BWise Announces Second Quarter Success
Demand for Leading GRC Market Solution Increases with Accelerating Revenue across the Globe
New York, NY, Rosmalen, Netherlands, July 21, 2008 – BWise, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software solutions, today announced continued success for the second quarter of 2008, coming off of a record growth period for the first quarter. The company’s cash positive results are solidified by numerous factors including:
Continued financial performance on target for the first six months:
- Grew Europe revenue 334 percent
- Grew U.S. revenue 69 percent
Demonstrated commitment to customer service:
- License and maintenance represented 73 percent of revenue
- Continue to grow worldwide staff by 39 percent growth
In addition to these accomplishments, BWise welcomed new customers in several industries including financial services, manufacturing and real estate. The U.S. Customer Summit in Boston held in May reaffirmed customer success, with Southern Company receiving the honor of a 2008 U.S. Innovation Award for setting a new industry standard with the GRC results achieved through BWise 4.0, the latest release of BWise. Customers collaborated to discuss key trends and developments in GRC and BWise unveiled new products that will set additional benchmarks of excellence to help companies significantly increase operational effectiveness and reduce risk.
BWise also continued to gain recognition from industry analysts, and was named in the Visionaries quadrant in the Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance Platforms” by French Caldwell, Tom Eid. In addition, BWise was placed in the Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Operational Risk Management Software for Financial Services” by Douglas McKibben, David Furlonger, June 6, 2008.
“At BWise, our customers shape our market success,” stated Robert Pijselman, CEO of BWise. “As the second quarter of 2008 illustrates, the tight collaboration between us and the market we serve enables us to repeatedly raise the bar for GRC excellence. We look forward to adding to this record of accomplishments and recognition as we build on nearly 15 years of growing industry leadership.”
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About BWise
BWise is the global leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) 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 300,000 users in more than 80 countries worldwide in virtually all markets, BWise has developed a strong and sustainable presence in the GRC sector. Utilizing templates and a best-practice implementation approach, BWise enables stakeholders to measure and manage risks and to comply with rules and legislation throughout their organization. Our customers are managing multiple risk-related and compliance initiatives such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Solvency II, Basel II, MiFID, PCI, GLBA, and others. BWise has offices in the Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom, Germany and India. For more information, visit www.bwise.com.
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