TechRepublic Resources
- Compliance: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act GLBA, also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, was enacted in part to protect consumers' private financial information. It allows consumers to control the use of their private information and to secure and protect that information from unauthorized use or access. With identity theft,...
- Tags: Financial, Compliance, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Biscom, Regulations, Government
- White papers 2007-04-17
- Compliance: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Sarbanes-Oxley (commonly called "SarbOx" or "SOX") is law today. It was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2002 in the wake of serious accounting scandals perpetrated by major U.S. corporations. It affects the accounting, financial reporting, and tracking of sales activities for large and small public companies alike, and also...
- Tags: Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Biscom, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2007-04-17
- Compliance: SEC 17a-4/NASD 3010/3110
- In the wake of the 1928 stock market crash and the uncovering of widespread securities fraud, the U.S. Congress enacted the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Act seeks to protect investors from fraudulent or misleading claims in the securities industry and requires extensive record keeping, reviewing, and auditing by...
- Tags: Financial, Compliance, SEC, NASD, Biscom, Act, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance
- White papers 2007-04-17
- Biscom Delivery Server and HIPAA Compliance
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, also known as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act, was enacted by the US Congress in 1996 to enable better access to health insurance, reduce fraud and abuse, and lower the overall cost of health care in the United States. Title II of HIPAA, the...
- Tags: Health Care, Server, HIPAA Compliance, Biscom, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-03-28
- Compliance: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- HIPAA requires healthcare organizations and businesses that manage patient health information to protect the confidentiality and security of all health data managed by that organization. HIPAA compliance requirements, coupled with advances in electronic exchange of information, put significant additional technical and administrative burdens on the healthcare organizations of all sizes.
- Tags: Health Insurance, Compliance, Health Care, Biscom, Hipaa, Vertical Industries, Regulatory Compliance, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulations, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2007-04-17
- Ensuring Regulatory Compliance Through Training and Certification: Role of Training and Certification in Regulatory Compliance
- There has been a dramatic growth in compliance and regulatory requirements across all industries. These federal regulations are the law-of-the-land and organizations covered under such regulations need to actively implement them. Organizations need to ensure that they are fully compliant with all of the regulations and reporting requirements of their...
- Tags: Certification, Training, MetricStream Inc., Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Government
- White papers
- BMC Data Management Solutions; Helping Companies Comply With Sarbanes-Oxley
- This webcast explains how BMC Software activates continuous compliance by automating the SOX required IT controls, with its database management solutions.
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Database Management, It Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Databases, It service Management, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts
- Novell Case Study: Webster Bank, N.A.
- With $17.8 billion in assets, Webster Bank N.A. is a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation. One of the biggest challenges for the IT team is to rapidly integrate these new IT environments and create consistency across a growing enterprise. The bank also needed to safeguard security and comply with a...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Help Desk, Call Centers, Regulatory Compliance, Hipaa, Regulations, Financial Services, It Operations, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Healthcare, Government
- Case studies
- Net-Rx/SonicWALL Solution Helps Pharmacies Increase Productivity, Reduce Transaction Time and Demonstrate HIPAA Compliance
- Pharmacies run transaction-based operations. On a daily basis, they receive patient data to fill prescriptions, handle insurance claims and process credit card payments. They depend on having secure, reliable Internet access to keep their business up and running. Now, with HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, they must also...
- Tags: Patient, SonicWall, Pharmacy, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies
- Network Survival Guide for Compliance
- If a person works in any field of IT or Security, almost independent of any industry, one is aware of the impact that regulations have had on the workload, the expenditures and perhaps even the motivations. Most of these regulations boil down to the same core set of action items...
- Tags: Secure, Network, Compliance, Cisco Systems Inc., Regulations, Security, Government
- Webcasts
- Vendor Master Chaos: Are Material Procure-to-Pay Risks Lurking?
- With Sarbanes-Oxley 404 attestations in full swing, auditors are scrutinizing controls related to the master vendor file. Does a serious material weakness lurk in your vendor master processes? This webcast will show you best practice internal controls for your master vendor files. You will also learn also how business process...
