The Smart Grid Ready Framework, Part I Nov 12, 2009
A single platform should support multiple instances of "customized" process flow and provide the data management, audit trail and access control to deliver appropriate, authorized views of information created by the overall system. This includes automated aggregation of information from multiple operational systems to provide consistent datasets for planning, pricing, forecasting and other analytics. (Energy Pulse, CO)
In Region 12 ECS Grants Changes Detailedto Committee, First Selectman Nov 11, 2009
I want to make sure I'm clear on this," Mr. Lyons said."I have a handout on the changes that we can go over now," Region 12 Director of Finance and Operations Robert Giesen said, noting that the new disbursement information on the ECS grant is on the committee's agenda for next month.Mr. Lyons said that normally the town of Washington gets the October payment in early November. "I want to be able to clarify to the finance board that there is about $34,000, I'm expecting not to have to send you,"... (Voices, CT)
A 1970s book exposes health care Nov 10, 2009
There was an American partner, American IG, which was seized in America, but not until after its stock value collapsed and American auditors were led through a circular audit trail in Switzerland. Eventually, Attorney General Bobby Kennedy auctioned American IG from government ownership to the highest bidder, who was a Rockefeller agent, and American IG avoided additional scrutiny. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Met rejects Martin 'trick' claim Nov 3, 2009
He said: "At no point did Chief Superintendent Bateman, or any officer from the MPS, attempt to 'bamboozle' or 'trick' anyone in this matter and we strongly refute this. Mr Green was arrested last November and held for nine hours "There is a clear audit trail, including a letter and signed search consent form, which supports this and which will be presented to the committee at the appropriate time. " He added that Lord Martin had never raised the allegations with them before. Lord Martin, who... (BBC News -- UK)
Creating a HIPAA employee training program Oct 23, 2009
Patients may request an audit trail showing all disclosures of their health information made through an electronic record. This will have specific ramifications with regards to logging and auditing for the teams that manage the various applications. (Search Security, MA)
D&B, Kalido Unveil Data Management Products Oct 12, 2009
The new feature enables business users to identify issues and have request changes automatically routed to data stewards via Kalido's configurable, embedded workflow engine, which also builds an audit trail. in general lets users model business scenarios such as organizational change or margin analysis from a data warehouse and automatically feed the information to end users through business intelligence tools. (TechWeb)
Wheelchair taxis sidelined by industry Oct 7, 2009
But the State Government has lost and destroyed multiple files relating to these mysterious licences, and because ''there is no clear audit trail'' it was ''not possible to quantify financial gains in this regard. While this absence of documentation reflects the previous poor administration of the 'Nexus Scheme', we did not find any evidence of deliberate misconduct or corrupt activities requiring referral to the Independent Commission Against Corruption,'' the report says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Mobile device management checklist Oct 2, 2009
Data tracking: Do you need to maintain an audit trail of corporate data copied to and from mobile devices. Some MDMs can control and report on sensitive files transferred during over-the-air synchronization or onto removable media. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
Hong Kong Police Raid Ernst & Young Office in Akai Holdings Audit Probe Sep 30, 2009
It alleged at the trials opening on Sept. 16 that files dating from 1994 were altered later to give a semblance of an audit trail. We are dismayed by the unexpected circumstances that have arisen, , Ernst & Young co-area managing partner of the Far East, said in a statement last week. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Oglethorpe school money misused Sep 18, 2009
Auditors also found that paying employees with gift cards for working the gate at athletic events was improper because it failed to provide an audit trail to assure that the workers paid taxes on the income. The school system already implemented procedures to prevent spending problems in the future and has completed a draft of a "District Level Principal's Activity Funds Handbook" to supplement existing policies designed to prevent misspending, interim Superintendent Raymond Akridge said... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Microsoft Announces Next-Generation Financial Messaging Solution to Simplify Payments Processing and Integration to SWIFTNet Sep 17, 2009
The Financial Messaging Service Bus utilizes the Microsoft BizTalk Server Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Toolkit for data transformation and transaction workflow management, and extends the standard ESB to add audit trail and business activity monitoring specific to financial services ... Financial Messaging Service Bus leverages the BizTalk Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Toolkit data transformation and transaction workflow management, and extends the standard ESB to add audit trail and business... (PR Newswire)
