Compliance

Certica Expands Data Certification in Texas

8/27/2008

Data certification software provider Certica Solutions is expanding its data certification services in Texas with the aim of helping the school districts manage data in accordance with state and federal education mandates. Read More

Microsoft, BearingPoint Team Up To Provide Risk-Based Compliance Solution

8/12/2008

Microsoft has teamed up with BearingPoint to create the BearingPoint Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (EGRC) solution. The platform is built on Microsoft technology and capitalizes on the companies' long-standing relationship. Read More

The Cost of Piracy to Partners

7/15/2008

Worldwide, for every dollar lost to piracy, the cost to the partner ecosystem is more than five-fold--an aggregate of $5.50 resulting from $4.37 in lost revenues and $1.13 in higher costs. This according to a new study--the first of its kind focusing on the impact of piracy on partners--commissioned by Microsoft and released by IDC last week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008. Read More

CoSN Details Changes to E-Mail Regulations, Calls for 'Comprehensive Solution'

7/1/2008

What's the difference between Open Records and eDiscovery? With changes in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, what does e-mail compliance mean these days, and how do schools achieve it? The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), an education technology advocacy group, is attempting to answer these questions with a new white paper called "School Districts, Data Retention and Federal eDiscovery Rules: The Case for a Full E-mail Archiving Solution Now." Read More

IBM Academic Initiative Tackles Compliance at U Missouri

4/15/2008

The University of Missouri (MU) has teamed with IBM to arm its students with the latest information technology (IT) security and compliance training. This training will help MU students acquire the expertise required to help reduce the risk of financial losses caused through non-compliance. Read More

Compliance Framework Database Updated

3/31/2008

Consulting and publishing firm Network Frontiers has released the Q1 2008 Unified Compliance Framework (UCF), a database used in compliance management systems. UCF maps hundreds of regulations, including privacy information, HIPPA, PCI-DDS and Medicaid/Medicare mandates, into a master hierarchal framework. This latest version of the UCF consolidates cross platform configuration management controls into a single set of controls. Read More

ASR Launches Accountability Framework for Higher Ed

2/22/2008

Education consulting firm ASR Analytics has debuted a new suite of services focused on the reporting and analysis of accountability data in colleges and universities. The new Accountability Framework for Higher Education (AFHE) is designed to provide a "sustainable reporting foundation for decision making" using BI methodologies. Read More