Axentis Executive to Speak at December Business Continuity Planners Association Meeting.

Brett Curran will Shed Light on the Integrated GRC Approach

CLEVELAND -- Axentis, the leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions, announced today that Brett Curran, Director of GRC Practices, will share his knowledge and expertise at the December meeting of the Business Continuity Planners Association on Thursday, December 14, in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Mr. Curran will be presenting, "Integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance: Think Big, Work Small."

In this presentation, Mr. Curran will explore the governance tools and techniques that go beyond simple compliance. He will outline the need for organizations to implement a consistent operational approach to GRC management; an approach that reaches across organizational and functional boundaries, to integrate seamlessly throughout the fabric of the enterprise. Only through an integrated GRC approach will organizations reduce operational redundancy, improve efficiency, enhance transparency and provide for ongoing organizational change management.

Who: Brett Curran, Director, GRC Practices, Axentis

What: "Integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance: Think Big, Work Small"

When: December 14, 2006, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. CT

Where: Business Continuity Planners Association, Minneapolis-St. Paul

More Info: http://bcpa.org/metadot/index.pl?iid=3543&isa=Category

About Brett Curran

Mr. Curran brings a wealth of experience in integrating governance and compliance processes and technology to his current position at Axentis. He has held top information technology management roles at AEGON, Inc. and served as the Director of Imaging and Electronic Workflow at Insurdata. More recently, Mr. Curran was the Chief Compliance Officer responsible for enterprise compliance at UICI, Inc. where he established a matrix compliance organization, processes and applied technology to address a myriad of legal, regulatory and operational requirements using a repeatable model. Earlier, he held a variety of technical and project management positions designing, developing and integrating sophisticated technological solutions to simplify and streamline complex business issues.

About The BCPA 

The Business Continuity Planners Association (BCPA), based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, is a non-profit, mutual benefit association of business professionals responsible for, or participating in, business recovery, crisis management, emergency management, contingency planning, disaster preparedness planning, or a related professional vocation. The BCPA's mission is to provide a professional and educational environment for the exchange of experience, dissemination of information, professional growth, and for added value of mutual interest to the membership.

About Axentis

Axentis delivers the only on-demand business performance optimization environment that empowers companies to turn governance, risk and compliance initiatives into better business performance and competitive advantage. With its unique software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, Axentis Enterprise (Ae) Suite delivers a one-world view of the entire organization for better risk management, mitigation and compliance. Ae is easy-to-use and can be deployed quickly, delivering immediate impact and a quick return on investment (ROI). Axentis was recently named an industry leader by Forrester Research in its "Government, Risk and Compliance Wave Study[TM]" and a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner, which also recognized Axentis in a report titled, "Adoption of Software-as a-Service Is Happening Outside of CRM. " Current Axentis customers include ADT and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Axentis is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with data centers in Boulder, Colorado and Basel, Switzerland. For more information, please visit http://www.axentis.com.