Kevin Reed: No magic wand for compliance

What if I could promise you, for a one-off fee (plus annual support license, of course), a super-duper IT product that would solve all your problems in dealing with Sarbox? Bite my hand off? I'm sure you would.

Unfortunately, and despite what some 'cheeky' software companies would tell you, no such product exists.

Instead, the battle to deal with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and in particular the internal controls requirements of section 404, is a long-winded and onerous task.

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