2008 Represents Year of Configuration and Compliance Challenges.Upcoming Pressures Will Force Organizations to Re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. Policies on Multiple Fronts PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth, city, England Portsmouth, city (1991 pop. 174,218) and district, Hampshire, S England, on Spithead Channel. The district includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and the old town of Portsmouth proper. , N.H. -- Ecora Software, the market-proven leader for configuration audit and analytics solutions, today outlined a series of market and industry challenges and events that will drive organizations to examine their current IT policies. These market challenges will have a multi-departmental impact on organizations from the executive level to entry-level en·try-lev·el adj. Appropriate for or accessible to one who is inexperienced in a field or new to a market: an entry-level job in advertising; an entry-level computer. administrators, with special emphasis on senior IT and financial professionals. Ecora has outlined the anticipated challenges of 2008 in three select categories: Emerging and New Compliance Initiatives, Trends in Best Practices and IT Implementations. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] "Competing pressures to meet business and consumer demand for uninterrupted, on-demand On-Demand refers to a service or feature which addresses the user's need for instant gratification and immediacy of use. In most cases the value proposition for an on-demand service is wrapped up in the fact that the user or consumer of the service avoids a significant up-front access to products and services, along with addressing the overwhelming number of regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. mandates being imposed by government entities, will bring business and IT to a crossroads in 2008," said Mike Sullivan, president, Ecora. "While many organizations have compliance initiatives to assure proper controls are in place to protect sensitive business and consumer information, the demands of better, faster and more seamless business services presents a challenge. This year, businesses and IT are going to need to identify processes that can bring value for both service availability and compliance in an already heavily-taxed IT environment." About Ecora Software Ecora Software is the market-proven leader for Configuration Audit and Analytics solutions that allow a proactive view of the IT infrastructure and deliver actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. evidence ensuring critical business services remain operationally effective, secure, and compliant with internal standards and external regulations. Auditor auditor n. an accountant who conducts an audit to verify the accuracy of the financial records and accounting practices of a business or government. A proper audit will point out deficiencies in accounting and other financial operations. Professional[TM] offers immediate value with its agentless architecture matched with rich report templates and pre-defined policies providing the foundation for effective change and configuration management. Please visit us at www.ecora.com. |
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