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First Book in Sarbanes-Oxley Body of Knowledge (SOXBoK™) Series

(Nov 20, 2008)-- SOX Institute announced the publication of the first book in its Sarbanes-Oxley Body of Knowledge (SOXBoK) series, "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: An Introduction" (Van Haren Publishing, ISBN 9087530838).

"SOXBoK is the culmination of nearly three years of work by a dedicated team of thought leaders and experts in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," said Sanjay Anand, Chairperson of The SOX Institute (www.grcg.com). "We consider it our flagship publication, and are thrilled that the book is receiving accolades from practitioners."

Although large, publicly traded companies are required to comply with the SOX Act, many smaller public companies, private companies, and non-profit organizations are opting to comply in order to reinforce stakeholder confidence. According to Anand, "SOXBoK was written and edited so that it is accessible to everyone from novices to those who are recognized professionals in audit-related fields."

Anand praised the team of researchers, writers, and editors, whose contributions to SOXBoK led to the creation of this authoritative, comprehensive compendium on the SOX Act. They included: Kim Czarniewy, EP Medical Systems, Finance and Accounting; Josie De Marco, PMP, Project Management Office, USA, Information Technology; Beth Anne Fellenz, Senior Auditor, Internal & External Audit, Isaac Toyin Gbenle, MBA, CSOX-IT, ESPN, Inc., Legal & Compliance; Kathy Glynn, CPA, Gap Resources, LLP SOX Compliance Consulting, Internal & External Audit Team Lead; John LaCagnina, CSOX, CISA, PMP, CobiT certified, MCSE, MCIPT, AI, Auditor/Security and Compliance Analyst, SOXBoK Board; Johna Ledlow, PMP, CSOXP, Project Manager, Information Technology Team Leader; Debra Noel, EDS, Finance and Accounting Team Leader; Jim O'Keeffe, PMP, CISM, CDP, SPV America, Project Leader; Richard Mays Owen, PMP, PhD, Richard Owen International, Legal & Compliance Team Leader; Robert Schwind, MBA, CSOXP, CISA, GKBN Technologies, Inc, SOXBoK Board; Cindy South, PMP, Yellow Book USA, Documentation & Writing and Heather Turner, CAPM, Olympic Health Management Systems, Documentation & Writing

In addition, a team of reviewers fine-tuned the book so that it captured both the broad strokes of the SOX Act as well as the details of each title and section. The reviewers included: Ana María Rita Carrizo, Public Accountant, CIA, CISA, Deloitte & Co.; Carol S. Cesareo, CSOXP, CIA Candidate, PharmaNet; Norman L. Comstock, Jr., CIA, CISA, CISSP, CSOXP, CCSA, UHY Advisors; Rena L. Hall, CSOXP, CICS, Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc.; Norman Kromberg, CISA, National Bank Examiner, CQA, Before It's Time Inc.; Jack D.Leidecker, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBM, CSOXP, NSA-IAM, GRMCC.com; Kent Leipold, M.B.A., C.B.M., Texas Department of Transportation; Alice Peterson; Kohila R, ACA,CFA,MBA, Atlantis Management Services and Brenda Wynne, CSOXP, Alcon Laboratories

Anand noted that this first installment of SOXBoK gives those who have responsibility for implementing Sarbanes-Oxley and similar regulations actionable information and guidance. "We're thrilled that we fulfilled our mission of writing this book 'by practitioners, for practitioners'," he concluded.

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