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Thin client computing--basically the use of scaled down front-end machines that connect workers to servers that hold all the data and apps--may be in for a revival of sorts. The concept has come into Read more...

What prompted IBM to pay about 5 times Cognos' annual revenue and nearly 40 times its most recent net earnings? Well, you can chalk some of it up to Sarbanes Oxley. IBM has been aggressively pursuing Read more...

Oracle is a great example of how big IT vendors have ridden the compliance wave. Clearly, Oracle along with IBM and others sense a certain demand out there, which frankly would be hard to miss. Read more...

These days, C-level recruiters say chief information officers are taking on new responsibilities that require them to think like a business-type more so than a systems-type. To some degree this is Read more...

Chances are that you've at least considered moving to Web-based apps for core productivity software, word processing and spreadsheets and even email services--especially if you are a small- or Read more...

We've discussed the use of instant messaging in the office and the Sarbanes-Oxley implications. Many firms have moved to store all such communication and impose a measure of control via enterprise Read more...

We all know that Sarbanes-Oxley has pushed salaries higher for financial and accounting Read more...