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Turning the Compliance Challenge Into a Business Advantage 2006-12-22 01:00:22 SAP

Regulatory requirements are not new to the banking industry. But the number, complexity, and breadth of recent regulations have posed new challenges. Financial institutions often view Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) as an unwelcomed cost burden that gets in the way of achieving results. Forward-thinking organizations understand that having a complete grasp of enterprise risk is a source of business advantage. A capability model that includes people, processes, and systems is key to accomplishing these benefits. A flexible and adaptable GRC framework is needed to integrate heterogeneous systems and to weave end-to-end business processes, allowing enterprise wide strategies to be executed with greater ease and efficiency. Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley are rapidly becoming accepted as a set of best practices in risk management.

Achieving Automated Compliance 2006-08-09 12:22:09 BigFix

In this new issue of BigFix's "IT Executive Briefings," you'll learn how a security configuration management solution that provides real-time visibility into thousands of PCs, laptops, and servers can help today's distributed enterprises automate their regulatory compliance efforts. The paper includes a reprint of Gartner's January 2006 RAS Core Research Note, "The Chief Information Security Officer's Guide to Compliance," which offers keen insights into the reasons why compliance is largely "a negotiation with the auditor" and why auditors expect your controls to be organized, well-documented, and defensible.

IT Compliance Benchmark Report, 2006 2006-09-12 12:24:44 Symantec

Download this research report from Symantec to read the results of a survey on IT compliance practices in large organizations representing an array of industries, including government agencies. The purpose of the benchmark survey, which was conducted by SecurityCompliance.com from December 2005 through March 2006, was to establish industry norms for compliance-related activities based on the results of real-world regulatory audits. This resulting report classifies organizations that perform above and below the defined norms as "leaders" and "laggards" and teases out the traits that separate them. The takeaway is a list of five key actions that can improve compliance results in most any organization.

Protected, Portable, Price/Performance for Permanent Online Archive 2006-09-20 01:00:17 PowerFile

"One of the major reasons that companies are implementing disk-based archives is to lower their storage costs but still keep archive data online and easily accessible. However, moving data from disk to disk does not necessarily create a leap in lowering capital costs. PowerFile offers an interesting alternative approach to digital archiving worth evaluating....The PowerFile PSA actually provides customers with four tiers, including high performance NAS-based disk storage (Tier One), in-library DVD for lower cost online storage (Tier Two), onsite vaulted DVD (Tier Three) and offsite vaulted DVD for long term archival (Tier Four). The combination provides a compelling blend of price/performance, permanence, protection and portability." Read more....

Establish a Platform for Effective IT Service Management 2006-10-19 01:00:15 IBM

To better manage your business, you need more than traditional IT management tools that focus on monitoring only certain types of IT resources. IBM IT Service Management solutions, with the IBM Tivoli� Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) as their platform, can help your IT organization optimize the services it delivers to your business.

Download this IBM white paper to learn more about the Tivoli CCMDB platform for ITSM and how you can benefit from its innovations in:

Application discovery

Data federation

Application integration

Osterman Webinar - Trends in Email Archiving 2006-09-20 12:07:18 MessageLabs

TRENDS IN EMAIL ARCHIVING What are the key misconceptions about messaging archiving? What are the most common email policies today? Who needs to archive email messages and for how long? How are today's organizations meeting legal discovery and HR requests?

Learn the answers and discover the latest trends in hosted messaging archiving and email compliance.

BakBone Upgrades to Unlimited Edition Worldwide; Cuts Costs While Driving Compliance 2006-07-18 00:17:25 Salesforce.com

BakBone Software, a global provider of data protection software, is using the AppExchange on-demand platform to create, deploy and manage three new applications critical to running its business. AppExchange has enabled BakBone to dramatically extend the value of its salesforce.com deployment by allowing it to build and run on-demand applications for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, change management and human resources that greatly simplify operations and streamline global employee management. AppExchange unites all of BakBone's on-demand applications with a single data model, single security model and a single user interface.

