New Platform eBookPlus.com Uses Advertising to Make Free, Legal eBooks a Reality for
First Time
Silicon Valley-based startup launches world's first platform capable of placing advertisements inside eBooks
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The publishing market is being revolutionized, with U.S.
eBook sales revenues having overtaken hardcover sales. Recently, the Amazon CEO reported that 2012 eBooks
sales increased 70% compared to 2011, with eBooks representing a multi-billion dollar category. Unfortunately,
there has arisen a large group of consumers seeking pirated versions of eBooks. In response, eBookPlus.com
has been launched to help improve the system of reading eBook releases.
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MetricStream to Provide Internal Audit Management System for United
Technologies
MetricStream solution will provide a single point of reference for managing and tracking enterprise-wide
risks, as well as internal audit data and activities across the firm's global enterprise
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has chosen MetricStream
to provide an integrated solution for Risk-Based Audit Management. MetricStream Audit ManagementSolution
will consolidate the full gamut of internal audit processes on a common platform, enabling the company's 100
auditors around the globe to better manage, track, and collaborate across various projects.
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New Leo's Pad by Kidaptive: Apps That Customize Learning During
Play
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leo's Pad, a series of animated apps for preschoolers, is
changing the face of educational apps by customizing learning activities for a child—as he or she plays. Leo's
Pad is the first release from Kidaptive, Inc., a collaboration of educational researchers from Stanford University
and an Emmy-winning creative director's talented team of animators and writers.
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US Pharmacopeial Convention Chooses MetricStream to Strengthen Quality While
Developing
Standards for the Quality of Medicines, Food Ingredients, and Dietary Supplements
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MetricStream Announces Big Data Analytics Capability to Provide Greater Risk
Intelligence
Integration of Hadoop and MongoDB Big Data architecture frameworks with MetricStream GRC Platform
will simplify aggregation and analysis of vast and complex data to enhance risk and compliance management
and improve business performance
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MetricStream, the market leader in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and Quality
Management solutions has announced its new Big Data analytics capability
which will provide greater visibility and transparency into an organization's overall risk profile. Recognizing
that risk is a big data problem, the MetricStream Big Data analytics functionality will enable customers to
better manage the increasing volume, velocity, and variety of data, thereby helping them overcome their
risk management and regulatory compliance challenges.
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Announcing the MetricStream GRC Summit 2013 in Las
Vegas
The two-day event will bring together governance, risk, compliance and quality management professionals
who will present ideas and share best practices for building compliant, risk-aware, and well-governed global enterprises
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MetricStream, the industry leading enterprise-wide governance,
risk, and compliance (GRC) and quality management solutions provider announced today that it will host the MetricStream GRC Summit 2013 at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas from April 30 – May 1, 2013. The conference agenda features inspiring keynote speeches, informative industry
panel discussions, and engaging
case studies and best practices sessions which will provide attendees with the tools and strategies needed to
build sustainable GRC and quality management programs that align with their key business objectives.
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Global CPG and Retail Brands Adopt MetricStream GRC Solutions to Provide Visibility into
the
Supply Chain, Cultivate Customer Loyalty, and Enhance Stakeholder Trust
Amidst sweatshop allegations, regulatory fines, factory fires, and customer lawsuits, global businesses are
looking to MetricStream to help them build more risk intelligent, compliant, and well-governed enterprises
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to build viable global brands, consumer product
companies (CPG), retailers, and Internet and e-commerce organizations are diversifying their product
portfolio, building complex overseas supply chains, and venturing into new geographies. With a sharpened
focus on building the business comes the need to proactively protect stakeholder interests and uphold
corporate reputation.
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MetricStream IT GRC Solutions Witness Rapid Adoption as Companies Seek to Integrate
Bottom-Up IT Control Processes with Top-Down Risk Intelligence
Leading analyst firm cites MetricStream as a pioneer in the IT GRC products market, and highlights its "strong
vertical specific solutions" and "strong IT GRC capabilities around cloud and virtualized environments"
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's increasingly virtualized, mobile, and cloudy world,
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are confronted with complex challenges around information security, big
data management, and compliance with regulations such as SOX,
PCI DSS, HIPAA, NERC, FISMA, and ISO 27001.
