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IT General Controls form an important part of an organizations control environment. A typical organization has multiple IT systems with varied IT infrastructure increasing the need for ITGCs to monitor these systems. Before we look in details on how to handle IT General Control deficiencies, it is worth re-looking at the definition of ITGCs. “ITGCs [...]

Oracle releases periodic early access snapshots of the binaries and documentation for JDK 8 snapshots on java.net. These raw snapshots let you review and contribute to the Java SE platform as it is being developed. Please download the latest preview updates JDK 8, the next generation of the Java Development Kit.  Kick the tires, give it a test drive and share your feedback. You can get the source code through the OpenJDK jdk8 project.