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Managing expenses continues to be a top priority for businesses, according to a recent survey conduct by SHARE.

Data loss prevention has been a growing trend for IT departments and businesses, which see the tool as a way to address risk management issues. However, according to a recent Network World report, many companies are not implementing DLP in the most efficient and useful way.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently announced fines totaling $700,000 for investment bank Piper Jaffray after it found that the company failed to retain more than 4 million emails from November 2002 through December 2008. Piper Jaffray did not admit to or deny the allegations, however, it will pay the fine, a company spokesman said.

Accounting firms have been very slow to move to cloud computing because of the sensitivity of the data stored in their networks. According to Computer World, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently endorsed cloud computing in hopes of easing the reservations of large firms and independent accountants about moving to cloud computing.

Forty-five percent of supply-chain professionals stated that their companies outsource regulatory compliance needs, according to a recent survey conducted by BDP International and its survey branch Centrx.

Skepticism relating to third-party cloud-based email storage providers has waned as a result of advancements in technology and the goal of reducing IT costs. Frost & Sullivan, a growth partnership company, reported Thursday that SaaS email storage providers earned $319.1 million in 2008 and are expected to make more than $600 million in 2015.

Whether the music industry or the newspaper industry, it's been difficult for everyone to isolate the best way to make money on the web. The use of cloud computing has made it even easier for people to share or access content in the cloud for free.

The United States Environmental Protection agency has recently endorsed more severe restrictions regarding the materials used in the manufacturing of products. Actio Corporation, a Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based producer of supply chain materials information management tools, has developed a program aimed at aiding companies in accurate material disclosure.

Government regulators have delayed a deadline for compliance with Red Flags Rule instituted under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, after the Federal Trade Commission moved the deadline to next June.

Speaking at a cyber security conference in Washington, D.C. this week, the FBI's top cyber official said a federal data breach law could help businesses with more streamlined compliance.