Ernst & Young Global Technology Center - Ernst & Young - Global

If your organization is looking to the past for ways to protect the future, your information security program is already out of date. Which measures should companies take in today’s hyper-connected, borderless world? We have identified three significant trends. Learn more about them now.

For the second consecutive quarter, we saw a pattern in which the fastest-growing companies were those leading — or responding swiftly to — disruptive innovation with the potential to reshape business models. Learn more about the latest trends for the top 100 global technology companies as well as our future outlook.

For the past three years, leading corporates focused on reducing financial risk, improving operational fitness and learning to live with volatility. As a result, our fifth Capital Confidence Barometer reveals a new paradigm: M&A activity and extreme market volatility are now co-existing. There is a surprising appetite for deals, as top global corporates remain resilient to market turbulence.

While M&A value declined in other industries, the aggregate value of global technology M&A increased 8% sequentially. It was the second consecutive quarter dominated by big-ticket deals in which established companies pursued strategic growth trends, but interestingly, PE firms contributed more than half of the deals valued above $1 billion. Learn more.

The FASB and IASB extended their target for completing priority joint projects to the second half of 2011. What does that mean for technology companies? Inside, we offer a snapshot of the major technology-specific accounting and regulatory developments that have occurred during the quarter. Tap into our insights.

As technology companies seek to achieve growth through strategic transactions, integrations are being evaluated earlier than the historic norm. The top 25 technology companies by market capitalization have increased their cash, short-term and long-term investments by an astounding 33% in the last year, to US$350 billion. Discover which megatrends are on the rise.

If you could compare your company's internal audit practices against your industry peers, wouldn’t you? From identifying key business risks to resolving deficiencies, we gained first-hand knowledge on how chief audit executives operate across the world. Tap into our key findings and see for yourself how your corporate structure compares.