Press Release
E*Trade Financial Selects Agiliance IT-GRC to Further Streamline
Risk and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Automation
San Jose , California, October 2, 2007 —Agiliance, a leading provider of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT-GRC) solutions, today announced that E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation has chosen to implement the company’s flagship product, Agiliance IT-GRC (TM). Named one of Dark Reading’s “Top 10 Hot Security Start-ups,” Agiliance is known for its strong policy management and ability to automate the full spectrum of IT processes involved in complying with multiple regulations. With the addition of E*TRADE FINANCIAL to its customer roster, Agiliance continues to demonstrate its ability to provide industry leading companies with a competitive advantage in an increasingly transparent world.
“As a leading innovator in financial services, E*TRADE FINANCIAL recognizes that automating risk and compliance processes will not only streamline costs, but better manage the IT complexity that comes with doing business over the Internet,” said Patrick J. Conte, CEO of Agiliance. “In leveraging Agiliance IT-GRC, E*TRADE sets the stage for partnerships based on teamwork, integrity, and efficiency. It is an immensely rewarding way to add value, and we take great pride in that fact that E*TRADE believes Agiliance IT-GRC can help it to do things better.”
The Agiliance team has combined its deep domain expertise in risk and compliance management with a flexible technology, a vast common controls library, and a standards-based approach to risk. Using Agiliance IT-GRC, leading organizations can map IT risk to business risk, providing the enterprise-wide accountability and alignment needed to translate superior risk management into a competitive advantage.
About Agiliance
Agiliance offers the most comprehensive and scalable solution for managing the interdependent disciplines of IT governance, risk, and compliance. Its flagship product, Agiliance IT-GRC, enables businesses to develop a holistic view of their IT risk and compliance posture in order to make better business decisions.
The Agiliance IT-GRC platform is the first solution that combines a robust common control framework with sophisticated policy management, workflow, and automation, providing internal and external stakeholders with a highly effective, transparent methodology for reducing IT-related risk while increasing operational efficiencies and time-to-compliance.
Founded in 2005, Agiliance is headquartered in San Jose, California and is backed by Walden International, Intel Capital, SVIC, and Red Rock Ventures. For more information, please visit Agiliance at www.agiliance.com.
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