How Information
Technology Governance, Control, and Assurance Skills Enhance
Electronic Records Management Programs
— Angie Fares, RHIA, CRM
The Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 has ushered in an era where corporate governance
and accountability is affecting many records and information
management (RIM) functions. The vital role that records and information
management plays, particularly where information technology (IT)
is concerned, has never been more critical. Not only are organizations
being required to establish and maintain internal controls, but
also those controls have to be assessed on an annual basis. For
records and information managers that are accountable for records
and information maintained in electronic form, the need for strong
information technology governance, control, and assurance skills
has never been more pressing.
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E-Records
Database Archiving Improves Records Management
Jim Lee, Vice President, Product Marketing of Princeton Softech
Accumulating and
managing all types of records, data, and information is reaching
unprecedented levels as data retention requirements become more
stringent, penalties for non-compliance become more severe, and
information age companies strive to be profitable in competitive
markets. Continuing to collect and store large volumes of different
types of records, data, and information is increasing costs and
can also leave companies unable to meet their operational goals.
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New Jersey’s
Public Records Image Processing System Certification in a Nutshell
Daniel W. Noonan, MLS, Supervisor, Electronic Records Management
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Sarbanes-Oxley:
Law Firms
Negotiate a New Reality
By Michael Bobelian
New York Law Journal
Seven months
after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, attorneys report
that they are adjusting to the realities of the new law and
are creating systems within their firms to guide them through
maze of demands.
Under Section 307 of the law, outside counsel must report
material violations of securities law that come to their
attention.
Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
require attorneys to report a potential material violation "up-the-ladder" within
a company. If the client's general counsel or senior managers
fail to respond appropriately, the attorney must bypass them
and report concerns directly to the company's audit committee
or board of directors.
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By Val Bercovici
Do you know the staff in your corporate compliance department?
How about the names of your records management colleagues?
If you're acquainted with your legal department, hopefully
it's for all the right reasons.
Corporate scandals in Canada and the United States have
given rise to investor and consumer concerns over business
integrity and privacy issues. The media spotlight on these
fiascos has created large-scale public demand for companies
to redefine the processes and technologies used to store
corporate information. Behind the scenes, a fascinating by-product
of this movement is that information technology (IT) professionals
are now more likely to have lunch with compliance, records
management or legal colleagues than ever before — bridging
the ever-present gap between C-level and IT executives.
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