Leading Enterprise Risk Management Software Company Named to GRC Magic Quadrant by IT Industry Thought Leader

Wilmington, DE November 11, 2009—Aline GRC, a leading software platform for managing risk, compliance, financial performance and strategy execution, announced today that it’s market growth and product enhancements have earned the company a position within the recently announced Enterprise GRC Magic Quadrant, published by Gartner, Inc, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company

The Gartner report named Aline GRC among thirteen outstanding software providers serving the governance, risk and compliance management needs of industry and government. As noted by Gartner, the GRC market is shifting its focus from regulatory compliance to a focus on enterprise risk management. With a nod to the unique approach taken by Aline GRC to leverage information analytics that link risk, strategy, compliance and internal audit, the Gartner report singled-out Aline. It stated: “Aline shows innovation. Its integration of risk management and performance management is an advanced and visionary feature for this market.” Citing the company’s solution services methods, the report added: “[Aline] bundles a lot of knowledge transfer into its implementation.”

Roland Mosimann, Aline CEO, noted the significance of the Magic Quadrant milestone for the company: “We’re very pleased to have gained the recognition and praise of the Gartner organization. Many of our clients in financial services, insurance, manufacturing and retail, value the Gartner imprimatur as an endorsement of their selection of the Aline platform for managing and reporting risk to the executive suite.”

The company also announced the availability of a webcast conducted by Roland Mosimann and featuring French Caldwell, Gartner Research Vice President, who speaks to the needs of the GRC market. In his presentation, Mosimann describes how Aline serves business leaders looking for innovative, effective solutions which meet the risk management transparency and oversight requirements of Boards, regulators, activist shareholders and credit rating agencies, such as Standard and Poor’s.

About Aline  

Aline provides software for oversight of strategy and risk in the executive suite. The company’s web-based platform, unique in its ability to model strategy, performance and risk dependencies, alerts senior management to emerging plan uncertainties in finance, operations, IT and compliance. Set-up, training and operation of Aline is fast, as the software incorporates proven, adaptable risk and performance modeling frameworks drawn from regulations, statutes, industry guidelines and academia. Aline gives clients Goal-to-Control™ visibility to their business, so they can manage uncertainty and allocate capital more effectively. For additional knowledge about how your organization can more effectively manage strategy and risk with the Aline GRC solution platform, call 1.484.688.8300.