The following SAIs use the following software for different types of audit related functions such as analysis, sampling, planning etc. The name of the software, its main function and the hardware needed to use it are also shown, wherever such information has been furnished by the SAI. The terms of supply could either be ascertained from the completely filled-in questionnaire included in this Directory or by contact with the concerned SAI.
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SAI |
Name of software |
Main function |
Hardware needed |
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Australia |
Audit Database |
Record Audit |
NT Server |
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Barbados |
SAI has commenced the use of IDEA |
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Belgium |
ACL |
Gathering and analysis of data |
PC |
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Canada |
IDEA |
Analysis & Sampling |
Micro |
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APEX; Systematic |
Risk based Audit Planning; Audit Procedures |
Micro |
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Lotus Notes based applications |
Management of Interview Notes |
Micro |
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Costa Rica |
ACL |
Data Extraction and Analysis |
Micro |
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Cyprus |
IDEA |
Data Extraction and Analysis |
PC |
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Excel |
Spreadsheet |
PC |
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Access |
Database |
PC |
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Denmark |
Access |
Analysis |
PC |
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IDEA |
Analysis |
PC |
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Grenada |
IDEA |
Sampling |
PC |
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Hungary |
IDEA |
Statistical sampling |
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India |
IDEA |
Data extraction and analysis |
IBM or its compatible |
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Indonesia |
ACL for Windows, Monarch Pro |
Financial Attest |
IBM Compatible |
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Internet Security Scanner |
Security Evaluation |
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Ireland |
IDEA |
Data Analysis |
Varies |
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Japan |
Indiviual Audit System |
Data sampling for audits, searching of the data which meets specific conditions, and simulations |
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Korea |
Computerised Accounting Records Comparison System |
Comparison of electronic Accounting records of Auditees with the related accounts of Bank of Korea for verification |
UNIX |
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HAWK |
Automated risk analysis of the Information Systems security |
Windows 95 |
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Excel, IDEA |
General audit software |
DOS, Windows |
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Lesotho |
WINIDEA |
Auditing tool |
Pentium |
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IDEA4 |
Auditing tool |
Pentium |
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Excel, Word |
Spreadsheet, reporting |
Pentium |
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Lithuania |
Microsoft Word |
Writing reports |
PC/laptop computer |
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Microsoft Excel |
data Calculation |
PC/laptop computer |
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Malaysia |
ACL |
Data analysis |
IBM Compatibles |
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Myanmar |
Lotus 123, MS Excel |
Spreadsheet |
PC |
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Norway |
IDEA |
Analysis |
IBM Comp PC |
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MS Word ; Excel |
Plan / report; Statisitics |
IBM Comp PC |
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ABC Flowcharter |
System control |
IBM Comp PC |
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Oman |
ACL ver 5 |
Data Extraction & Analysis, Downloading |
IBM compatible PC |
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MS Access 97 |
Data Conversion & Analysis |
IBM compatible PC |
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Papua New Guinea |
ACL |
Data downloading, analysis, extraction, sampling, reporting |
PC |
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Poland |
ACL for Windows Analysis |
Auditing complete, population and risk analysis, statistical sampling |
Personal Computer, Windows |
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Puerto Rico |
IDEA |
Compose data |
Laptops |
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Access |
Compose data |
Laptops |
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Saint Lucia |
IDEA |
Extraction , analysis and sampling |
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Slovenia |
IDEA |
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South Africa |
Seckchek |
Security parameters evaluation |
PC |
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Audit Command |
Data manipulation language |
PC |
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Team mate |
Audit planning/working papers |
PC |
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Spain |
Excel |
Spreadsheet |
PC |
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Sweden |
IDEA |
Data Base Analysis |
PC |
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Switzerland |
SAP AIS |
SAP Analysis |
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ACL |
Data Anlysis |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
IDEA |
F.S. Analysis Sample Selection |
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Lotus |
Spreadsheets, MUS Samples |
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Tunisia |
Centre for accounts |
Analysis of financial lists |
PC |
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U.K. |
MS Office |
Documentation |
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IDEA |
Data Analysis |
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PWC Team mate |
Documentation |
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U.S.A. |
IDEA |
PC/Windows |
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SPSS |
PC/Windows |
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FFMS |
PC/Windows |
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Uruguay |
Meycor Cobit |
Risk Assessment |
Windows |
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Zimbabwe |
IDEA, AIS |
Interrogation |
32MB RAM, 64 MB RAM |
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Excel |
Spreadsheets |
32 MB RAM |
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Word, SBA |
Word Processing, Risk Analysis |
32 MB RAM, 16 MB RAM |