Syngenta chooses BWise for Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Den Bosch (the Netherlands), August 21, 2006 – BWise, a leading provider of compliance and enterprise risk management software, today announced that Syngenta, one of the world's leading agribusiness companies, has chosen BWise to support Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance activities. The BWise solution will be implemented at the corporate level and across local businesses after having achieved full SOX compliance in 2005. The implementation of BWise is part of a comprehensive SOX sustainability and efficiency program at Syngenta.
The BWise solution will assist Syngenta in further meeting and tracking a number of SOX compliance and process improvement requirements. BWise gives organizations the ability to increase corporate control by strengthening accountability; and financial, strategic and operational efficiencies for measurable business performance results.
“BWise is pleased to have the opportunity to help Syngenta in further optimizing its SOX compliance objectives,” said Robert Pijselman, Chief Executive Officer of BWise. “With BWise, Syngenta can establish an easy-to-use and scalable system for meeting SOX requirements across its expansive network of utilities and related businesses.”
“As a leader in global agribusiness with offices across the globe, Syngenta was looking for a solution that can jointly address our complex SOX compliance requirements while also helping us to realize related business process improvements,” stated Andreas Schneeberger, Head SOX Compliance and Risk Management of Syngenta. “BWise provides such a solution.”
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About BWise
BWise is a global leader in compliance and enterprise risk management software with a strong heritage in business process management. Established in 1994, BWise delivers proven solutions to help organizations become “in control” by increasing corporate accountability; strengthening financial, strategic and operational efficiencies; and maximizing performance and ROI. With more than 1,200 customers in more then 80 countries worldwide and 150,000 users in virtually all markets, BWise has developed a strong and sustainable presence in the compliance and risk management sectors. Utilizing templates and a best-practice implementation approach, BWise enables management to measure and manage risks and to comply with rules and legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley, European Corporate Governance Codes, IFRS, Basel II, ISO-standards and more. BWise has offices in the Netherlands, United States and India. For more information, visit 
www.bwise.com.
About Syngenta
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2005 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs more than 19,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further information is available at www.syngenta.com.
Contacts:
BWise Syngenta
Richard Jansen Andreas Schneeberger
Office: +31 73 6464 914 Office: +41 61 68 85834
richard.jansen@bwise.nl andreas.schneeberger@syngenta.com
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