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What Is Assurance?
Assurance refers to professional services that improve the quality of information. It is a critical service for decision makers perennially in search of precise information. Assurance services facilitate organizations in managing change and risk factors. The paper examines assurance services. The role of the auditing process in processing relevant financial...
Tags: Financial Accounting, Finance, Service, Information, Financial, Assurance
Presentations 2003-01-01
Would Continuous Auditing Have Prevented the Enron Mess?
A continuous audit would have provided an assurance of processes that are not necessarily part of the eventual financial report; an assurance focus that is closer to secondary supervision than after-the-fact archival review; and an audit technology that relies more heavily on analysis across different processes and risk attributes. Continuous...
Tags: Finance, Audit, Assurance, Certified Public Accountant, Auditing, Enron Corp., Financial Accounting
White papers 2002-07-01

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The case of the pregnant employee: Ember's services with a consultancy was terminated after she became pregnant. She felt that the firm was unsympathetic towards its employees and fired them to avoid paying for their maternity leave
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN EMBER Seet, 27, joined Big Four Consultancy as an auditor, she was very happy in her work as the management was pro-family and the staff members worked as one happy family. During the employment interview with the managing partner, Lim Ooi Keat, 48,...
Articles 2008-12-01
A non-exchanged password scheme for password-based authentication in client-server systems
INTRODUCTION The client-server distributed system architecture consists of a server, which has a record of the username-password database and a number of clients willing to exchange information with the server. A server is always protected by not exchanging information with a client unless it is assured of its...
Articles 2008-12-01
Secured requirement specification framework
INTRODUCTION Security is important in all aspects of life and the increasing pervasiveness and capability of information technology makes IT infrastructure security increasingly so (1). The continual and increasing publicity given to failures of IT security demonstrate the importance of developing and assuring software to appropriate levels of...
Articles 2008-12-01
NEC expect 'long-ball' Spurs
Mario Been obviously hasn't seen that much of Tottenham Hotspur this season - and he must have missed the thrilling 4-4 draw with Arsenal - because he labelled them "predictable" last night ahead of tonight's Uefa Cup group tie between his NEC Nijmegen side and Spurs in the Netherlands. ...
Articles 2008-11-27
NEC expect 'long-ball' Spurs
Mario Been obviously has not seen that much of Tottenham Hotspur this season - and he must have missed the thrilling 4-4 draw with Arsenal - because he labelled them "predictable" last night ahead of tonight's Uefa Cup group-tie between his NEC Nijmegen side and Spurs in the Netherlands. ...
Articles 2008-11-27
ENLASO (translate.com) Announces New Localization Quality Assurance Department
ENLASO (translate.com), a leading provider ofenterprise language and localization solutions, today announced thecreation of a new localization quality assurance department in Boulder,Colorado. ENLASO is on track for another record year in both revenue andprofitability and significantly increased its staff in 2008 to manageincreased demand for its localization services. The majority...
Articles 2008-11-26
I-many Receives NASDAQ Notice of Non-Compliance
I-many, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNY), a leading providerof contract management software and services for the enterprise, reportedthat on November 24, 2008, the Company received a NASDAQ StaffDetermination indicating that the Company has not regained compliance withthe minimum $35 million market value of listed securities requirement setforth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310c(3)B...
Articles 2008-11-26
Hill calls for grand jury probe of waste contracts
A departing San Mateo County supervisor has asked the civil grand jury to investigate whether the process used by the Peninsula's primary trash agency to decide who gets two major 10-year contracts was biased or manipulative. Supervisor Jerry Hill sent a letter asking the foreman of the...
Articles 2008-11-26
Greater good
Greater good Media coverage of Saturday's Utah-BYU game included the usual jockeying by bowl reps. They hauled out the we-love-your-team-but-we'll-have-to-see-what- happens material. The Sugar Bowl was no exception. Spokesman Terry Alarcorn told the Deseret News, "We are going to do...
Articles 2008-11-25
IronKey announces initiative to protect portable and mobile media from malware
Worldwide Computer Products News-25 November 2008-IronKey announces initiative to protect portable and mobile media from malwareC1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com IronKey, a manufacturer of tamper-resistant USB flash drives, announced on Monday (24 November) a comprehensive initiative to protect portable and mobile media from viruses, worms, trojans, botnets, crimeware...
Articles 2008-11-25
IronKey announces initiative to protect portable and mobile media from malware
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-25 November 2008-IronKey announces initiative to protect portable and mobile media from malwareC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com IronKey, a manufacturer of tamper-resistant USB flash drives, announced on Monday (24 November) a comprehensive initiative to protect portable and mobile media from viruses, worms, trojans, botnets, crimeware and other malware...
Articles 2008-11-25
Quotes of the day
They are fine. They are not prisoners. The only thing they are missing is the freedom to leave the ship 'Daybed', one of the Somali pirates aboard the oil tanker Sirius Star, on the condition of the crew members We appreciate the tremendous effort...
Articles 2008-11-25
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Assurant Inc. and Its Subsidiaries; Downgrades Ratings of Three Subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has revised the rating outlook to stable from negative of the financial strength ratings FSR and issuer credit ratings ICR of Assurant Inc. Assurant (New York, NY) (NYSE: AIZ) and its various life/health and property/casualty insurance subsidiaries. Concurrently, A.M. Best has downgraded the FSR...
Articles 2008-11-25
IBM Helps Organizations Collaborate to Lower Risk and Cost of Software
In this era of globalization and economicchange, organizations are facing growing pressures to use software as acompetitive differentiator. To help companies address this challenge, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced newofferings designed to lower software costs by helping business leaders andIT professionals more effectively collaborate. As a result,...
Articles 2008-11-25
Elron Announces Discount Investment Corporation Considering Possibilities for Going Private Transaction Involving Elron
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELRN) (TASE:ELRN), today announced that Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. ("DIC"), which currently holds approximately 49% of Elron's outstanding ordinary shares, has indicated in its third quarter financial report of 2008 that it is considering a reorganization of part of its holdings which...
Articles 2008-11-25
A.M. Best Places Ratings of the Risk Management Association of the Residential Construction Employers Council Under Review With Negative Implications
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and issuer credit rating ICR of "a-" of the Risk Management Association of the Residential Construction Employers Council RCEC Illinois under review with negative implications. Following initial receipt of notification of the...
Articles 2008-11-25
M/H/S Establishes Insurance Company to Serve Real Estate Settlement Industry
LandCastle Insurance Services Inc. Launched Oct. 1 ATLANTA -- Atlanta-based Morris|Hardwick|Schneider (M|H|S), one of the largest real estate closing law firms in the United States, has established a new full-service insurance company. LandCastle Insurance Services Inc. will cater to the real estate settlement industry, offering homeowner's insurance and...
Articles 2008-11-25
Fitch Affirms Heartland Regional Med Ctr Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the underlying 'A' rating on the Industrial Development Authority of St. Joseph, Missouri's outstanding approximately $133 million health facilities revenue bonds issued on behalf of Heartland Regional Medical Center Heartland. The outstanding bonds are insured by Ambac Assurance Corp. (which is no longer rated...
Articles 2008-11-25
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