DGAP-News: BWise, a NASDAQ OMX Company, and IQ Business Agree to Partnership
(firmenpresse) - BWise
13.08.2013 09:20
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Partnership to Offer Best-of-Industry Governance, Risk Management and
Compliance (GRC) Software and Services to South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa and DEN BOSCH, Netherlands, 2013-08-13 09:20 CEST
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
BWise, a NASDAQ OMX company and the leading provider of enterprise Governance,
Risk Management and Compliance (eGRC) software, today announced it has entered
into a partnership agreement with IQ Business, the leading independent,
management consulting firm in South Africa. This partnership agreement offers
BWise customers in South Africa local support and implementation resources for
the BWise(r) GRC platform.
IQ Business and BWise will join forces in selling, implementing and supporting
the BWise integrated enterprise GRC software platform which enables clients to
significantly improve business performance, manage financial and reputational
risks and ensure compliance.
Adam Craker, CEO of IQ Business believes, 'The BWise offerings are very
attractive to our clients as they allow both partners to provide clients with
the most appropriate solutions and services to meet their business needs, while
ensuring they are at the forefront of global innovation in this discipline.'
'Further development of the South African market is a strategic direction for
BWise,' said Rob van Straten, BWise Senior Vice President of Sales. 'The
partnership with IQ Business further enables BWise to engage with new clients
in the region, while also increasing the capacity to support our existing
customers to help them expand the BWise platform they have implemented in to
other areas of use. Partnering and working with IQ Business is advantageous as
they have an excellent reputation as a provider of professional services to
enterprises in South Africa. Their high level of integrity and entrepreneurial
approach are an ideal fit with BWise values.'
BWise was acquired by NASDAQ OMX in 2012 and supports organizations to track,
measure and manage key organizational risks with the BWise(r) GRC Platform. For
more information about BWise, please visit www.bwise.com.
About IQ Business
IQ Business is the leading, independent management consulting firm in South
Africa, providing clients in the financial services sector, retail,
telecommunications and other industries with dramatic improvements in
productivity, cycle times and quality by aligning people, process and
technology. Founded in 1998, IQ is a proudly South African company with
regional offices in the United States and Australia with over 500 employees. We
are privately owned and fully empowered with a level 3 BEE certification.
More information
Click here to view our news room for more information about IQ Business
About BWise
BWise, a NASDAQ OMX company, is a global leader in Enterprise Governance, Risk
Management and Compliance (GRC) software. Based on a strong heritage in
business process management, the BWise(r) GRC platform provides companies with
highly-rated, proven software solutions for Risk Management, Internal Control,
Internal Audit, Compliance&Policy Management, IT GRC and Sustainability
Performance Management.
BWise's end-to-end solutions support an organization's ability to understand,
track, measure, and manage key organizational risks. BWise helps companies
truly be in control by balancing performance with their financial and
reputational risks, improving corporate accountability, increasing financial,
strategic and operating efficiencies. Using BWise, organizations are able to
efficiently comply with anti-corruption regulations like FCPA and the UK
Bribery Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, European Corporate Governance Codes,
ISAE3402/SAS-70, PCI-DSS, Solvency II, Basel II and III, Dodd-Frank,
ISO-standards, and many more.
BWise sales, service and support offices around the globe provide for the GRC
needs of hundreds of clients, including: adidas, AEGON, Ahold, AngloGold
Ashanti, Connexxion, Health Alliance Plan (HAP) of Michigan, LeapFrog,
Liebherr, Marathon Oil, Southern Company, Swiss Life, and Transcontinental. For
more information, visit www.bwise.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and
Twitter.
More information
Click here to view our news room for more information about BWise
CONTACT: IQ Business
Juliet Arnesen
Marketing
jarnesen(at)iqgroup.net
+27 (0)11 259 4000
www.iqbusiness.co.za
BWise, a NASDAQ OMX company
Jan-Cees Polderdijk
Marketing
Jan-cees.polderdijk(at)bwise.com
+31 (0)73 6464915
www.bwise.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
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