IBM's compliance software packages include the DB2 Content Manager for Data Retention Compliance, the Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention, and Lotus Workplace for Business Controls and Reporting.
IBM will also offer an Anti-Money-Laundering Service aimed at Patriot Act compliance; an E-Mail Archive and Records Management Service to address NASD and SEC regulations; an Asset Disposition Data Disposal service that includes disk wiping for situations when companies must make sure sensitive records are not left on retired hardware; and Data Retention solutions that use Serial ATA disks to archive data.
Except for the WORM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape drive, all the compliance offerings will be available by the end of the year. Stuart says IBM's compliance offerings are completely open and work with other vendors' products and services.
"This shows IBM has more toys than most of the competitors," says Stan Lepeak, an analyst with Meta Group Inc. "They're offering a comprehensive suite of tools. It's a holistic versus best-of-breed approach."
IBM Business Consulting Services today also released results of a survey that finds only one in 10 CFOs and financial executives of large U.S. companies view their internal controls as compliant with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. The deadline for such compliance is next June. The survey also found that executives consider records management, IT infrastructure, and accountability as the greatest compliance challenges.
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