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Low cost of SOX compliance; 5 tips for data governance

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SOX compliance costs small companies $78K, less than expected

Jon Brodkin By Jon Brodkin
Complying with Sarbanes-Oxley costs an average of $78,474 for smaller public companies, less than government projections and less than 1% of the companies� average revenue. Read full story

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