WHITE PAPER - The SEC will likely require companies to report in both GAAP and IFRS formats during the first official IFRS transition year and for two years prior. Accordingly, our customers want to know how SAP supports parallel reporting.  Read this paper to learn which options SAP recommends and find out which is best for your organization.
Posted: March 18, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | ERP | ERP Software | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Regulatory Compliance | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Government and industry bodies around the world have issued regulations designed to ensure the security, integrity, and confidentiality of personal and corporate data. Taken together, these regulatory guidelines point toward a growing consensus of best practices in IT security. This white paper explores these compliance-driven best practices.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: June 16, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Identity Management | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Security | Security Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - Learn how to plan, forecast and budget more effectively with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, bringing order to business planning processes and offering embedded support for financial consolidation.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Compliance Software | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Read prescriptive, step-by-step guidelines to help companies successfully comply with the EPA's Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. Learn how the right software can help global organizations address the complexity of growing GHG regulations while reducing risks at both the enterprise and local level.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Energy Efficiency | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Reporting Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Discover how companies taking a strategic approach toward safer and greener products can successfully meet the challenges of achieving effective compliance, safety, and product stewardship in a complex regulatory world, while at the same time gaining a competitive business advantage for the future.
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Globalization | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Product Life Cycles | Product Management | Regulatory Compliance | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Across SAP's global customer base, there is a continuum of sustainability approaches – spanning from misguided to opportunistic and strategic. Find out where you rank in this special report from SAP. (Full article)
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Compliance Best Practices | ERP | Regulatory Compliance | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Explore how to ensure alignment between your company's strategic objectives and risk management/compliance policies; how to proactively mitigate all types of business risk and maintain a proper risk/reward balance; and how to ensure continuous compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Extend and enhance key Microsoft technologies with rule technology, and quantify ROI for the CFO. This paper provides:  factors for determining the ROI of implementing rule technology, IT and Business cost considerations, User implementation example and Description of RuleVantage, an online tool for analyzing costs for your unique requirements.
Posted: March 9, 2010 | Published: March 9, 2010


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Business Process Automation | Business Processes | Business Systems | Compliance Best Practices | Cost Benefit Analysis | Decision Support Systems | ROI | Windows | Wireless Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - The challenge for Chief Compliance Officers is to understand the risks associated with each of these three drivers of compliance and how they can be mitigated. Read this paper to find out more.
Posted: March 8, 2010 | Published: March 8, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Investments | Policy Server Software | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the use of tokenization as a best practice in improving the security of credit card transactions, while at the same time minimizing the cost and complexity of PCI DSS compliance by reducing audit scope.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 5, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Data Encryption | Data Encryption Software | Data Security | Database Security | Payment Card Industry | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

WHITE PAPER - Email is discoverable and may be used as evidence in court. The US federal court system clarified eDiscovery rules and requirements with the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Some 30 states and Canada’s provincial courts have followed suit. Learn more about eDiscovery challenges imposed by North American regulations in this paper.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: October 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Data Management | Electronic Discovery | Information Management | Legal Environment | Records Management | Regulatory Compliance

ANALYST REPORT - The purpose of the study is to determine if various international, federal and state data security laws improve an organization’s security posture. What is the value of compliance and does it correlate with the value of the compliance effort? Read on to find out.
Posted: March 2, 2010 | Published: November 30, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Management | Security Policies | Security Spending

WEBCAST - According to a new law, Brazilian companies must now comply with Nota Fiscal Eletronica (NF-e). This will gradually replace hard-copy nota fiscals with an electronic counterpart. Since most systems were not designed for such extensive regulation, many companies find it best to leverage a service provider to manage this as an outsourced service.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Premiered: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Billing Services | Billing Software | Billing Systems | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Digital Signatures | eCommerce | Financial Applications Software | Financial Statements | Financial Systems | Financial Transaction Processing | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - According to a new law, Brazilian companies must now comply with Nota Fiscal Eletronica (NF-e). This will gradually replace hard-copy nota fiscals with an electronic counterpart. Since most systems were not designed for such extensive regulation, many companies find it best to leverage a service provider to manage this as an outsourced service.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Billing Software | Billing Systems | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Digital Signatures | eCommerce | Financial Applications Software | Financial Statements | Financial Systems | Financial Transaction Processing | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - A recent survey of CIOs found that over 75% want to develop an overall information strategy in the next three years, yet over 85% are not close to implementing an enterprise-wide content management strategy. Read this paper to find out more about comprehensive archiving solutions in SAP environments and how they can help manage enterprise content.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | CIOs | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Regulatory Compliance | SAP (Product) | Systems Maintenance