RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - July 17, 2007) -
Core News Facts
-- Audit Trail
(www.approva.net/audittrail), the official blog of Approva® Corporation,
has released a celebration kit for the upcoming fifth anniversary of the
passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) on July 30, 2007.
-- The celebration kit, available on Audit Trail, includes the
official "Happy Birthday Sarbanes-Oxley" song by the Singing CPA, Steven
Zelin, as well as a music video, and anniversary eCard.
-- During July 2007, Audit
Trail will recognize the fifth anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley by
expanding its insightful, albeit sometimes lighthearted, discussion of
SOX-related topics with a month-long celebration, as well as an official
birthday countdown.
Happy Birthday Sarbanes-Oxley MP3Sarbanes-Oxley Fifth Anniversary
eCard
Quotes
Michael Evans, VP of Marketing, Approva
"With the fifth anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley, we felt that a month-long
birthday celebration on our blog, Audit Trail, would be a great avenue to
provide comprehensive SOX coverage to our key audience of audit,
accounting, finance, security and IT professionals, while at the same time,
having a little fun."
"Audit Trail aspires to be the go-to source online for important GRC
industry news -- with a fun and unique twist. Why not couple a Q&A with
former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, with a song from the Singing CPA?"
Steven Zelin, the Singing CPA
"The 'Happy Birthday Sarbanes-Oxley' song is a tongue-in-cheek ode to the
events that led to the creation of SOX, as well as the resulting actions
that changed the way public companies are audited. SOX is a serious piece
of legislation, however, it doesn't hurt to look back over the past five
years with a smile."
"Everyone who is familiar with SOX compliance will be able to relate to the
song -- and most likely laugh out loud."
About Approva
Approva® Corporation is the industry-leading provider of continuous
controls monitoring and audit software. We enable business, finance, IT
and audit professionals to automate the on-demand testing, closed-loop
remediation and continuous, exception-based monitoring of controls within
and across their business systems. Using our solutions, customers are able
to significantly increase visibility into their controls, streamline the
audit process, cost-effectively sustain their compliance initiatives and
reduce exposure to mistakes, fraud and inefficiencies for business
processes such as procurement, sales and delivery, payroll and financial
close. In addition, our automated solutions act as key preventative and
detective controls, further strengthening our customers' financial and
operational control environments. Global companies such as Campbell Soup
Company, Colgate-Palmolive, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DirecTV,
Discovery Communications, McCormick & Company, P&G, Pratt & Whitney,
Siemens and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts rely on Approva BizRights® Platform
and Enterprise Controls Suite to reduce compliance risk, increase
operational efficiency and flag exceptions to their business controls. For
more information, visit www.approva.net
Editors Note: For additional and more specific background on each of
Approva's initiatives, please go to Approva's press
room.