- Tags: Control, Imaging, Vendor, Document Management, Business Process Automation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting
- Webcasts
- XOsoft's WANSync Chosen to Provide State-of-the-Art Information Distribution and Collection
- The customer described in this case study is the primary regulator of all federally chartered and many state-chartered thrift institutions, which include savings banks and savings and loan associations. The regulator has four regional offices and is funded by assessments and fees levied on the institutions it regulates. Server-based data...
- Tags: Regulator, XOSoft, Regulations, Government
- Case studies
- Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) and Section 404 Compliance
- This webcast explains Business Transformation Outsourcing BTO and Section 404 Compliance.
- Tags: Section 404, KPMG International, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Webcasts
- United Heritage Life Insurance Eliminates Spam and Viruses With eTrust Solutions
- United Heritage Life Insurance Co. UH specializes in the sale and service of quality life insurance, annuity and financial products. UH must comply with government-mandated regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, which protects patients' medical records and other health-related information. In addition, spam has become a...
- Tags: CA eTrust, Computer Associates International Inc., Virus, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies
- Identity Management: A Cornerstone of Compliance
- Discover how identity management IdM is helping today's businesses satisfy the control objectives set forth in Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX. This brief but informative Webcast explains what those control objectives are and the role that IdM can play in helping you meet them. Find out what you...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Identity Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Authentication/Encryption, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Security
- Webcasts
- The Value of Green - A Case Study of Hewlett-Packard's Social and Environmental Responsibility Strategies in the Supply Chain
- AMR Research has explored the intersection of business process and information technology since 1986. Over the past several years, the company has seen a steady rise in inquiries about environmental regulations and their impacts on the global supply chain see Appendix for published research. In the electronics industry, this has...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMR Research, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Regulations, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Government, Management
- Case studies
- State Agency Improves Decision-Making; Boosts Efficiency With Existing Infrastructure
- The Colorado Department of Agriculture CDA works to uphold the quality and safety of the state's animal feed-supply. Inspectors were using a paper-bound process for inspecting the state's feed manufacturing facilities, and for mailing inspection forms to CDA offices to be recorded manually. This double data-entry process was inefficient and...
- Tags: Agency, Decision-making, Communications Decency Act, Microsoft Corp., Regulations, Microsoft Office, Government, Office Suites, Software
- Case studies
- Diamond Pharmacy Improves Customer Satisfaction and Meets HIPAA Guidelines With RightFax
- Diamond Pharmacy, located in Indiana, Pa., is the largest U.S. pharmacy services provider to correctional facilities and the largest independent provider to nursing facilities. Keeping tabs on large volumes of time-sensitive, highly-regulated information by hand proved to be impractical, if not impossible. Diamond Pharmacy technicians now receive and manage prescriptions...
- Tags: Solution, Captaris Inc., Customer Satisfaction, Diamond Pharmacy, Microsoft Outlook, Hipaa, Groupware, Fax, Regulatory Compliance, Microsoft Office, Business Structures, Office Suites, Software, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Finance
- Case studies
- St. Francis Medical Center Gets a WLAN Security and Management Makeover
- Inspired by the vision of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Francis Medical Center (St. Francis) has been serving the public of Louisiana since 1911. While already compliant with the general network security guidelines established by HIPAA regulations, the St. Francis IT team believed improvements in WLAN security would enhance their...
- Tags: Network, WLAN Security, WLAN, Wireless Security, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, LANs, Wireless, Network Security, Regulations, Networking, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies
- Live Demo: Automate and Sustain Compliance With Identity Auditing
- With a year of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 behind you, you no doubt had not expected to spend as much time as you did to comply with the law. With year two in full swing, the focus is to make the process more efficient across departments AND across multiple regulations -...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Auditing, Compliance, Identity, Regulatory Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, It Management, Regulations, Basel II, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, It service Management, Financial Services
- Webcasts
