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Axentis President to Speak at Open Compliance and Ethics Group’s IT Forum 2006
Ted Frank to Discuss Challenges Facing Governance, Risk and Compliance Practitioners and Available Opportunities to Drive Value Through Technology
Cleveland , OH —May 8, 2006— Axentis , the leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions, today announced that Axentis President and OCEG Technology Council Co-Chair, Ted Frank will lead a discussion at the Spring OCEG IT Forum. Frank will speak to the current state of the relationship between GRC practitioners and technologists, opportunities that exist for better collaboration and plans the Technology Council are currently executing to help capture these technology-related opportunities. Incorporated into the discussion will be the results of a recent survey conducted by OCEG and Axentis. Additionally, Frank will join other OCEG leaders in a panel discussion focused on preparing successful GRC technology improvement strategies. The panel will provide direction, guidance and practical steps to addressing the compliance challenges facing organizations of all types. Additional panel participants include Scott Mitchell, CEO of OCEG, Lee Dittmar, Principal of Deloitte Consulting and Michael Rasmussen, VP of Enterprise Risk/Compliance Management for Forrester Research.
What: Discussion: OCEG Technology Council Work
Lecture Panel:“ Recipes for Success – Measure Twice, Cut Once” http://pages.ocegitforum.com/WebSite/ConferenceAgenda.aspx?S=70000000&C=70000076When: Lecture: May 9, 2006, from 10:30-11:15 AM (EST)
Panel: May 10, 2006, from 3:00-4:15 PM (EST)Where: OCEG IT Forum 2006
The Harvard Club of Boston
374 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston , MAWho: Ted Frank, Axentis President and Co-Chair of the OCEG Technology Council
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™” 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 Bolder, CO and Basel, Switzerland. For more information, please visit http://www.axentis.com.
About the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG)
OCEG is a nonprofit organization that provides a framework (the OCEG Framework) for integrating governance, compliance, risk management, and integrity into the tangible practice of everyday business; drives adoption of the Framework through a multi-industry, multidisciplinary coalition; and provides a community of practice for the exchange of information, tools, benchmarking and feedback for continual improvement of the Framework. For more information on OCEG and the OCEG Framework, visit www.oceg.org.
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Racepoint Group, Inc.
781-487-4622
