CFO Strategies Selected to Join Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program.Global Program Helps Accelerate the Success of Innovative Startups Committed to Microsoft's Platform Technologies SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Strategies, Inc. today announced that it has been selected to join the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program. Stewarded by the Emerging Business Team (EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes ) at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), the program is designed to connect high-potential startups committed to the Microsoft platform to an extensive support network that provides access to Microsoft's people and programs, guidance on future direction, and support to accelerate their success. CFO Strategies is the innovator of SOX (1) (Schema for Object-oriented XML) An XML schema developed by Veo Systems and Muzino Communications, which was submitted to the W3C. SOX is based on DTD, but adds data typing and reuse mechanisms. Compliance Manager[TM], a next-generation business solution designed to simplify Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. "We are honored to be selected into the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program," said Michael Fry, President of CFO Strategies. "With the support of the Emerging Business Team, we look forward to accelerating our efforts to deliver SOX Compliance Manager[TM] to the wide range of companies looking to lower the cost and simplify the complexity of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance." Microsoft is committed to serving as a valuable technology and business partner for emerging startups and their investors. Companies are selected to join the program based on their innovation, marketability, growth potential, funding, platform decision and strategic importance to Microsoft. These companies receive customized engagement plans designed to support their software development and increase market visibility. "Microsoft is pleased to be working with CFO Strategies to deliver a comprehensive compliance solution to public companies," said Rodney Bowen-Wright, Director of Business Development at Microsoft. "The combination of SOX Compliance Manager and the platform capabilities of the 2007 Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. system provides a well-rounded business tool that will help our mutual customers satisfy their Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). ." The Microsoft EBT evaluates hundreds of technology startups each year to identify those with the strongest potential to succeed in the market, shape the industry's future, and enhance the overall value of Microsoft products and services for customers. The Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program shines the spotlight on some of the most promising startups and provides good examples of how startups can work successfully with Microsoft. About CFO Strategies, Inc. CFO Strategies is the innovator of business solutions that simplify governance, risk, and compliance management. The company's ActivityPoint[TM] methodology utilizes a top-down, risk-based approach to control environment assessment and encompasses current guidelines for management from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Audit Standard - 5 regulations from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (or PCAOB) (sometimes called "Peekaboo") is a private-sector, non-profit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a 2002 United States federal law, to oversee the auditors of public companies. . The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , SOX Compliance Manager[TM], is a comprehensive solution utilizing the platform capabilities of Microsoft's 2007 Office system and is designed to reduce the cost and complexity of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. SOX Compliance Manager is available as both a software-as-a-service solution (SaaS) and as software deployed on-premise. For more information, please visit www.cfostrategiesinc.com. (1) Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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