Press Release - 2008
AGILIANCE RECEIVES POSITIVE RATING BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM IN IT GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE MARKETSCOPE
SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 4, 2008 - Agiliance, Inc., the leading provider of IT governance, risk and compliance (IT-GRC) solutions, today announced that Gartner, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm, has ranked Agiliance as Positive in the "MarketScope for IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management, 2008" by Paul Proctor, Mark Nicolett and French Caldwell.
"Agiliance is delighted at the Positive rating it received in Gartner’s MarketScope for IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management,” said Patrick J Conte, CEO, Agiliance. “Having established incredible momentum over the past 12 months, we see our position in this MarketScope as validating our ability to understand and respond to customer requirements and successfully execute in what will only become an increasingly crowded market.”
The leading provider of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions, Agiliance was named one of Dark Reading’s “Top 10 Hot Security Start-ups” in 2007 and is currently a SC Magazine Excellence Award finalist. Its flagship solution, Agiliance IT-GRC, was purpose-built to eliminate the risk and compliance information silos that result in operational inefficiencies and inadequate risk measurement. With deep domain expertise in enterprise security automation, Agiliance understands how difficult it is to manage and protect highly complex, dynamic IT systems, and is recognized for the breadth and depth of its IT-GRC solution.
According to the report, "IT GRCM products provide functions that address needs expressed by 75% of the Gartner client base.” The report also projects a 70% market growth rate for 2008.
About Agiliance
Agiliance offers the most comprehensive and scalable solution for managing the interdependent disciplines of IT governance, risk, and compliance. Its flagship product, Agiliance IT-GRC, enables businesses to develop a holistic view of their IT risk and compliance posture in order to make better business decisions. The Agiliance IT-GRC platform is the first solution that combines a robust common control framework with sophisticated policy management, workflow, and automation, providing internal and external stakeholders with a highly effective, transparent methodology for reducing IT-related risk while increasing operational efficiencies and decreasing time-to-compliance. Founded in 2005, Agiliance is headquartered in San Jose, California and is backed by Walden International, Intel Capital, SVIC, and Red Rock Ventures. For more information, please visit Agiliance at www.agiliance.com
About the MarketScope
The MarketScope is copyrighted February, 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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