Carrols Corporation Chooses Certus to Manage Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements; Major Restaurant Company Selects Certus to Enable Timely Sustainable Compliance.

PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Certus Software, Inc. (formerly Nth Orbit), a proven leader of corporate compliance software for the enterprise, today announced that Carrols Corporation, one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States, has chosen Certus(TM) software to manage its Sarbanes-Oxley initiative. Carrols will use Certus to accelerate the documentation phase of its 404 initiative by enabling it to quickly, accurately and easily leverage all of its current documentation, processes and controls. Carrols, which owns and operates more than 530 restaurants in 16 states under the Burger King(R), Pollo Tropical(R) and Taco Cabana(R) brands, employs over 16,000 people and has sales of approximately $640 million.

Certus is a comprehensive compliance platform specifically designed to help organizations achieve Sarbanes-Oxley 404 sign-off in a sustainable manner. Aligned with the COSO framework, Certus supports all the major solution components required by compliance -- content management, process management, project management and communication management -- in a secure, reliable and scalable way. Its rapid implementation, ease-of-use and ability to leverage existing processes enables organizations to integrate Certus quickly into existing environments and realize immediate, significant business value. Certus fully supports complex business topographies including multi-national and multi-divisional organizations. It provides clear visibility at every organizational level that allows management to certify with confidence. Certus minimizes the cost of compliance while maximizing performance value.

"Carrols is committed to creating a sustainable Sarbanes-Oxley initiative that supports our ongoing best practices, and to achieving standardization across our three operating companies," said Mark Brewer, Internal Audit Manager, Carrols Corporation. "We chose Certus based on the merits of the software compared to five other competitive systems we evaluated, as well as the responsiveness and knowledge of the Certus team. We are very pleased with how the implementation has gone so far."

"Best practices companies like Carrols Corporation realize that their Sarbanes-Oxley initiative can be leveraged to achieve broader business value beyond 404 sign-off, and want to achieve those benefits as quickly and fully as possible," said Vani Kola, founder and CEO, Certus Software. "We are pleased with their confidence in Certus and that they join other business leaders such as PepsiCo, Polaroid and XO Communications in making us partners in their organization's compliance initiative."

About Certus

Certus Software, Inc. (formerly Nth Orbit, Inc.), the proven leader of corporate compliance software for the enterprise, helps organizations build a consistent and sustainable compliance practice that extends beyond corporate governance requirements to generate lasting business value. Its powerful Certus software suite ensures the transparency and accuracy of internal controls, while leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley conformance as a change agent for immediate accountability and even greater business benefits in the future. Certus' growing list of successful customers includes Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, PepsiCo, Polaroid, Suntron and XO Communications. To learn more about Certus, visit www.certus.com.

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