Improving IT Compliance: Guidance for Midsize Organizations 2006-09-12 12:24:44 Symantec

The results are in on the compliance efforts of companies boasting annual revenues of $50 to $999 million, and there's definitely room for improvement, especially at the middle and top of that bracket. So says this insightful research report from Symantec, which presents the top ten deficiencies in controls and procedures being cited in today's midsize organizations. The paper also details three critical IT compliance success factors that can help you overcome those common deficiencies and improve your audit results.

An Advanced Segregation of Duties Capability for HP OpenView Select Identity 2006-08-26 01:00:10 Hewlett-Packard

Segregation of Duties (SoD) is a critical control issue for many organizations. This white paper defines SoD, discusses the relationship between SoD and the provisioning process, introduces HP OpenView Select Identity and its current SoD capabilities, and describes an advanced Select Identity SoD prototype created by HP Labs, which is available to partners and select customers by special request. The paper is directed at strategists, developers and consultants interested in SoD. HP OpenView Select Identity, or the enforcement of business rules during provisioning. In addition, this paper provides an example of how Select Identity can be extended to provide additional management and enforcement capabilities.

Solution Brief: ManageSoft Compliance Manager 2006-09-28 01:00:20 ManageSoft

If you need a way to manage your entire software portfolio, including contracts, leases, and licenses, consider Compliance Manager from ManageSoft. It's an enterprise-grade solution that can significantly reduce the cost of achieving regulatory and license compliance. This ManageSoft Solution Brief explains how Compliance Manager supports all four phases of a best practices-approach to software asset management, so you can more readily:

