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...center stage, particularly in the areas of electronic records keeping and e-mall archival.
Industry and government regulations have been created or revised to provide "real teeth." Some examples include the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in North America and various e-government policies in the European Economic Community and Asia Pacific. Non-compliance can now lead to severe financial penalties and jail terms for CEOs and CFOs.
On the upside, there are many advantages to be gained from implementing a corporate records management program. The private sector is beginning to recognize that, properly implemented and enforced, records management can reduce business risk, increase operational efficiency and save money.
Despite all of the recent media attention, records management is not new. For decades, the care-taking of important documents, files, contracts, films and physical objects has been largely taken for granted. Over the years, businesses and government agencies have relied upon traditional tools such as filing cabinets, file folders and off-site archives to meet their basic records management requirements.
Guided by law, regulations and business policy, the Corporate Records Manager is responsible for establishing proper record keeping guidelines, policies and procedures. A cottage software industry...
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