Recent survey results posted by ZDnet Asia showed that regulatory compliance sits high on the priority list for Asian CIOs. The survey also stated that their c-level peers did not share the concern. Although I believe it is typical for CIOs to see what is happening in the IT market before other c-level executives it is interesting that other executives in Asia have not caught on yet.
It seems to me that regulations regarding email compliance are more defined in the United States since the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were put in place. When I talk to companies overseas the regulations are less clear. Privacy concerns and contractual obligations seem to be the main driver. For example, in some regions of Europe making sure that administrators can’t read the personal email of their employees is a key requirement. When the archiving system exports email from the messaging server there needs to be a means to allow employees to keep their personal emails from being archived. Implementing something like this for US employees might expose companies to risk.
It’s nice to see that regulatory compliance is finally becoming an important need in Asia. Hopefully they will be motivated to define procedures without a case like Enron.
Article Source: http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/0,39044229,62044095,00.htm?scid=rss_z_nw
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