Clinical Logistics Enters Partnership with Gentris Corporation Sep 12, 2009
Specimen handling processes are in accordance with GLP regulations and meet the audit trail requirements. This partnership enables Clinical Logistics to offer specimen storage services for clinical trials which require short, medium or long term storage. (PR Newswire)
Entrepreneurs real estate software connects the dots Sep 11, 2009
Documents are signed electronically, and contract changes are time-stamped to provide an audit trail for every transaction. We connect the dots and bring people into the loop, Allison said. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Market Forecaster Sep 5, 2009
The CFTC recommends the Grain Exchange augment its audit trail compliance program to include a programmatic review of electronic audit and record-keeping rules and take measures to hire more staff. Japan plans to cut food imports that make up more than half its total supply, helping local farmers at the expense of growers in the U.S., under a 1 trillion yen ( 10. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Understanding PCI DSS compliance requirements for log management Sep 4, 2009
Therefore, the primary component of PCI logging involves logging user activity in a cardholder environment, and making an audit trail of that activity available. Mandating user activity logging and audit log reviews allowed the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) to provide critical information to forensic investigators and create a sense of situational awareness wi To continue reading for free, register below or Requires Membership to View. (Search Security, MA)
SEC Chair: Derivatives Data Key for Probes Aug 28, 2009
Regulators needed information "that allows us to construct an audit trail, so that we can find insider trading, manipulation and other concerns that can reverberate through the entire marketplace," the news agency quoted Schapiro as saying. That ability "is really going to be critical," she said. (ABC News -- Business)
Learn from Uncle Sam Aug 25, 2009
But if we are able to establish a proper audit trail to back our claim of wrongdoing tax evasion, smuggling and the like the Swiss government will be hard put to deny us access. The question is do we really want to know or are we content to live on in a world of smoke and mirrors. (India Times)
Thomson Reuters Launches ONESOURCE State Apportionment Software Aug 11, 2009
Internal controls for separation of duties compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley 404, complete audit trail of changes with data and document versioning, and record-keeping for 'as filed' and 'amended' status. Partnership functionality. (PR Newswire)
Trintech Announces New Financial Reporting Solution with Embedded Support for XBRL Jul 27, 2009
Audit Trail and Document Versioning. Tag Financial Data Once, Output Financial Statements Often. (PR Newswire)
For a number of reasons, Georgia unlikely to end machine voting Jul 21, 2009
When Justice Hugh Thompson pointed out that the giant, lever-operated voting machines replaced by the touch-screen computers would also be illegal in Chandler's reasoning because they never left a paper audit trail, Chandler didn't hesitate to agree. Only paper ballots will do, despite the time required to count them. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Holding Paulson Accountable For This Mess Jul 17, 2009
Billions from the $700 Billion G.W. Bush bailout before he left office is still unaccounted for, there is no audit trail, no one seems to know where the lost Billions went, billions just fell through the cracks. The beginning of the end for the U.S. Treasury was when the G.W. Bush administration ran out of money for the Iraq War and should have ended the Iraq War for financial reasons, the U.S. could not afford it. (CBS News)
Nodus Launches CRM Charge for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Jul 15, 2009
In addition to enhanced sale quote and order entry, it comes with advanced security features, split key control management and audit trail for meeting PCI compliance requirements. This product release re-affirms Nodus as the undisputed leader for electronic payment application software in the Microsoft Dynamics market. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Dell launches digital forensics service for police Jul 8, 2009
Analysts can work simultaneously on same data, preserve an audit trail ... The company said its digital-forensics package would help police reduce backlogs that can be as long as two years as it would allow multiple analysts to work simultaneously on the same data while preserving an audit trail of evidence-handling. (MSNBC -- Technology)
5280 Solutions(R) to Attend the 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Exhibiting Award-Winning Solution Dynamic Payables, Newly Certified Dynamic Filer, and Legacy Migration Process Jul 7, 2009
"Dynamic Payables is a scalable and efficient electronic workflow solution that saves us money for our accounts payable process while increasing the visibility and audit trail of our transactions," said Darrin Jameson, Director of Transactional Accounting at Nelnet Inc. "With less manual effort and increased automated integration into our ERP system, DP 2.0 provides incremental cost savings and the ability to process online submission and approval of invoices from any location. Dynamic Payables... (PR Newswire)
