Antenna Software Successfully Completes SysTrust Audit; Independent Audit Verifies Security and Confidentiality of Antenna's Systems.JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Antenna Software Inc., the leading provider of wireless software solutions for the mobile enterprise, announced today that it has successfully completed a SysTrust audit of its mobile applications and services. This indicates that an independent auditor has verified the reliability of Antenna's mobile data delivery systems based on international standards and best practices associated with security and confidentiality. "The SysTrust audit reinforces Antenna's position as the leading provider of highly secure, reliable, and scalable on-demand mobile applications and services, and also attests to the rigor rigor /rig·or/ (rig´er) [L.] chill; rigidity. rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers. of our technology, systems and processes," said Jim Hemmer, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Antenna Software. "Antenna is fully committed to ensuring the highest levels of security and confidentiality for our customers' critical business data." SysTrust is an assurance audit standard that was jointly developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants With over 330,525 CPA members (in August 2006), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States of America. (AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). ) and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) is the umbrella body for the Chartered Accountant profession in Canada and Bermuda. Membership of the CICA totals 70,000 Chartered Accountants and 8,500 students. (CICA CICA Competition In Contracting Act of 1984 (USA) CICA Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants CICA Competition In Contracting Act CICA Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (UK) ) to certify that mission-critical IT services and processes are supported by a high level of security, confidentiality, availability, and processing integrity. During the SysTrust certification process, certified public accountants specializing in information systems integrity from the firm of Amper, Politziner & Mattia, one of the largest independent accounting and consulting firms in the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. , evaluated Antenna's internal systems and processes that oversee security and confidentiality. "SysTrust is designed for dynamic organizations -- like Antenna -- that deliver mission-critical technology services, to provide visibility to their customers around the controls and safeguards that maintain the overall integrity of their systems," said Dan Schroeder, officer, technology risk services, Amper, Politziner & Mattia. "Antenna approached this as a learning opportunity and embraced rigorous, independent, third-party standards to validate their controls and best practices for the benefit of their customers." About Antenna Software Inc. Antenna Software is the global leader in real-time mobility solutions. With over 20 years of operating experience, Antenna's proven mobile enterprise applications automate and streamline important customer-facing activities via any mobile device, over any network, worldwide. Today, more than 110,000 users in over 40 countries rely on Antenna to optimize their critical field-based business processes, lower service/sales costs and increase profitability through higher customer satisfaction. Antenna's blue-chip customer base includes many of the best-known companies in the world including EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Pitney Bowes, Siemens, and Toshiba. About Amper, Politziner & Mattia Amper, Politziner & Mattia is a regional firm of certified public accountants and consultants with offices throughout the New York/New Jersey area. The firm has been representing organizations in both the public and private sectors since 1965 and has grown to become one of the 30 largest independent CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. firms in the country. Amper is listed as the ninth leading public company auditor in the 2005 edition of "Who Audits America." Amper's Technology Risk Practice delivers audit and attestation reporting services in support of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 and AICPA standards for SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. 70 and SysTrust Service, in addition to a wide range of IT governance-related services. |
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