Off the shelf compliance?

If only it were that easy. See regulation. Goto nearest software vendor selling compliance solutions. Load software. Comply.

To paraphrase President G.W. Bush, complaince is "hard work." See this story on privacy compliance: Privacy Law Requires Hard Work.

This CIO article makes the case for Data Quality vendors to beef up their presence in the regulatory compliance software market.

The demand for solutions to help customers meet government and industry regulatory reporting requirements can be expected to grow significantly over the next few years. ... In fact, the situation is such that most businesses, regardless of size or industry, can expect to comply with some regulatory requirement, if not now then in the near future. In the United States, compliance regulations already cover a broad swath of businesses.