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RSS committeesBoard-Level IT Oversight: The Next "Big Thing"
White Paper This webcast reveals his latest research, and experience in establishing and serving on board-level IT Oversight Committees. It explains why these committees are being established, and the process of their workings. [03 Jul 2008]
What Is Sarbanes-Oxley and Why Should an IT Manager Care
White Paper The legislation contains 11 titles, ranging from additional responsibilities for audit committees to tougher criminal penalties for white-collar crimes such as securities fraud. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 legislates acceptable conduct regarding... [03 Jul 2008]
The Evolution and Implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
White Paper Corporate Boards are struggling to revise their composition and the charter and focus of their audit committees. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has become the preeminent topic in the press lately. Chief Financial Officers are grappling with... [03 Jul 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment Figures from the UK's tech industry skills body e-skills UK reveal less than one fifth (16 per cent) of tech workers are women, while Cranfield University's School of Management annual Female FTSE Report 2007 shows a quarter of FTSE100 boards have... [11 Jun 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News The recent experience shows that that is full of pitfalls: small national bodies simply don't have the resources to do an adequate job of participating in lots of committees. Vista: all the coverage. Windows Vista SP1 finally a go [21 Apr 2008]
Did Microsoft use desktop dominance in OOXML standard?
News In response to the accusations of stacking committees, Robertson said IBM and other competitors have done exactly what Microsoft is accused of doing. European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software... [04 Apr 2008]
New Messaging Infrastructure Helps Donor Network Boost Productivity, Collaboration
White Paper More than 30 UNOS-supported committees of geographically dispersed representatives from all aspects of transplantation - including UNOS-employed liaisons - meet regularly to establish and improve policies. [18 Dec 2007]
XML Hacks: Unravel the OpenOffice File Format
White Paper The specification of the OpenOffice XML file format is being maintained by an OASIS technical committee (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php? OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org) is a suite of free, multiplatform, open source... [10 Oct 2007]
Businesses must do better on tech risk
News He added that if audit committees aren't paying sufficient attention to the IT risk then businesses could be unwittingly exposed. A significant proportion of corporate audit departments are failing to address IT risk sufficiently, leaving... [21 Sep 2007]
Competing Through Cooperation: Standard-Setting in Wireless Telecommunications
White Paper Focusing on the competition among firms to influence formal standardization, the roles of standard-setting committees, private alliances, and technical consortia are highlighted. Panel data analyses suggest that participation in external technical... [31 Jul 2007]
Synchronous Data Link Control and Derivatives
White Paper After developing SDLC, IBM submitted it to various standards committees. IBM developed the Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) protocol in the mid-1970s for use in Systems Network Architecture (SNA) environments. [23 Jul 2007]
Key Elements of Antifraud Programs and Controls
White Paper Boards of directors, audit committees and companies are encouraged to refer to the foregoing statute, rules, regulations and standards, and to consult with legal counsel concerning their responsibilities with respect to applicable provisions thereof. [05 Jul 2007]
Ken Harvey
CIO Profile Harvey also holds advisory positions in local governmental and charitable committees and serves on the boards of Chicago-based IT consulting firm Kanbay International and HSBC Software Development. In 2004 Ken Harvey became group general manager... [06 Jun 2007]
Roaming cuts: Only for mobile newbies?
News Following backing given this week by the Economic and Monetary Committee, two more European Parliament committees have given their approval to the legislation, which calls for retail and wholesale price caps on call charges - although some of the... [23 Mar 2007]
HP board 'was split by battle for control'
News Dunn also had the board's various committees meet in a serial fashion, rather than hold simultaneous meetings. Former HP chairman Patricia Dunn won the battle over control of HP's board, said former director Tom Perkins, and so did mediocrity. [28 Feb 2007]
