James Governor reports from CA conference which applauds that SOX has helped software sales. Along with accountants and lawyers, tech vendors - particularly software vendors - have benefited from the SOX bonanza.
Call me naive but technology which does not delight customers first - then investors, then way down political interests - is why our IT budgets are under so much scrutiny. Empty calories.
Besides, cozy up to the politicians and they invariably extract a price. Soon we will not be calling them our "best salesmen" but our "biggest leeches".
True North for the industry is on Main Street, not Wall Street or DC.