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Out of the Sarbanes-Oxley Loop: Conspiracy or Conflict?

 John Bace VP and Research Director Why are CIOs being relegated to strictly tactical roles -- if not completely left out of the loop -- regarding Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts at many companies? This magazine article suggests it's a form o... -  more information

SEC Investigates Quovadx , Auditors

 John Bace VP and Research Director This article from the Rocky Mountain News may be a bit lengthy but it's definitely worth a read. It covers two hot topics - Sarbanes-Oxley and sourcing. I wouldn't be surprised if Quovadx is one of the first ... -  more information

Sarbanes-Oxley and Sales

 Dale Hagemeyer Research Director When you think of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) what comes to mind? Executives being scrutinized for not paying attention to business practices? Finance folk cooking the books? Time to start thinking about it in a whole... -  more information

Getting to the Root of the Problem

 French Caldwell Vice President, Gartner Research First of all, let me address my colleague Debra Logan's concern that political differences are contributing to a slowdown in foreign listings on the New York Stock Exchange: Absent government sa... -  more information

Pressure Building for Some Relief

 John Bace VP and Research Director In case you missed this article in the Wall Street Journal, New York Stock Exchange CEO John Thain wonders "Is The Price Too High?" (subscription required) when it comes to Sarbanes-Oxley. It made m... -  more information

Are You Ready to Comply?

 Richard Hunter V.P. and Research Director The answer to that varies, depending on whom you talk to. Gartner EXP and CIO Insight conducted a survey that indicates big companies are confident about meeting Sarbanes-Oxley deadlines and the adequ... -  more information

The Seventeen Ultimate Compliance Guidelines

 Lane Leskela Research Director, Gartner|G2 Corporate compliance standards with all of the requirements identified in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will be based on the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Guidelines. The original seven guidelines constitute ... -  more information

The Spirit vs. the Letter

 John Bace VP and Research Director A recent survey by an accounting firm reports that 83 percent of the companies it polled have met the Sarbanes-Oxley requirement of establishing a code of ethics. However, that same study says a quarter of th... -  more information

Data Quality: More Important Than Ever

 Ted Friedman Principal Analyst When it comes to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, transparency is king. But to have accurate insight into the performance of your business, you have to have accurate data to analyze. Simple as that may sound, data qual... -  more information

Beware of the Quick Fix

 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other compliance issues will be examined next week during Gartner's invitation-only Midsize Enterprise Summit in Nashville, Tennessee. As the summit nears, Gartner announced that its research indicates most Sarbanes-Oxle... -  more information

Sarbanes-Oxley Hot Topic at Symposium/ITxpo 2004

 If you weren't able to join us in San Diego for Symposium/ITxpo 2004, you missed several presentations on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other important compliance and governance issues. Here's a quick round up of related news articles fro... -  more information

Regulations: Cheaper by the Dozen

 French Caldwell Vice President, Gartner Research According to this announcement, HSBC, a major banking and financial organization, has given a precise indication of the mounting costs of compliance with different regulatory directions across t... -  more information

Sarbanes-Oxley Deadlines Delayed! Surprised?

 John Bace VP and Research Director The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the deadlines for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance. The move gives accelerated filers an additional five months and non-accelerated filers three m... -  more information

Stay Grounded in the Reality of Compliance Demands

 Lane Leskela Research Director, Gartner|G2 A resounding misnomer in the public debate on the scope of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements is that Section 404 compliance is the only "real" hurdle. This position is similar to irresponsibly adv... -  more information

Prosecuting Corporate Crime: Too Much, Too Late

 French Caldwell Vice President, Gartner Research U.S. prosecutors Thursday filed criminal indictments against former Enron chief Jeffrey Skilling on 35 counts of fraud, conspiracy and insider trading. At the same time the Securities and Exchan... -  more information

Too Expensive? Too Much Time? Too Bad!

 John Bace VP and Research Director This article, (subscription required) a page one story in Tuesday's (2/10/04) Wall Street Journal, reports that some U.S. companies are whining about how expensive and how much time it's taking to meet Sarban... -  more information

Sarbanes-Oxley Doesn't Regulate Intelligence

 Rich Mogull Research Director Recently we've seen an increasing number of inquiries that basically state the following: "Vendor X told us if we don't do ABC, we could suffer a material loss and violate Sarbanes-Oxley. Is ... -  more information

So Let's Talk About It

 John Bace VP and Research Director The February 4, 2004 OpEd page of the New York Times has a very interesting piece titled "The Debt No One Wants to Talk About" on transparency and truth in reporting in government. The author, David... -  more information

Which Way Are We Heading?

 Frank Buytendijk Vice President, Gartner Research I just read in the newspaper yet another example of how corporate governance regulations lead to less, not more, corporate transparency. Royal Dutch/Shell Oil yesterday announced its annual ... -  more information

On Precision, Numbers and Compliance, Part II

 Andy Kyte Vice President, Gartner Fellow As I indicated in my previous post, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance does require documenting and overhauling internal control systems and audit processes. These changes take time, and can be intricate. To... -  more information