Discover the location of every networked software asset in
your enterprise

Control all facets of software usage and management

Optimize your software assets through intelligent
license allocation

Predict and plan for your future software needs and upgrades

To review system requirements and technical specifications for ManageSoft Compliance Manager, be sure to also download this Product Datasheet.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Turning the Compliance Challenge Into a Business Advantage	2006-12-22 01:00:22	SAP
Regulatory requirements are not new to the banking industry. But the number, complexity, and breadth of recent regulations have posed new challenges. Financial institutions often view Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) as an unwelcomed cost burden that gets in the way of achieving results. Forward-thinking organizations understand that having a complete grasp of enterprise risk is a source of business advantage. A capability model that includes people, processes, and systems is key to accomplishing these benefits. A flexible and adaptable GRC framework is needed to integrate heterogeneous systems and to weave end-to-end business processes, allowing enterprise wide strategies to be executed with greater ease and efficiency. Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley are rapidly becoming accepted as a set of best practices in risk management.
Achieving Automated Compliance	2006-08-09 12:22:09	BigFix
In this new issue of BigFix's "IT Executive Briefings," you'll learn how a security configuration management solution that provides real-time visibility into thousands of PCs, laptops, and servers can help today's distributed enterprises automate their regulatory compliance efforts. The paper includes a reprint of Gartner's January 2006 RAS Core Research Note, "The Chief Information Security Officer's Guide to Compliance," which offers keen insights into the reasons why compliance is largely "a negotiation with the auditor" and why auditors expect your controls to be organized, well-documented, and defensible.
IT Compliance Benchmark Report, 2006	2006-09-12 12:24:44	Symantec
Download this research report from Symantec to read the results of a survey on IT compliance practices in large organizations representing an array of industries, including government agencies. The purpose of the benchmark survey, which was conducted by SecurityCompliance.com from December 2005 through March 2006, was to establish industry norms for compliance-related activities based on the results of real-world regulatory audits. This resulting report classifies organizations that perform above and below the defined norms as "leaders" and "laggards" and teases out the traits that separate them. The takeaway is a list of five key actions that can improve compliance results in most any organization.
Protected, Portable, Price/Performance for Permanent Online Archive	2006-09-20 01:00:17	PowerFile
"One of the major reasons that companies are implementing disk-based archives is to lower their storage costs but still keep archive data online and easily accessible. However, moving data from disk to disk does not necessarily create a leap in lowering capital costs. PowerFile offers an interesting alternative approach to digital archiving worth evaluating....The PowerFile PSA actually provides customers with four tiers, including high performance NAS-based disk storage (Tier One), in-library DVD for lower cost online storage (Tier Two), onsite vaulted DVD (Tier Three) and offsite vaulted DVD for long term archival (Tier Four). The combination provides a compelling blend of price/performance, permanence, protection and portability." Read more....
Establish a Platform for Effective IT Service Management	2006-10-19 01:00:15	IBM
To better manage your business, you need more than traditional IT management tools that focus on monitoring only certain types of IT resources. IBM IT Service Management solutions, with the IBM Tivoli� Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) as their platform, can help your IT organization optimize the services it delivers to your business. Download this IBM white paper to learn more about the Tivoli CCMDB platform for ITSM and how you can benefit from its innovations in: Application discovery Data federation Application integration
Osterman Webinar - Trends in Email Archiving	2006-09-20 12:07:18	MessageLabs
TRENDS IN EMAIL ARCHIVING What are the key misconceptions about messaging archiving? What are the most common email policies today? Who needs to archive email messages and for how long? How are today's organizations meeting legal discovery and HR requests? Learn the answers and discover the latest trends in hosted messaging archiving and email compliance.
BakBone Upgrades to Unlimited Edition Worldwide; Cuts Costs While Driving Compliance	2006-07-18 00:17:25	Salesforce.com
BakBone Software, a global provider of data protection software, is using the AppExchange on-demand platform to create, deploy and manage three new applications critical to running its business. AppExchange has enabled BakBone to dramatically extend the value of its salesforce.com deployment by allowing it to build and run on-demand applications for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, change management and human resources that greatly simplify operations and streamline global employee management. AppExchange unites all of BakBone's on-demand applications with a single data model, single security model and a single user interface.
Improving IT Compliance: Guidance for Midsize Organizations	2006-09-12 12:24:44	Symantec
The results are in on the compliance efforts of companies boasting annual revenues of $50 to $999 million, and there's definitely room for improvement, especially at the middle and top of that bracket. So says this insightful research report from Symantec, which presents the top ten deficiencies in controls and procedures being cited in today's midsize organizations. The paper also details three critical IT compliance success factors that can help you overcome those common deficiencies and improve your audit results.
An Advanced Segregation of Duties Capability for HP OpenView Select Identity	2006-08-26 01:00:10	Hewlett-Packard
Segregation of Duties (SoD) is a critical control issue for many organizations. This white paper defines SoD, discusses the relationship between SoD and the provisioning process, introduces HP OpenView Select Identity and its current SoD capabilities, and describes an advanced Select Identity SoD prototype created by HP Labs, which is available to partners and select customers by special request. The paper is directed at strategists, developers and consultants interested in SoD. HP OpenView Select Identity, or the enforcement of business rules during provisioning. In addition, this paper provides an example of how Select Identity can be extended to provide additional management and enforcement capabilities.
Solution Brief: ManageSoft Compliance Manager	2006-09-28 01:00:20	ManageSoft
If you need a way to manage your entire software portfolio, including contracts, leases, and licenses, consider Compliance Manager from ManageSoft. It's an enterprise-grade solution that can significantly reduce the cost of achieving regulatory and license compliance. This ManageSoft Solution Brief explains how Compliance Manager supports all four phases of a best practices-approach to software asset management, so you can more readily: Discover the location of every networked software asset in your enterprise Control all facets of software usage and management Optimize your software assets through intelligent license allocation Predict and plan for your future software needs and upgrades To review system requirements and technical specifications for ManageSoft Compliance Manager, be sure to also download this Product Datasheet.