MALVERN, PA, September 24, 2007 –Business Intelligence International (BII), developers of the on-demand Aline™ Governance, Risk and Compliance plus Performance (GRC+P) platform, are proud to announce that its recent partner, Audit Leverage has secured its first client to be powered by the Aline platform. Audit Leverage, a database-driven software application that helps companies manage their entire internal audit process, will offer an Aline-powered product for the first time to assist HB Fuller — a leading, global specialty chemical manufacturer — with its integration between SOX and internal audit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Bill Tomassini
BI International
610-993-0100 / 877-ALINE-BII
btomassini@aline4value.com
AUDIT LEVERAGE USES ALINE TO INTEGRATE
SOX AND INTERNAL AUDIT
Audit Leverage will service HB Fuller using the Aline platform
Aline4SOX is a user-friendly Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for Sarbanes-Oxley Sections 404 and 302, allowing companies to automate and streamline the SOX process while reducing their total cost of compliance. The product enables users to document and assess the design of controls, track the testing of their effectiveness and easily locate and remedy any deficiencies.
“We had long been looking for a way to truly integrate SOX with IA,” Michael Awad, President and Founder of Audit Leverage, said. “Our partnership with Aline and our ability to use the Aline platform gives us the means to support a global client like HB Fuller, which is seeking a single, universal repository for all controls."
“We are very excited to have the confidence of a firm like Audit Leverage,” Richard Binswanger, Senior Vice President at BII, said. “With the experience that Audit Leverage has in internal audit, we are pleased they would utilize the Aline platform to drive their push for this integrated, on demand solution for SOX and Internal Audit.”
The Audit Leverage solution powered by Aline creates a single repository for all controls, and delivers integrated on-line project management, dynamic reporting and powerful analytics.
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About Audit Leverage
Audit Leverage is a database-driven software application, based in either Microsoft Access or SQL Server, which helps to manage the entire internal audit process. Audit Leverage seeks to reduce the time spent by auditors on documentation and administrative tasks by warehousing all internal audit department data into one truly integrated database solution.
For the second year in a row, Audit Leverage was ranked #1 in “overall satisfaction” in the Audit Management Software category of Internal Auditor magazine’s annual survey of its readers.
About HB Fuller
As a leading specialty chemical manufacturer, H.B. Fuller Company’s reach spans the globe. The company employs approximately 3,700 people in 31 countries, and its adhesive, sealant, paint and other specialty chemical products reach customers in nearly 100 nations.
About Business Intelligence International (BII):
Business Intelligence International (BI International) is a global software and consulting company specializing in the development of web-based business-intelligence solutions to provide GRC + P functionality to companies of all sizes. Since 1996, BI International has provided robust, flexible and secure solutions to enable customers worldwide to cost-effectively manage their compliance, risk and performance initiatives.
Leveraging its Aline™ platform, BI International offers a suite of affordable yet powerful and easy-to-use tools that provide a single repository of data along with integrated analytics and standard reporting. This allows clients to gain real time visibility to critical information to identify key issues and driving critical decision-making. Visit www.aline4value.com for more information.
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