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Oversight Systems In The News Archive 2004
 
  Dec. 22, 2004   Financial Execs Call SOX 'Good Investment'
A majority of financial executives (57 percent) say Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance was a good investment for stockholders
 
 
  Dec. 21, 2004   Financial executives call Sarbanes-Oxley compliance a 'good investment'
Oversight Systems Inc. today announced the results of the 2004 Oversight Systems Financial Executive Report On Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, a nationwide survey of 222 financial executives.
 
 
  Dec. 19, 2004   Compliance Spending: The Good, The Bad, And The Good
For all the grousing we've heard over the last year about the real or imagined harm of regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and the various other new SEC rules, the real impact may turn out to be more positive than anyone imagined.
 
 
  Dec. 15, 2004   Financial Exec Survey: SOX a "Good Investment!"
While a majority of financial executives polled feel that compliance with the sweeping Sarbanes-Oxley Act was beneficial for shareholders and has bolstered internal controls at their respective companies.
 
 
  Dec. 15, 2004   The Cost and Benefits of SOX
Vendor survey shows that Sarbanes-Oxley comes at a high price, but has numerous benefits, some of which go beyond the letter of compliance; the monitoring opportunity.
 
 
  Dec. 15, 2004   Financial Executives Call SOX Compliance A Good Investment
New Oversight Systems survey found many benefits to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, but they come with a high cost.
 
 
  Dec. 15, 2004   Operations Risk - Executives Torn Between Cost Versus Benefits of Sarbox Compliance
Little more than half of financial executives say Sarbanes-Oxley compliance was a good investment for stockholders.
 
 
  Dec. 14, 2004   Financial Executives Call SOX Compliance A Good Investment
A majority of financial executives said SOX compliance was a good investment.
 
 
  December 2004   "Continuous" Will Be Key to Compliance
Companies that blend ongoing compliance with continuous auditing processes and technology accomplish more with less...
 
 
  Dec. 16, 2004   The Strategy of Controls
After you address the letter of the SOX law, think about how to squeeze other valuable nuggets out of controls...
 
 
  Nov. 10, 2004   Realigning the Trade-offs Between Stringent Controls, Efficiency & Business Risk
This paper discusses financial controls for corporate governance and the resources enterprises must devote in seeking...
 
 
  Oct. 26, 2004   Georgia Venture Capital Hits $130 Million in Third Quarter
Venture capital investments in Georgia through the third quarter have already surpassed the entire year of 2003...
 
 
  Sept. 10, 2004   Oversight Systems Raises $7 million
Just months after receiving $1 million in funding from angel investors, startup Oversight Systems Inc. has raised $7.3 million in venture capital...
 
 
  August 2004   Realigning the Trade-offs Between Stringent Controls, Efficiency & Business Risk
As businesses seek to implement, document, monitor, and report on the effectiveness of their financial controls for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance...
 
 
  Aug. 5, 2004   Oversight CEO Speaks at IIA Conference
The Institute of Internal Auditors will emphasize the developing practice of transaction integrity monitoring at its Emerging Trends and Leading Practices...
 
 
  June 21, 2004   Fraud Sniffers
Many companies use business intelligence tools to analyze sales and identify customer buying patterns. But some companies also mine transaction data to detect fraud...
 
 
  June
2004		   Monitoring of Controls Demands a New Level of Transparency
While one of the first steps toward SOX compliance involves the documentation of controls, the most...
 
 
  June 14, 2004   Early-stage firms attracting VC
Several incubator companies at Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center are talking with venture capitalists...
 
 
  May 24, 2004   Security in an ERP World
While most information security initiatives focus on perimeter security to keep outsiders from gaining access to the internal network...
 
 
  May 15, 2004   Trio of Network Packages Assists Auditors
Several new or soon-to-be-released software products contain functions internal auditors might find useful...
 
 
  May 10, 2004   Accounting Thought Leaders and Veteran Fraud Examiners Join Oversight Systems Board of Advisors
Oversight Systems today announced the formation of its advisory board...
 
 
  May 4, 2004   Fraud: New Directions for Detection and Prevention
Because fraud in companies takes place at all levels - dishonest employees, light-fingered retail customers, conniving vendors, and corrupt managers...
 
 
  May
2004		   Friend or Foe?
Internal threats aren't new for companies. Ever since the first employee had access to the first supplies cabinet, pilfering has been an issue...
 
 
  April 30, 2004   Security in an ERP World
While most information security initiatives focus on perimeter security to keep outsiders from gaining access to the internal network, the potential for real financial loss comes...
 
 
  April 25, 2004   Oversight Systems Introduces Continuous Monitoring System
Oversight Systems has launched what it calls the industry's first continuous transaction...
 
 
  April 15, 2004   Oversight for Accounts Payable
Oversight for Accounts Payable performs multisource, deep analysis of suspicious activity in financial systems to prevent fraud, misuse and errors...
 
 
  April 15, 2004   Atlanta Emerging as Top City for Network Security
Venture capital watchers have Atlanta-based Oversight Systems Inc. on their radar...
 
 
  April 12, 2004   Sarbanes-Oxley & New Demands for IT
Avery Dennison Corp. is piloting software announced last week by Oversight Systems Inc. that can be used to monitor finance systems for irregular transactions...
 
 
  April 2, 2004   Internal Data Threats: The Damage Isn't Always From Outside The Firewall
The evidence about internal security damage is enough to make any IT department want to go back to using typewriters and carbon paper...
 
 
  March 26, 2004   Sarbanes-Oxley Sparks Forensics Apps Interest
The law's requirements are also beginning to generate interest in computer forensics tools that could be used to help identify potential cases of financial fraud...
 
 
  March 22, 2004   Oversight Launches Fraud Prevention Software
In the realm of enterprise security, preventing confidential data from leaving the company is one thing, but thwarting money loss is something else entirely...
 
 
  March 22, 2004   Oversight Launches Oversight for Accounts Payable
Oversight Systems this week will unveil an appliance called Oversight for Accounts Payable. It is designed ...
 
 
  March 22, 2004   Oversight Launches Industry's First Solution for Continuous Transaction Incident Monitoring
Oversight's patent-pending system monitors enterprise financial systems to detect, prevent and deter...
 
 
  February
2004		   Fighting Internal Threats
Taking a different tack on information security, Oversight Systems focuses on what's going on inside an organization. Oversight continuously monitors a company's financial transactions...
 
 
  Jan. 2, 2004   Former ISS exec starts anew with $1M in funding
A former Internet Security Systems Inc. executive is starting his own software company after receiving $1 million in angel funding...
 
 
  Oct. 6, 2003   Oversight selected as one of Georgia's Best Technology Investment Opportunities
The Atlanta CEO High Tech Council has assembled 12 of Georgia's hottest technology companies and attracted...
 
 

 
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