Waltham, Mass., and Riverwoods, Ill., September 9, 2008 – OpenPages®, the leading provider of enterprise GRC management solutions that optimize business performance, and CCH a leading supplier of tax, audit and accounting information, software and services today announced a strategic technology and co-marketing agreement, which calls for the organizations to support the integration of OpenPages FCM with CCH TeamMate® to provide users with a streamlined approach to managing audit information across the enterprise.
As part of the OpenPages Platform, OpenPages FCM delivers an award-winning approach for managing financial controls compliance through self-assessments, certifications, compliance automation and executive dashboards that provide management with the visibility, control and decision support required to ensure financial reporting compliance and to optimize business performance. CCH TeamMate is the powerful, award winning audit management system that has revolutionized the audit management process.
TeamMate is used by more than 56,000 auditors from more than 1,500 organizations and is the industry standard in Audit Management Systems.
As a result of the cooperation between OpenPages and CCH and the integration of their offerings, customers will realize benefits from:
"We are delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with TeamMate,” said Michael Duffy, president and CEO of OpenPages. “TeamMate’s ability to increase both the efficiency and productivity of the entire audit process complements our ability to automate the financial controls management lifecycle with OpenPages FCM. We are looking forward to serving our joint customers to help drive enhanced efficiency and productivity in the audit management process."
"CCH TeamMate is very pleased to work with OpenPages in delivering a streamlined solution to businesses. Combined, our two award-winning products will provide joint customers with a best-of-breed, end-to-end solution for managing the audit and assurance process throughout the enterprise," said TeamMate General Manager and Vice President Mike Gowell.
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business (CCHGroup.com) is a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals since 1913. Among its market-leading products are The ProSystem fx® Office, CorpSystem®, CCH® Tax Research NetWork™, Accounting Research Manager® and the U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in Riverwoods, Ill. Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company (www.wolterskluwer.com).
OpenPages is the leading provider of integrated risk management solutions for global companies. The OpenPages Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platform empowers a risk-based approach to identify and manage key business risks across the enterprise. This approach enables companies to focus on what’s important and to avoid unexpected outcomes while improving performance. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with international offices in the United Kingdom, distribution partners in Japan and South Africa and regional offices throughout North America.
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