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IT Systems Validation for SOx and Regulatory Compliance: Importance of Information Systems Audit and Validation
White Papers As a result, companies are required to audit and validate their relevant IT systems to ensure that their business processes and underlying records comply with regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or Healthcare Insurance Portability...
[September 1, 2006, 0:00]
IT Systems and SOX Compliance
White Papers It is difficult to imagine a successful organization existing in the 21st century without some level of reliance on IT systems. In today's environment, financial reporting processes are driven by IT systems.
[January 31, 2009, 4:05]
Case Study: IT and Core Systems Modernization at Deutsche Postbank
White Papers Deutsche Postbank, confronted with the need to reduce its operating and IT costs, performed a core systems replacement feasibility study in the first half of 1999. Having decided on a low-cost provider strategy based on reduced operations and IT...
[April 5, 2006, 0:00]
Watchdog attacks 'cumbersome' Whitehall IT systems
News The IT systems at the heart of a £1.6bn EU subsidy scheme for English farmers are "cumbersome, overly complex and continue to soak up large amounts of money", according to a Whitehall watchdog. For more on this story, see 'Cumbersome, complex...
[December 17, 2009, 8:24]
Tesco to standardise IT systems
News Tesco is rolling out standardised IT systems across its international operations, with two major projects already underway. For IT this involves four main areas: planning and architecture, development of systems, deploying systems, and operation...
[April 26, 2007, 12:49]
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Upgrades and Integrates IT Systems to Reduce Costs and Enhance Flexibility and Reporting Capabilities
White Papers The company wanted to consolidate two operating companies into one, integrating disparate systems to reduce operating costs. The challenge was to ensure IT scalability to support continued growth and handle foreign currency in the financial system...
[September 5, 2007, 1:00]
Threshers to outsource core IT systems
News High-street off-licence group Threshers is to outsource its core IT systems to Xansa in an £8m five-year deal that will see some services moved to India. The new contract covers applications management, IT operations and hosting for Threshers' SAP...
[March 22, 2007, 9:40]
BAE Systems Streamlines IT Services and Asset Management With IBM Maximo Solutions
White Papers But in addition to directly affecting human resources and payroll, adding more companies means adding IT infrastructures that may not integrate with BAE Systems data center assets. The company wanted to gain global visibility of an infrastructure...
[November 17, 2007, 0:00]
Government starts 'rationalisation' of IT systems
News The UK government is to cut more than 5,000 jobs from NHS agencies and "rationalise" back-office IT systems, health secretary John Reid announced on Thursday. Reid said that the move is in line with the Gershon efficiency review, which is expected...
[May 21, 2004, 12:30]
Leading Oil Company Ensures Availability of Critical IT Systems
White Papers To operate effectively, the company relies on IT systems that monitor 24-hour production processes and support communications between employees at 10 regional offices in Russia and Kazakhstan. To ensure constant availability of these critical...
[April 26, 2008, 1:02]
Telco 'finds' its IT systems
Blog Telstra, the Australian incumbent telco, has found up to 150 IT systems that it didn't know it had, reports one of my Australia-based colleagues. Jo Best found out yesterday that in trying to trim down its IT setup, Telstra has actually discovered...
[August 10, 2007, 16:39]
RFID White Paper Technology, Systems, and Applications: An Overview For Companies Seeking to Use RFID Technology to Connect Their IT Systems Directly to the ?Real? World
White Papers This white paper provides an overview of the numerous application-related and technical aspects of RFID systems. It shows that even in the highly competitive IT market, it is possible to define basic structures upon which different providers can...
[August 31, 2009, 1:22]
School District Consolidates Backup Systems, Reduces IT Workload, and Lowers Costs
White Papers The district deployed Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, a disk-and-tape backup system, to replace two tape-based systems. The small IT staff spent an inordinate amount of time backing up e-mail messages and documents every day...
[April 26, 2008, 1:02]
Major Medical Center Boosts Health of IT Systems, Cuts Update Time by 90 Percent
White Papers Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center didn't want that to happen, and so it had to manually update systems used for patient care. Automated software updates are great - unless they reboot a computer that's needed to keep someone alive.
[April 26, 2008, 1:02]
Microsoft Webcast: Infosys and Microsoft Present: Modernizing From Mainframes to Next-Generation IT Systems (Level 100)
White Papers In a flattening world, agile companies will succeed because their underlying IT systems can rapidly adapt to changing business priorities. Companies are moving towards Software as a Service (SaaS) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to provide...
[August 4, 2008, 0:00]
Opsware Inc. Automates Enterprise IT Systems for Increased Security at Reduced Cost
White Papers The company credits Microsoft's operating systems, applications, and security tools as a key to its success in giving Microsoft Windows-based customers unprecedented efficiency, fast response time, high scalability, and enhanced security.
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Jobcentre IT systems hit problems
News Jobcentre Plus computer systems are failing to process 40 percent of claims, the minister responsible admitted to MPs on 25 January 2006. She said the system will reject a claim if there is any mistake in it, such as an apostrophe in the wrong...
[January 27, 2006, 15:50]
Faster Payments Service: Impact on IT Systems and Testing for Compliance
White Papers This white paper describes the FPS and the impact it will have on IT systems, and illustrates the approach that needs to be taken to ensuring that the organization can participate successfully in the scheme.
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Basel II: Impact on IT Systems & Testing
White Papers This white paper gives an overview of the impact of the BASEL II accord on IT systems for international and national banks and illustrates the approach that needs to be taken to ensure the systems are tested for compliance.
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Camaieu International Bolsters Clothing Business With Strong IT Systems
White Papers In doing so, it wanted to prevent serious disruptions to its growing business by implementing a disaster recovery solution for its IT systems. Camaieu International, a French clothing retailer that operates nearly 400 stores across Europe and...
[August 23, 2006, 0:00]
