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J-SOX

J-SOX
 n.— «Japanese companies and their international subsidiaries have started prepping for next year’s implementation of a corporate governance framework that’s comparable to the requirements imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the U.S. Many U.S.-based IT managers have started working on processes to ensure compliance with the emerging financial controls requirements, informally known as J-SOX, even though initial details aren’t expected until next month.» —“IT Braces for ‘J-SOX’ Rules” by Thomas Hoffman Computerworld Mar. 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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