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September Compliance Roundtable: Introduction to BS 25999-2 - NEW ISO Business Continuity Management Specifications

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
September 13, 2007
12:00 pmto1:30 pm

 

Targeted for release in late 2007, the British Standards Institute (BSI) developed the auditable standard for Business Continuity Management.  Be one of the first to understand how the new specifications can assist in your ongoing compliance requirements and become a competitive advantage with your customers. Learn More!

 

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Dearly Departed: Companies and Products That Didn’t Deserve to Die

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

The computer industry is an unforgiving place. One slip, and today’s darling becomes tomorrow’s footnote, regardless of its previous track record. One lousy upgrade can be enough to do in a company, especially if a nimble-footed competitor leaps in with smart marketing and a usable product.

Then there are the companies whose missteps were not in their products, but in their business practices. Let’s face it; geeks are not necessarily good accountants. Or marketers. Or distribution experts. And, sadly, some get taken advantage of by savvy businessmen who see an opportunity for profit.

Nostalgic souls that we are, we pulled together a list of a few of the dearly departed to honor their memories with a brief look at their prematurely truncated lives. Some of their products live on with other vendors, but the essence that made each company special has disappeared into the annals of time. – Lynn Greiner, CIO

READ MORE: Commanded out of existence - DIGITAL

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Just as with the Y2K crisis of seven years ago, IT workers are being called upon to don superhero suits and save the enterprise from impending technology trouble. But this time, IT will be sifting through the complexities of the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Public Companies over 75 million already need to comply by 12/15/2007...

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