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The initial Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance cycle was a fire drill that exposed many opportunities for improvement. In 2006, companies are putting the many lessons learned into practice by adopting a more refined approach to SOX compliance. To take controls compliance to the next level, a controls maturity model is useful. At higher levels of maturity, companies are able to monitor internal controls on an ongoing basis, rather than a periodic basis. An optimized controls environment is the highest level of maturity, where controls effectiveness is measured frequently and controls are continuously improved. To achieve the more advanced stages of controls maturity, a variety of automated tools are needed to supplement the capabilities of transactional systems.

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