Microsoft Evidence: A No-Show for IBM re Linux?

Linux, self-destructing emails and the SCO scandal. All the latest, right here in the article below. To be completely frank, I really don’t know whether or Microsoft is or was involved with the whole SCO scandal. Regardless, there have been some interesting developments that you might find interesting that do involve them to come capacity. Check it out below…

When IBM goes shopping for key information related to Microsoft’s involvement in the SCO scandal, defendant IBM may discover smoke in a bottle. While the Federal Government established rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sox) aimed at preventing the shredding of documents, they may not have anticipated Microsoft. One judge discovered even after the establishment of Sox that Microsoft adopted policies that, to put it mildly, encouraged document destruction from 1995 forward.

While Sox demands retention of documents, the evidence needed may fall outside the domain of the Act. You should look at the American Institute of CPA’s summary of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which shows that evidence relates to financial issues. [Read the rest]

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