Ensuring that internal controls are effective is a critical business issue worldwide. To provide audit and assurance professionals with the most up-to-date guidance, ISACA, a nonprofit association serving 95,000 IT professionals in 160 countries, has developed four new audit programs:

·         Cloud Computing, which covers governance over cloud computing, the relationship between the service provider and customer, and specific control issues

·         Crisis Management, which focuses on pre-crisis planning; the scope of the plan, including the relevance of the crisis scenarios selected, the probability that they will  occur, and  appropriate responses; as well as  testing, maintaining and aligning  the plan with business risks

·         Information Security Management, which features governance, policy, monitoring, incident management, implementing security configurations and selecting security technologies

LONDON, UK — 6 September, 2010 — Hitachi Consulting UK today announced that it has implemented a Cost Operations Shared Service Centre model on behalf of Swiss Re designed to provide consolidated expense processing and reporting for the company’s US and UK entities. Known internally as BOOST (BIS & Oracle Operations Standardisation), the project was based on Oracle ERP Financials, and designed to control overheads, increase efficiency and simplify data reporting associated with intercompany recharge process. The new system replaces multiple policies and procedures and simplifies complex processes that required streamlining, involved numerous resources and lacked cost transparency.

Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re operates in more than 20 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world.

London, UK, Monday, 6th September 2010 – Publishing Technology, the largest provider of software and services for the publishing industry, is excited to unveil a dramatic facelift for ingentaconnect, its flagship collection of e-publications.

An established and essential online resource for the academic, professional and research communities, ingentconnect now has a distinct and vibrantly re-energised look and feel. The new design is the second phase of the platform’s regeneration, with further releases to follow delivering additional improvements and upgrades to include; a new Publisher Statistics package, integration with an award winning search engine, enhanced ahead of print functionality, plus additional content, amounting to 3600 new titles.

September 3rd 2010 - Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID) today announced that it has been recognized by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) with a 2010 Distinguished Peer Award for outstanding achievements in the category for innovative vendor based on its EnCase(R) Portable product.

This was the inaugural year of the annual awards program, and ILTA was pleased with the number and diversity of nominees across several categories. ILTA's Distinguished Peer Award program recognizes premiership and provides a forum for peer-nominated, peer-judged innovations in technology. Guidance Software was one of five companies selected to a short list that was considered by ILTA's panel of judges for the Innovative Vendor award.