The fact that Excel can create problems in generating and distributing financial information has long been known. But it took the new generation of regulation to put some urgency in doing something about overuse of Excel. "This is something that really came into focus when Sarbanes Oxley was rolling out," says Tony Munns, the member of Brown Smith Wallace, who runs the risk management practice for the St. Louis-based firm. And it's not just the small businesses that are using Excel the wrong way. "So many companies, right up to the Fortune 500, do their final analysis and consolidation in Excel spreadsheets," says Munns. "Anyone can deliberately or accidentally change a field and it won't necessarily be found."
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机译：Excel会在生成和分发财务信息时产生问题，这一事实早就众所周知。但是，新一代的法规使人们有必要采取一些紧急措施来过度使用Excel。 “这是Sarbanes Oxley推出时真正引起关注的事情，”布朗·史密斯·华莱士（Browth Smith Wallace）成员托尼·芒恩斯（Tony Munns）说。错误使用Excel的不仅是小型企业。 Munns说：“直到财富500强，很多公司都在Excel电子表格中进行最终分析和合并。” “任何人都可以有意或无意地更改字段，并且不一定会找到它。”
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