoking piece on business intelligence activities as candidates for outsourcing.]
In a previous Advisor (see " Five Big Questions," 4 December 2003), I suggested that executives and professionals looking at launching big new projects ought to ask themselves five big questions:
The year 2003 is drawing to a close. It hasn't been an exciting year from an economic perspective. Most companies are just beginning to feel some new economic energy and are only starting to plan what they might do if they were to spend some money. On the other hand, standards groups and research efforts have advanced a lot in the past two years and companies have many options.