Sarbanes-Oxley Act

There's a new article on the Sarbanes-Axley Compliance Journal's website this week on the value of records management. The act works as the federal guidelines for all publicly traded companies and ensures that document and records management is handled efficiently and up to government standards. The article is a great crash course on the subject, but will also provide helpful information and benefits of compliance to industry professionals who are well versed on the subject already.

From the SAC Journal:

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has been evolving within publicly-traded companies in the U.S. for over half a decade. During this time, the importance of records management and its impact on managing the document lifecycle (document creation through disposal) and compliance has emerged as a critical success factor. Records management is an essential component in controlling business processes, assuring accurate financial reporting, and providing reliable audit findings.