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Information Managers and the Compliance Information Landscape

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Authors: Joanne Lustig, Vice President & Lead Analyst; David Curle, Director & Lead Analyst

Information management leaders may think first of copyright when they think of compliance, but many also support their organizations as regulatory and other compliance requirements place increasing demands on the enterprise. Companies navigating the bumpy topography of the national and international compliance landscapes require new awareness and business skills. This report highlights primary trends in compliance, many of them providing fertile ground for information managers who want to more closely integrate their function’s products and services with new compliance requirements and processes. Based on insights gained through Outsell’s ongoing dialogue with compliance industry players and the broader information industry, as well as interviews with three compliance experts, the report offers:

- An overview of the compliance landscape and an analysis of current dynamics;
- A look at participants in the compliance landscape, including information on vendors and service providers and a comparison table for eight key players;
- An overview of compliance services;
- An analysis of future trends in compliance;
- Imperatives for information managers that want to move their organizations’ evolving compliance efforts from tactical to strategic.

Pub Date: January 7, 2008
Pages: 21
Format: PDF Application_pdf

Table of Contents

  • Why This Topic?
    1. Methodology
    2. Historical Perspective
  • The Compliance Landscape: An Introduction
  • Current Dynamics in the Compliance Landscape
  • Participants in the Compliance Landscape
    1. Vendors and Service Providers
  • An Introduction to Compliance Services
    1. Web-Based Information Services for Awareness
    2. Electronic Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS)
    3. Automation and Rules-Based Engines
    4. E-Learning and E-Community
  • Future Trends in the Compliance Landscape
    1. Compliance as a Business Advantage, and the Role of Government as Partner or Problem
    2. Technology’s Role in Compliance Programs Grows
  • Imperatives for Information Managers

    • Tables & Figures

  • Table 1. Typical Compliance Concerns
  • Table 2. Blurring Lines between Participant Roles in the Compliance Process
  • Table 3. Key Compliance Players
  • Figure 1. The Business Compliance Cycle
  • Table 4. Summary of the Need-Solution Spectrum, from Basic to Advanced Services
  • Table 5. New Types of Compliance Services