Loma Linda University Health Sciences Center Selects Autonomy to Improve Operational Efficiency Jul 6, 2009
With Autonomy, they will be able to rapidly transform all the documents and forms into digital data, which will then immediately trigger a workflow that allows a secure audit trail to be captured at every step of the process. In addition, Autonomy's unique ability to embed intelligence into the documents allows the data to be automatically and immediately validated for accuracy as it is being entered. (PR Newswire)
Hacker gathering to examine public networks Jun 23, 2009
He was considered a major security threat by authorities in The Netherlands and the United States following his founding of an organisation that campaigned against the use of electronic voting systems without a voter-verified paper audit trail. In 2006, the group showed on Dutch TV how an electronic voting machine could easily be hacked and in May 2008, the Dutch Government decided that elections in The Netherlands would be held using paper ballots and red pencils only, Kannabhiran said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Verizon Business Unveils Enterprise-Class Cloud-Based 'Computing as a Service' Solution Jun 3, 2009
These include secure connections to customer-provisioned resources, as well as multi-tiered network with virtual firewall and an audit trail for all changes. Customers can also opt for a third tier of optional, add-on security services including identity and access management, host intrusion detection, application vulnerability assessment, network application assessment and professional security services. (PR Newswire)
Acxiom Finds AssureSign Electronic Signature Technology Efficient Solution for Employment Screening Authorizations Jun 2, 2009
Since the entire AssureSign Electronic Signature process is tracked digitally, users have a complete forensic audit trail of the delivery and signing process. They know exactly when documents are received, when they are signed, and who has or has not signed them, giving them complete control over the signing process. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Q&A: Electronic Health Records And You May 20, 2009
While some laws protect against the disclosure of special kinds of information, such as HIV status, the lack of a HIPAA audit trail on routine disclosures means that HIPAA tends to undercut these restrictions. " Will the stimulus funds be sufficient to convince health care providers to switch to electronic health records? That remains unclear. A consultancy in Washington, D.C., called Avalere Health that a solo or small-group physician practice will spend an estimated $124,000 from 2011 to 2015... (CBS News)
Treasury may regulate risky derivatives May 14, 2009
Under the plan, the CFTC would establish an "audit trail" for the derivatives and have "clear unimpeded authority to police fraud, market manipulation and other market abuses" involving the derivatives. The Securities and Exchange Commission would be given comparable authority, including tools to prevent insider trading. (MSNBC -- Business)
Michael Ignatieff's strange take May 13, 2009
If proper time sheets and payroll records were kept and withholding taxes, E.I. and CPP deductions remitted at least some sort of audit trail should be evident. Posted 13/05/09 at 2:34 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail -- National)
EMC Unveils Tool to Prevent SAN Outages May 12, 2009
It also provides an audit trail of SAN changes and rule violations and can identify problems before they occur. Gray said the offering boosts storage network performance and uptime while saving on management costs. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Editorial: Oglethorpe audit response must be thorough May 7, 2009
The report also notes the apparent "use of purchasing gift cards as payment for services or as gifts to office staff and others," and cites the fact that the use of gift cards "provides no audit trail and is a severe limitation on the audit process.". Elsewhere, the audit report notes a "lack of control over incidental spending," specifically mentioning "payment of civic club dues not related to education or school administration and entry fees to a golf tournament for individuals not noted as... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Police Now Investigating Possible Theft From High School Activities Fund May 5, 2009
With this type of an audit trail, the inability to think clearly because of drugs would allow someone to even attempt this. Posted by: West Native Location: CenTex on May 4, 2009 at 03:28 PM To BS, What in the world do drugs have to do with this. (KWTX.com, TX)
Funds will pay for helicopters, night-vision goggles, and training for special operations forces and FC Apr 18, 2009
There hasnt been an audit trail, and there havent been accountability measures put in place, and there needs to be for all the funds, Joint Chief of Staff Chairman (CJCSC) Admiral Mike Mullen told the Times editorial board. So were going to do that. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
DGN Technologies TransportConnect(TM) Successfully Implemented at Intuitive Surgical Apr 15, 2009
