Heinz Watties Australia Enhances SOX Compliance with Precisely’s Assure Monitoring and Reporting Solution
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Pacific
- Asia
Country
- Australia
Product
- Precisely’s Assure Monitoring and Reporting
- IBM i journaling functionality
Tech Stack
- IBM i
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Digital Expertise
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Heinz Watties Australia Ltd is a subsidiary of the multinational H.J. Heinz Company, known for its innovation and hard work since the 1880s. The company has grown from a small operation selling homegrown horseradish to a major multinational corporation with leading brands in over 50 countries. Headquartered in Southbank, Victoria, Heinz Watties Australia employs approximately 1,200 people. The company serves residential and food service customers in Australia and exports its products to Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Pacific Islands, South East Asia, Japan, and Korea through a network of affiliated offices. Heinz Watties Australia is committed to maintaining high standards of quality and compliance, which is reflected in its efforts to adhere to regulatory requirements such as the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
The Challenge
Heinz Watties Australia, a large multinational company, faced the challenge of ensuring compliance with the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). The company needed a solution to audit its BPCS and other mission-critical files to comply with regulatory guidelines. The requirements for the solution included capturing changes to files for at least one year, easy access to captured information, and the ability to generate weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reports. Additionally, the solution needed to provide automated reporting, real-time email reporting for exceptions, and be implemented on all 5 LPARS within budgetary constraints. The implementation needed to be straightforward and primarily carried out by the Heinz IT Department.
The Solution
Heinz Watties Australia selected Precisely’s Assure Monitoring and Reporting solution to address its compliance needs. The solution was chosen for its ease of installation and setup, compatibility with journaling-based high-availability and replication software, and its ability to manage journals and receivers separately. The solution's unique query engine allows for precise condition definitions, and it supports various report output types, including physical files, PDFs, XLS, and CSV. Event notifications can be sent via email, popup, or syslog, and reports can be distributed via SMTP, FTP, or the IFS. The solution supports ad hoc, periodic, and real-time reports and alerts, and allows for independent extraction and reporting steps. Assure Monitoring and Reporting uses IBM i journaling functionality to record database changes, enabling companies to meet regulatory compliance by detecting fraudulent activity through accurate, relevant, and readable reports on database and system activity. The solution is scalable, has minimal impact on system performance, and is compatible with commonly used ERP systems on the IBM i.
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