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The Microsoft Solutions for Security and Compliance (MSSC) team is proud to announce the release to Web of the Regulatory Compliance Planning Guide. The guide is designed to be a resource for IT professionals and others who are responsible for ensuring that IT systems comply with major regulations and standards.

Solution Content
The Planning Guide:

• Shows IT professionals how they can begin to address IT compliance requirements using a control-based framework.
• Includes a detailed mapping of the following significant regulations and standards to a sample framework:
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)
  • ISO-17799
• Directs customers to Microsoft resources that can help them begin to address their compliance requirements.

Where to Find the Regulatory Compliance Planning Guide
The guide, which was developed, reviewed, and approved by teams of authoritative experts in regulatory compliance, is available on TechNet at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56114. The guide is also available to download from the Microsoft Download Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?inkid=56419 and on the TechNet Security Center at www.microsoft.com/technet/security.

Additional Information
For questions or feedback about the Regulatory Compliance Planning Guide, please contact Tony Bailey at tonybai@microsoft.com.
For information about other security solutions from the MSSC team, see the Security and Compliance Solutions Guidance Web page on TechNet.