John Hagerty
John Hagerty
John Haggerty is a guitarist...
automated effort human intensely process sustaining technology
We're going from an intensely human effort to a much more automated process for sustaining operations. There will be a lot more technology investment.
available avoidance buyers cost exploring interested matter open options oracle purchased source support time
Open source comes in many flavors-free software, purchased support contracts, introductory functionality with purchased extensions, training, and such-and buyers are increasingly interested in exploring the options available to them, especially if they see opportunities for cost avoidance and/or reduction. It was just a matter of time before Oracle jumped into the fray.
audit case court far matter move order paper report standard
While a report may say one thing, you've got to have the proofs, the evidence, the contracts, the paperwork, the expenditures -- a paper trail. If it doesn't come up to that, it doesn't matter what a recommendation or referral says. We have a far different standard than an audit in order to move a case to a court for trial.
aside emotions police single state
State police put their emotions aside every single day.
companies compliance concerns expectation governance increased industries might moderate policies risk spending thinking tip visible wishful within
Spending on Sarbanes-Oxley is only the visible tip of the compliance iceberg. Any expectation that compliance spending might moderate is just wishful thinking as companies in all industries grapple with increased regulatory concerns and stricter governance and risk policies within their own firms.
additional looking
We are looking at significant charges. There is always the possibility of additional arrests and additional charges.
charge contracts deception dollars government per provided theft
You may have misappropriation of government dollars or theft by deception or something of that nature. But the way the contracts were, the way the monies were provided to the day cares, it didn't place limitations on the dollars per se. Therefore, we can't charge a crime.
bottom criminal excessive line prohibited
While there may have been some excessive expenditures, the bottom line was it does not violate criminal statutes because it was not prohibited by the contracts.
barometer business companies gives good information piece point system
The transaction-capture piece is important, but what companies really want to get to is this information system that gives them a good barometer of where their business is at any point in time.
access biggest companies customer customers data easily outside report
These decreases are not easily explainable, because customer inquiries are veering more into these areas. The biggest impediments companies report in deploying PM are access to enterprise-wide data and data from customers and suppliers outside of the firm.
bring strengths
Different vendors bring different strengths to SOX compliance.
corporate north
And they're just getting started, North American Corporate SOX Costs.
maybe saying system test
They're saying that maybe you should have someone independent test the system of record.
cases ultimately
This administration is assessing all of the cases and some of those cases may ultimately be reopened.