The Integrify Blog

The Art of Post M&A Integration One of the many questions that companies face in a post M&A environment is "How do we identify and manage access rights to existing and new systems that are in place?" Corporate IT is faced with the challenge of determining what systems and projects require new levels of approval. Not only do new approval processes need to be established, but providing a common platform to define and execute… View More

Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), realized that the methods it was using to process requests for IT equipment and service were too diverse and disjointed. Individual IT departments within the company were developing their own methods and interfaces without following a standard template or system. The situation was confusing for users and redundant, so management sought a better-organized, more efficient method. GSK… View More

Many publicly held companies have been struggling with SOX (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) since its enactment on July 30, 2002. In fact, some companies have chosen to either de-list as public companies (go private again) or change their listings to the Pink Sheets -- an electronic market where the companies listed do not have to comply with SOX. (Please see my previous articles on SOX for additional… View More

KMWorld 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management Each year we get a chance to recognize the companies we believe best exemplify the ideals of true knowledge management--the ones whose products and services continue to fundamentally transform the way organizations operate. As I… View More