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		<description><![CDATA[ Senior managers are focusing on compliance concerns because of their impact on all aspects of business operations. Efforts to comply with regulatory requirements must be supported by appropriate IT systems. Gartner covers relevant technology solutions and best practices for managing risks and automating controls. ]]></description> 
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Webcam Lawsuit Repeats Lessons on Use of Surveillance Capabilities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Organizational requirements for remote control of computers are not a mandate for covert surveillance of users. Carefully choose security tools and capabilities to meet, but not exceed, organizational needs for control. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Delay of EPA Reporting Deadline Should Not Slow Sustainability Efforts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The EPA's extension of its greenhouse gas emissions reporting deadline does not signal a shift from sustainability reporting. Enterprises should accelerate these efforts to develop business value and operational efficiency. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Introducing Risk-Adjusted Value Management]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Most organizations fail at strategy execution. There's a giant leap between aspirational vision at the executive level and the reality of action at the operational level. Risk-adjusted value management enhances strategy execution. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cool Vendors in Risk Management, Privacy and Compliance, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Managing the risks associated with information governance, privacy regulations, virtualized environments, vendor relationships and online reputation can be daunting. These Cool Vendors each make a valuable contribution to address these challenges. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Six CIO Risk Management Techniques to Please Your Board]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Corporate directors are under pressure to improve their risk management oversight. CIOs can adopt six risk management techniques that will improve the value of their risk management reporting to the board. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Keep-It-Simple Approach for CIO Risk Reporting to the Board]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CIOs can easily confuse and dismay the board of directors with IT risk information that's not relevant to their boards' interests. Keeping it simple by focusing on outcomes makes it easier for everyone to see what matters most and why. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ A Comparison Model for the GRC Marketplace, 2011 to 2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is a strategic enterprise concern, and cannot be approached effectively as a one-off project or as a set of technologies. Gartner has defined a GRC model to enable enterprises to evaluate their GRC needs and make sound investment decisions in this crucial area. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Make Software Audits Less Painful Through Effective Governance and Teamwork]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Audits by software vendors are continuing to increase. No one person within an organization has the knowledge, experience and information necessary to manage an audit, so teamwork is the key to successful audit management. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ MarketScope for Global Enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Consulting Services]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This MarketScope assesses the enterprise governance, risk management and compliance consulting capabilities of six global consulting firms. The firms demonstrated varying capabilities to deliver integrated enterprise services versus tactical point consulting. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Fellows Interview: Paul Dickinson, Executive Chairman of the Carbon Disclosure Project]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We discuss how this information entrepreneur caused thousands of large corporations to reveal their carbon footprints without government or regulatory authority. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Understanding the Foundations of Compliance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To succeed in compliance, organizations should set down clearly articulated policies and consequences, and have senior management set the right tone for ethical behavior. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Understanding the Components of Compliance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To avoid the common pitfalls of compliance efforts, organizations must clearly define their compliance objectives, establish a coherent governance structure and address all three forms of compliance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ ATV: 2009 Gartner FEI Technology Study Research Collection]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document discusses the research collection from the 2009 Gartner Financial Executives International technology study. By using this insight, finance executives can better leverage technology to understand profitability, manage performance and improve finance process alignment. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Risk Management and Business Performance Are Compatible]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Risk management is emerging as an important enabler of compliance and performance management. Risk thinking is creeping into the way that companies manage most of their important IT and business processes. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Predicts 2011: Context-Aware Computing Brings Significant Shifts in Consumer Behavior and Privacy Regulations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Context-aware computing will soon make a significant business impact in several industries, and will pose new challenges for privacy for enterprises, governments and consumers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Q&A: Questions, Answers and Related Research for Starting an IT Compliance Program]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Continuously growing regulatory burdens and increasing use of standards to improve IT processes are leading many IT organizations to formalize compliance programs, raising questions on organization, competencies, controls rationalization and alignment with risk management and business performance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Understanding the Foundations of Compliance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To succeed in compliance, set down clearly articulated policies and consequences, and have senior management set the right tone. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ A Simple Method for Expressing Information Criticality and Classification]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Most data classification attempts fail because the process is too complex. This simple method for the assessment and expression of IT system criticality has proved effective in many different organizations. