The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed in 2002 in response to a series of high-profile corporate scandals and requires that public companies implement internal controls over financial reporting, operations, and assets; these controls depend heavily on installing or improving information technology and business methods Written by one of the most visible personalities on the tech-biz side of the SOX discussion, this highly readable, engaging book provides a clear road map for integrating SOX compliance into the fabric of everyday IT infrastructure and business practice Shows the reader how to leverage and use service-oriented architecture (SOA), a set of technologies that enables interoperation of heterogeneous computer systems, to achieve the level of internal controls over IT that SOX mandates

Filled with 30-plus designs, and a variety of techniques, tips, and playful trivia from those in the know, this resource represents sock design, showcasing tantalizing cables, intricate lacework, and intriguing colorwork.

An inside account about how the Boston Red Sox rose from a reputedly "cursed" team to World Series champions documents such topics as the 2001 sale of the team, recent player trades and acquitsitions, and plans for the next decade.

Propelled from the streets of Hoboken, New Jersey to a successful career as a renowned podiatrist, Dennis discovers how to live with Spirit in a materialistic world. Gifts From Spirit is written by the medical director of the controversial Santa Clara Medical Marijuana Center in San Jose, California, a man who has come full circle from his youthful flirtation with crime and drug use to volunteering his services to alleviate pain and suffering in AIDS and cancer patients through medical marijuana.