TransportConnect reduces time and resources required for managing transports through its powerful features like real-time object conflict analysis and resolution, dependency checking and sequencing, object value navigation, version comparison, baseline configuration management, simulation, compliance reporting and complete audit trail of transports. About Intuitive Surgical. (PR Newswire)
How to improve your account reconciliation process Apr 15, 2009
Generally speaking, using manual processes provides little to no visibility and proving an audit trail and tracking transactions can be a timely, onerous and complex task, which is highly prone to errors. Resolving discrepancies also requires timely searches prior to decisions being made on given business decisions. (Accounting Web, UK)
Nigeria: 2011 Elections - Legislative Bottleneck May Derail E-Voting, Say INEC, NCS Apr 8, 2009
Provision for verifiable audit trail. Provision that allows voters to confirm that their votes have been recorded as cast. (allAfrica.com)
eOriginal Releases Enhanced eCore® Electronic Signature and Document Compliance Solution Apr 8, 2009
The solution complies with the rules of state and federal statutes for consent and signature capture, logging each step in a detailed audit trail. Our server-side signing process ensures a trusted "closed system" that has been approved by customer internal and third-party legal counsel. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
4 Lessons learned from SET - Visa takes another stab at PKI Apr 6, 2009
That message is digitally signed by the bank and verified by the merchant, creating an audit trail for the transaction. "So the cardholder has no software and no certificate," Manessis says. (eSecurityPlanet)
US lines up $2.8bn military aid for Pak 'to fight terror' Apr 1, 2009
But, since a lot of resources are going to Pakistan, ''there needs to be an audit trail, an understanding 00004000 where it's going and what it's doing. . (India Times, India)
Identigral Adds Enterprise Single Sign-On with Passlogix's v-GO Suite Mar 30, 2009
v-GO's single sign-on, authentication and provisioning enablement capabilities improve user productivity, reduce help desk costs, increase network security, and facilitate regulatory compliance readiness by providing a complete audit trail of application access by user. The platform scales to tens of thousands of users, has been successfully deployed around the world, and can be rapidly deployed without writing scripts or connectors even to homegrown or legacy applications. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Naked Short Sales Hint Fraud in Bringing Down Lehman After Bear Collapse Mar 20, 2009
This isnt a trail of breadcrumbs; this audit trail is lit up like an airport runway, he said. You can see it a mile off. (Bloomberg)
Tips on preventing accounting fraud Mar 17, 2009
Could a member of staff fraudulently doctor documents to suit their own agenda, creating a false audit trail. Want to know more. (Accounting Web, UK)
Egress Software Technologies Introduces 'Switch' to Solve Secure Data Exchange Problem Mar 16, 2009
Egress Switch encrypts shared information, allows access to only authorized recipients, enables security parameters to be set or changed in real-time and offers an audit trail of successful or failed access attempts ... Egress Switch also offers a complete view of when the information recipient has opened or used the shared information, as well as unauthorized access attempts, providing an audit trail. (PR Newswire)
Dateline: Historic Fort Meade Mar 4, 2009
The L700 is designed to provide customers with a detailed audit trail. No other Polk County company offers this service, he said. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Epic Data New Product Announcement: IntegraTrak(TM) Mar 3, 2009
In addition to parts and asset location, IntegraTrak can also provide an audit trail of a part's movement and a complete genealogy of a final assembly for quality control and production reporting. Further, IntegraTrak works seamlessly with Epic Data's IntegraNet real-time shop floor data collection management system to ensure the integrity and 24/7 availability of shop floor data for ERP and other manufacturing operations management (MOM) systems. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Two firms amass $32K in parking debts Feb 25, 2009
This accomplishes several things, 1) creates an audit trail of notifications being sent to businesses with delinquent bills 2) provides the city administrator regular reportings that summarize and quantify outstanding bills 3)provides the business owner with ample opportunity to pay bills. (). (The Herald-Mail Online)
E-payment here to stay, govt insists Feb 20, 2009
Easy tracking of payments to beneficiaries' accounts, hence it will assist Audit Trail. it will reduce cases of corruption. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Aurora Lifetools Implements AssureSign Biometric Electronic Signature Solution to Enhance Customer Convenience and Expedite Contracts Feb 16, 2009
Since the entire AssureSign electronic signature process is tracked digitally, users have a complete forensic audit trail of the delivery and signing process. This enables users to know exactly when documents are received, when they are signed, and who has or has not signed them, providing users with complete control over the signing process. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