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Top Five Issues and Research Agenda, 2008: The IT Compliance Manager]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT compliance managers will face complex, difficult challenges in 2008, especially in prioritizing business needs and related technology investments. Gartner will address five critical issues in its compliance-related research in 2008. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Decision Framework for Exploring Compliance Risks in Alliances]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Alliances have the potential to expose your company to compliance risks that are not of your making. We offer managers responsible for these types of relationship a framework for assessing compliance risks in any proposed partnership. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platform Defined]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Demand is high for collaboration among audit, risk management and compliance professionals, and for better reporting to executives, the board, regulators and other external parties. Some GRC vendors are providing the primary enterprise GRC management functions from a common platform. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ E-Discovery: Project Planning and Budgeting 2008-2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Changes to the law require a deeper involvement from corporate IT in the routine aspects of electronically stored information identification, preservation and collection. In-house e-discovery will contain costs and can decrease legal risks. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Expanding Enterprise E-Discovery Marketplace]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Spending on electronic discovery software technologies and service offerings is forecast to grow at more than 35% annually through 2011. Legal discovery is creating new opportunities for search, content and records management technology investments and policies regarding their use. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Top 10 Risk and Security Audit Findings to Avoid]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A risk and security audit can be a major distraction and can result in the inappropriate use of resources. Enterprises should work proactively to avoid the most common audit findings. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The 2007 Compliance and Risk Management Planning Guidance: Governance Becomes Central]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In 2007, continued changes in the regulatory environment and demands for improved organizational performance will place pressure on both business and IT process owners. The only way to reconcile the objectives from each is to focus on better governance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Improving SOX Compliance Sustainability With Financial Consolidation Applications]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To improve compliance sustainability to the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, consider automating your financial consolidation processes through the implementation of corporate performance management-based financial consolidation solutions. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Formulate an E-Mail Retention Strategy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New laws and regulations, records management and user needs often encourage companies to store much more e-mail than necessary. Simple steps can help them meet legal obligations and maintain operational efficiency. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Adopt an Information Classification Approach for Risk Mitigation and Regulatory Compliance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Classify your information to ensure that the appropriate protective controls are implemented in a cost-effective manner. Doing so helps to ensure that information assets are properly secured against inadvertent errors and targeted attacks, and it demonstrates a commitment to regulatory compliance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Implement 10 Elements of a Good Control Environment to Address Compliance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A control environment is the necessary base set of controls in a governance framework. A good control environment has many elements, such as implementing configuration and change management and implementing rigorous identification and authentication procedures. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The IT Executive's Best Practice Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Adopt these 10 compliance best practices to reduce regulatory costs and improve corporate governance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Legal and Regulatory Information Governance, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Information governance is emerging as a critical discipline. Legal departments and IT organizations must work closely together to improve it. Many different information technologies can complement strategies to improve information governance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Regulations and Related Standards, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Regulatory compliance has become an important element in IT decision making. IT compliance costs increase with each new regulation, especially if the IT organization institutes separate controls for each. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ MarketScope for Global Enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Consulting Services]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This MarketScope assesses the enterprise governance, risk management and compliance consulting capabilities of six global consulting firms. The firms demonstrated varying capabilities to deliver integrated enterprise services versus tactical point consulting. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The EGRC platform market has expanded from a tactical focus on regulatory compliance to a strategic focus on enterprise risk management. Many vendors are looking toward the next market phase, which includes adding or integrating with business performance management and scorecarding capabilities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cool Vendors in Risk Management, Privacy and Compliance, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Managing the risks associated with information governance, privacy regulations, virtualized environments, vendor relationships and online reputation can be daunting. These Cool Vendors each make a valuable contribution to address these challenges. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Vendor Focus for Symantec: Security and Compliance Offerings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Symantec is the market share leader in the global security market, primarily based on its market share of consumer and enterprise endpoint protection and e-mail security. Data loss prevention and encryption are the foundation of the company's emerging information protection vision. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Managing the risks associated with information governance, privacy regulations, virtualized environments, vendor relationships and online reputation can be daunting. These Cool Vendors each make a valuable contribution to address these challenges. ]]></description>
		
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