ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss IT Asset Management Gaining Momentum Due to Sarbanes-Oxley.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley is making IT asset management a must for many organizations, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by infoworld.com. The need to justify the cost and value of IT assets has resulted in new enterprise service automation products from companies such as PeopleSoft and Niku. For example, PeopleSoft has announced it will offer several versions of its enterprise service automation product in Dutch, French and German. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Alastair Kingsley, managing director of NetSupport, Inc., is considered a leader in network management, asset management, training and remote control software. Educated at the Leys in Cambridge England, Alastair has worked with NetSupport Inc. and the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Group for over seven years and has held key positions as head of sales and marketing and managing director before taking on his latest role as President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . With the advent of Sarbanes-Oxley and a recovering economy, CIOs are making IT asset management a top five priority on their to do list. Asset management can help businesses reduce costs and get the most out of their infrastructure. While public companies are looking at new laws New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de. that require auditing, private companies are also taking stock of their IT assets to reduce overpayment o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. of software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. and lower total cost of ownership. 770-205-4456 a.kingsley@pci.co.uk PR Contact: Jenni Hilton 770-205-4456 j.hilton@netsupport-inc.com Robert Kaehler is the vice president and general manager of Sunflower sunflower, any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae (aster family), annual or perennial herbs native to the New World and common throughout the United States. Systems. The advent of Sarbanes-Oxley exposes more organizations to a mandated fiduciary responsibility to accurately report their financial status. Accountable assets can expose corporations to undue scrutiny when the internal controls and business processes do not capture retirements, transfers, and sufficient detail to mitigate corporate risk. Kaehler is transforming the tactical function of asset management to the cornerstone of an enterprise's financial system. With the right processes in place, customers will enjoy improved asset accountability and utilization, comprehensive historical information, and required reporting capabilities for compliance and audit purposes. PR Contact: Maria Miller 925-355-0700 ext. 213 mmiller@sunflowersystems.com Professor Allan Horwich, of Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. Law School, is an expert regarding corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , including audit committee requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley. 312-503-3230 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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