On-demand Applications and Security
If you are moving to Web-based applications for core productivity software, word processing and spreadsheets or email services listen-up!
You will need to consiuder adding enterprise-quality security to on-demand and online applications to not only ensure your won intrnal data and systems safaety - but also your customers.
Large companies need to ensure compliance to Sarbanes-Oxley. One thing you can do is ask your software and/or service provider how they achieve security when it relates to SOX.
As an example - Google is tharting off any pushback from users - they just purchased on-demand security software maker Postini for $625 million. No you don't have to make a $625 million purchase to be compliant. Just ask your partners what they are using.