Oct 2008 -
VISUAL Assurance Version 4.5
has been
released
Kilclare are pleased
to announce the latest release of VISUAL Assurance, VA4.5. Click here to
review the changes made in the VA 4 Series of releases.
A new SOX library
was created to comply with Audit Standard (AS) 5.
July 2007 -
VISUAL Assurance Version 4.0 released
April 2006
- VISUAL Assurance Version 3.2 released
May 2005
- VISUAL Assurance Version 3.1 (Client
3.1.0.31, Server 3.1.0.28) released
October 2004
- Five New SOX 404 for Non Financial Institutions Added
The following new
libraries have been added:
- VA 01: CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE - Entity Level Templates
- VA 02: SOX 404
- Company Level Activity Templates
- VA 03: SOX 404
- Routine Transaction Templates
- VA 04: SOX 404
- Nonroutine Transaction Templates
- VA 05: SOX 404
- Estimation Transaction Templates
Please see the Sarbanes-Oxley
page under Corporate Governance
October 2004
- New Knowledgebase Template Added with Guidance on Anti-Money Laundering
Customer Identification Programs
Please see the FDIC
page under Financial Services -> United States
July 2003 - SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT Knowledgebase templates updated
Kilclare Software has
updated our Sarbanes-Oxley Act knowledgebase templates for final rule
Section 404 - Management Reports on Internal Control:
- SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT: Due Diligence Oversight Review
- Disclosure Controls
and Procedures [SOA §302]
- Fraud and Commercial
Crime Prevention Program [SOA §302/404 - SAS 99]
April 2003 -
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT Knowledgebase templates updated
Kilclare
Software has updated our Sarbanes-Oxley Act knowledgebase templates
for final releases and proposals as of April 14, 2003:
- SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT: Due Diligence Oversight Review
- Disclosure Controls
and Procedures [SOA §302]
- Fraud and Commercial
Crime Prevention Program [SOA §302/404 - SAS 99]
Click here
to review further details of the updated templates.
March 2003 -
Knowledgebase Templates Now Available for HIPAA Compliance
On
February 13, 2003, HHS announced the adoption of the HIPAA Security
Final Rule. The final standards were published in the February 20 Federal
Register with an effective date of April 21, 2003. Use
these knowledgebase templates to assist your organization to comply
with HIPAA requirements. Click
here to review our HIPAA and OIG-HHS content offerings.
March 2003 -
Knowledgebase Template for OIG-HHS Corporate Compliance Program for
Hospitals
The foundation
of this voluntary guidance mirrors the compliance elements set forth
in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Through this document, the OIG
has attempted to provide a foundation to the process necessary to develop
an effective and cost-efficient hospital compliance program. Click
here to review our OIG-HHS and HIPAA content offerings.
March 2003 -
Operational Risk Framework - Financial Institutions Knowledgebase Template
Now Available
This knowledgebase
template is based on the Basel Committee's "Sound Practices for
the Management and Supervision of Operational Risk", published
on February 2003. The purpose of this publication, prepared by the Risk
Management Group of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, is to
outline a set of principles that provide a framework for the effective
management and supervision of operational risk, for use by banks and
supervisory authorities when evaluating operational risk management
policies and practices. Click
here to review our knowledgebase templates formatted from the Basel
Committee's publications.
February 2003
- USA PATRIOT Act - Customer Identification Program Knowledgebase Template
is Available
This knowledgebase
template has been formatted from section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act
for banks, savings associations, and credit unions. Click here
to review our OCC knowledgebase templates.
January 2003
- OTS Consumer Protection Knowledgebase Templates Now Available
The purpose of the
OTS COMPLIANCE: A Self-Assessment Guide, from which these knowledgebases
templates have been formatted, is to promote compliance with consumer
protection laws and regulations by outlining a process that an institution
can use to evaluate its compliance control structure and to enhance
the effectiveness of its compliance program. Click
here to review
the available OTS knowledgebase templates.
December
2002 - New
Information Security Guidance for Examiners and Financial Institutions
The Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has issued a booklet with revised
guidance for identifying institutions information security risks and
evaluating their risk-management practices. This is the first in a series
of updates to the 1996 FFIEC Information Systems Examination Handbook,
which will eventually replace the 1996 handbook and comprise the new
FFIEC Information Technology (IT) Examination Handbook. Click here
to review our FFIEC knowledgebase templates.
August 2002 -
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Solution Now Available from Kilclare
President Bush,
on the 30th of July 2002, signed the law which sets new corporate governance,
disclosure, audit and conflicts of interest standards affecting issuers,
directors, officers, employees, attorneys, auditors and investment banks
with immediate effect. The challenge for companies and for principal
executives and financial officers is to meet their increased responsibilities
under the Act and be in a position to demonstrate their ongoing compliance
with the Act. Our solution includes training materials and two knowledgebase
templates to carry out a gap analysis of your readiness for and to demonstrate
ongoing compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Click here
to find out more about Kilclare's Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Solution.
June 2002 - Kilclare
Knowledgebase Template Now Available for OFAC Compliance
The U.S. Treasury
Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control requires all U.S. Banking
Companies to maintain a compliance program addressing the OFAC requirements.
Use this immediately available knowledgebase template to assist your
organization comply with the OFAC requirements. Click
here to review our OFAC content offerings.
June 2002 - Kilclare
Completes Re-branding Effort
With the completion
of the renovation to this website Kilclare Software has completed its
re-branding efforts. A whole new look and feel has been added to distinguish
VISUAL Assurance in the marketplace. This includes all our marketing
and explanatory materials, our website and exhibitors booth. As always,
we welcome your comments on these efforts.
June 2002 - Kilclare
Software Ltd recertifies for ISO 9001
Kilclare has, this
June, been again registered to the ISO 9001 standard for quality. This
level of commitment to quality systems and service sends a strong signal
to our domestic and international clients that our priority is quality
in software development.
June 2002 - Kilclare
Exhibits at the 2002 IIA International Conference
Between the 23rd
and 25th of June 2002, Kilclare Software exhibited VISUAL Assurance
at the 2002 IIA International Conference in Washington, DC (U.S.).
May 2002 - Kilclare
Holds 1st New England Regional User Group Meeting
Hosted by Legacy
Banks in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on 31st May 2002, VA Users from New
England (U.S.) gathered for a half-day briefing on current VA functioning
and new features scheduled for our upcoming releases.
April 2002 -
Kilclare Holds 2nd Annual Developer's Forum and User Group Meeting
Hosted by Banco
Popular de Puerto Rico on 18th - 19th April 2002 in San Juan, VA Users
met with Kilclare's Client Solutions and Technology staff to make presentations
detailing user implementations, functional workshops and review new
features scheduled for upcoming releases.
March 2002 -
Kilclare Software launches FDICIA Compliance Campaign
This Spring Kilclare
Software launched its 2002 FDICIA Compliance Campaign. Armed with a
library of more than 100 knowledgebase templates covering internal control
guidance issued by U.S. bank regulators, Kilclare mailed explanatory
materials to all "covered institutions" in the U.S. and has,
since, been aggressively following this mailing with a calling program.
Click here to read
more about Kilclare's FDICIA Solution.
December 2001
- VA2.5 Released
Kilclare are pleased
to announce the latest release of VISUAL Assurance, VA2.5. The new functionality
and enhancements include the following:
- New Compliance
Assessment Methodology Added
- External Document
Linking
- More Flexible
Report Configuration
- View and Report
Numbering
- Splitting the
Auto-display Response Forms
The
latest release of VISUAL Assurance is 2.5.0.22. Click here
to view a complete list of VA2.5 features and enhancements.
