Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Compliance 360 Selected as Preferred GRC Solution Technology Provider by Huron Consulting Group

Compliance 360, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) today announced that it has been selected as a preferred GRC solution technology provider by Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services.

Huron Consulting Group and Compliance 360 will team together to help customers reduce the operational cost and complexity of corporate governance and risk management. Together, the two organizations will deliver a unique combination of best practice consulting services that help to align strategy, people and processes, and software solutions that facilitate the deployment and management of GRC initiatives.

“In light of recent, widely publicized corporate governance shortfalls and increasing demands for regulatory oversight, we are seeing increasing demand for assistance with proactive GRC initiatives,” said Keith Keller, managing director for Huron Consulting Group. “By evaluating and pre-selecting GRC technology solutions, we can respond to this demand very quickly and recommend best-of-breed solutions with a strong fit to client requirements.”

“We are honored to be chosen by Huron as a preferred GRC solution technology partner,” said Tom Stitt, vice president of business development for Compliance 360. “Huron is highly regarded for their broad expertise in governance, risk management and compliance. Their advisory consulting services, combined with our software solutions, creates a powerful end-to-end solution for our mutual customers.”

“Compliance 360 is one of two vendors that we have selected as preferred GRC solution technology providers,” said Karl Kispert, director for Huron Consulting Group. “Compliance 360 offers a comprehensive GRC platform with unique capabilities in regulatory compliance and policy management. This highly configurable solution is proven to address specific customer requirements and is widely deployed in many of the industries that are also strategic for Huron.”

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, comply with complex regulations, resolve disputes, recover from distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.

About Compliance 360

Compliance 360 is the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk management and compliance solutions for companies that operate in highly regulated industries. With these solutions, organizations reduce risks, improve efficiencies and protect their brands using a single platform to address their comprehensive GRC requirements. The Compliance 360 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution suite helps companies address policies and procedures management, regulatory compliance management, internal and external audits, incident management, fraud, waste & abuse, surveys, contract management, accreditation, risk management and IT governance. Compliance 360 is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and assists over 100,000 users every day in a variety of complex, highly regulated business environments including healthcare, insurance, financial services and others. For more information, visit www.compliance360.com.

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