NewsGator on February 21, 2012 announced a new way for organizations to bring enterprise video delivered by Kontiki into Microsoft SharePoint, consolidating all of their enterprise content onto a single collaboration platform.

Kontiki’s Enterprise Video Platform (EVP) helps organizations deliver high-quality live video webcasting, video on-demand and community video portals over their existing networking infrastructure. Companies such as General Motors, Nestle, Wells Fargo, Ernst & Young, Starwood, Sephora and Equinix have used Kontiki’s solution to foster an engaging video culture.

Bringing Kontiki’s patented video delivery technology to Microsoft SharePoint establishes the collaboration platform as the single, central go-to resource for enterprise content. This new capability results directly from the deep integration of Kontiki’s EVP and the NewsGator Social Sites 2010 social computing suite, which delivers a wide range of social and mobile computing capabilities for Microsoft SharePoint.

The integration enhances productivity and business performance by significantly streamlining employee information access. Organizations no longer need to spend time and effort navigating to a separate environment to find, share and manage videos.

“Microsoft SharePoint offers opportunities for organizations to increase productivity, and those opportunities are magnified by Microsoft partners, such as NewsGator, that create solutions to further collaboration,” said Richard Riley, SharePoint product management director at Microsoft Corporation.

Socializing video
In addition to consolidating content on Microsoft SharePoint, the integration makes Kontiki-delivered video more social, enabling users, through Social Sites, to post, share, “like” and comment on Kontiki-delivered video in Social Sites activity streams, communities, video repositories and internal TV channels. The result is an enterprise-grade video experience that is secure, internal, and business-oriented, maintaining a video experience akin to the public YouTube.

“Many global organizations are demanding high-quality enterprise video for a growing number of use cases and need to include this important content within their SharePoint environments,” said Kevin Crayton, Kontiki’s Vice President of Products.

“NewsGator Social Sites is their fastest path to social video integration with SharePoint and lets companies leverage all the power, efficiency, security, manageability and analytics of our proven video platform. It’s a winning combination which our customers have been looking forward to with huge interest.”

“High-quality enterprise video that can be delivered to every employee across a global company is one of the most personal, engaging and effective ways for a workforce to communicate,” said NewsGator Brian Kellner, VP of Development and Product Management. “To obtain the most value, great content should be easily accessible and in the mainstream of the social business flow. That’s what we’re doing with this integration, and the business results will speak for themselves.”

Kontiki support is part of the Social Sites Video Stream module for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

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As market volatility persists, the demands by regulators and investors for proper governance, compliance, and transparency are reaching new heights. Boards, CEOs and their executive leadership are setting the course for aggressive growth in a global business climate with uncertain boundaries – and this requires a company to have heightened sensitivity to potential risks, such as bribery and corruption.

In order to help executives better understand the relevant regulatory environment and effectively manage the associated risks, Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services (FIDS) recently released the book ”Bribery and Corruption – Navigating the Global Risks”, published by John Wiley & Sons.

The book is written from an accountant’s perspective on how bribery and corruption can affect global business, offers readers a perspective on these issues in specific regions of the globe, and provides details on industry and case studies drawn from real-world experiences from Ernst & Young forensic investigations teams around the world.

“With the continued expansion into emerging markets, exposure to bribery and corruption risks is becoming more commonplace and, therefore, companies must strengthen their corporate culture by expanding communication, compliance education and training, and establishing proper internal controls to avoid such risks,” says Brian Loughman, Americas FIDS Leader and co-author.

“The current environment demands attention, so we’re offering a practical guide to help business executives better understand what’s happening and how best to respond.”

According to the World Economic Forum, “estimates show that the cost of corruption equals more than 5% of global GDP (US$2.6 trillion) with over US$1 trillion paid in bribes each year.”[1]

As the impact of bribery and corruption risks reaches industries and countries across the globe, this book also describes specific risk trends and considerations, including “red flags” unique to particular industries, as well as practical concerns and guidance to assist corporate executives as they refine or establish effective corporate compliance programs to address bribery and corruption. The book also provides insight on such issues as:

• The U.K. Bribery Act & international enforcement trends
• Merger, acquisition, and joint venture anti-corruption due diligence
• How to efficiently and effectively identify and investigate potential “red flags”
• Use of forensic data analytics to detect potential bribery and corruption
• Updating internal controls to incorporate an anti-corruption compliance program focused on bribery, corruption, and fraud prevention policies

“We have drawn from the breadth of knowledge within the global FIDS practice to share our views and experiences in a way that we hope will provide practical guidance on the real issues facing companies,” adds Richard Sibery, Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP, FIDS Fraud & Investigations Leader and co-author.

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Another award season begins in Hollywood with the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be announced on January 15. Prior to the telecast, the names of the winners will be safeguarded by Ernst & Young LLP, a leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services and services to strategic growth markets.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has relied on the firm for the past 39 years to conduct the ballot tabulation process of the Golden Globes with security, integrity and reliability. The 69th annual Golden Globe Awards will be telecast live on NBC on Sunday, January 15, 2012, 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

“We maintain the accuracy and integrity of the Golden Globe Awards voting process and protect the security of the results,” said Andy Sale, Ernst & Young LLP lead partner responsible for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards. “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has depended on Ernst & Young for nearly 40 years, and we have always been unwavering in upholding the standard of our work on their behalf.”

Some additional facts about the Golden Globes voting, balloting and tabulation process:

• Winners are known only to three senior Ernst & Young LLP professionals in advance of the telecast.
• The firm is also responsible for qualifying voting members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, confirming that their credentials are current and meet the standards set forth by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
• The firm oversees the entire voting process, beginning with the nomination ballots, and maintains control of the ballots until the telecast is over.
• Results are triple-checked to eliminate any margin of error.
• Winner envelopes are assembled by the firm and are maintained exclusively under its control until they are handed directly to each celebrity presenter moments before they appear on-stage.

“The Golden Globe Awards signifies the start of the award season in Hollywood, and we are honored to be responsible for protecting the process of determining the winners,” said John Nendick, Global Media and Entertainment Leader for Ernst & Young. “Motion picture, television, music, publishing, advertising and digital media companies continually turn to Ernst & Young as one of their most valuable and trusted resources.”

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