Axentis to Host Engage! 2006; Registration Opens for Third Annual Axentis User Group Conference.

CLEVELAND -- Axentis, the leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions, today announced that registration is open for Engage! 2006, Axentis's annual user conference. In its third year, the customer-exclusive conference provides opportunities to exchange ideas with fellow Axentis customers and industry leaders while learning more about Axentis' products. The conference will take place September 12-14, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Newport in Newport, RI. More information on speakers and registration can be found by contacting Axentis at [e-mail].

"Engage! 2006 is centered on our users. The conference acts as a catalyst for opening further dialogue between customers, Axentis and industry experts to share ideas and methodologies concerning government, risk and compliance practices," said Roger Bottum, vice president of marketing at Axentis. "It is our hope that by bringing the best individuals in the fields together they will have the opportunity to learn methods from one another which can be taken back to their respective organizations."

Engage! 2006 attendees represent Axentis's Global 2000 customer base, with leading firms in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, insurance, high technology, retail, consumer products, financial services and energy industries. The agenda will include customer presentations on approaches to managing the cost of compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley 404, Sarbanes-Oxley 302 and policy and certification management; presentations by Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of The Ponemon Institute and John Reece, former CIO for the IRS; group discussions on best practices; and an introduction of the new Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) standard process for GRC. Engage! 2006 will also offer optional hands-on workshops.

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 First Data Corporation, ADT and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Axentis is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with data centers in Boulder, CO and Basel, Switzerland. For more information, please visit http://www.axentis.com.