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INC Research Selects MetricStream to Strengthen Compliance
Management
MetricStream's Audit Management and CAPA Management Solutions enhance INC Research's compliance
with quality assurance standards, regulations and internal policies
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INC Research, LLC, a therapeutically focused clinical research organization (CRO) with a Trusted
Process® for delivering reliable results has selected MetricStream to streamline Audit Management and Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA)
Management.
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MetricStream Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise
Governance,
Risk and Compliance Platforms
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MetricStream has been positioned in the Leaders
Quadrant in Gartner Inc's latest Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Platforms report[1].
"We are pleased to be positioned in the Leaders Quadrant by Gartner. For us, it reaffirms MetricStream's vision
and success in providing a comprehensive GRC platform and best-in-class solution suite for customers," said
Shellye Archambeau, CEO at MetricStream. "Market developments such as the demanding regulatory
environment, escalating enterprise risks, and rapidly emerging risks from the cloud, social and mobile
technologies, compounded by IT security-related threats to business, and complex global supply chains
require organizations to have superior risk intelligence to drive business performance. At MetricStream, we
continue on our path of product and technology innovation to ensure that we can provide the deepest and
widest coverage of GRC solutions across global markets."
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International Communication Skills Expert and Author Gil Peretz: 'Obama Needs to
Replace His Debate
Team Now; the President Forgot How to Make Love to the Camera'
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "President Barack Obama's ineffective performance at the
first presidential debate is a failure of his debate team. They did not prepare him well for the debate. They
did not give him the right one-liners or sound bites that would stick to the audience's minds. They say they did
not want him to take the risk of being perceived as too aggressive. Well, they forgot that in life, if you risk
nothing, then you risk everything," said Gil Peretz, co-author of Obama's Secrets and an international speaker.
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Twitter Selects MetricStream GRC Platform for Financial
Compliance
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter, Inc. has selected MetricStream GRC Platform to
establish and maintain a robust financial compliance program and internal controls environment. As one
of the fastest-growing global real time information networks, Twitter will implement MetricStream
Compliance Management Solution to automate and streamline its account reconciliation and financial
close processes.
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Hackers Looking to Shut Down President Obama's Website Mistakenly Hit Website of
International
Communications Expert Who Authored a Book on Obama's Communication Skills
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yemen hackers mistakenly hacked the site of international
speaker, best-selling author and communications expert, while trying to attack personal sites of President
Barack Obama and the White House.
Gil Peretz, author of "Obama's Secrets" and owner of attacked site (www.Barack-Obama.co.il), said, "I own
the domain. It's a professional domain that was established to add value to readers of our Hebrew edition of
the book. I am surprised these hackers did not check their targets before attacking. There might be a connection between the coming debates and the
attack, still it is ridiculous. I am not Obama, I am not one of Obama's staff,
I am an Obama expert. I help business people deliver power messages. No more than that. These hackers made
a mistake."
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Troy Design and Manufacturing Selects MetricStream for Quality Management and
Supplier Governance
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MetricStream, the market leader in enterprise-wide
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions (QMS), today announced
that Troy Design and Manufacturing Company (TDM), a design and engineering expert, has selected
MetricStream Quality Management Solution. The solution will automate and streamline TDM's
non-conformance tracking and Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) management across its
supply chain and help TDM drive ongoing product and process improvement.
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Columbia Bank Selects MetricStream for Integrated GRC
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012 -- Columbia Bank, a Northwest regional community bank, has chosen
MetricStream to integrate and streamline multiple Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives
including internal audits, financial reporting control management, operational risk management,
regulatory compliance, IT governance (http://www.metricstream.com/solutions/IT_corporate_Governance_policy.htm),
policy management, and issue management.
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KiOR Using MetricStream for Compliance and Controls
Management
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 14, 2012 -- KiOR, a next-generation renewable fuels company, is managing its internal
controls and SOX compliance program with MetricStream Compliance Management Solution. MetricStream's
solution is helping simplify, streamline, and automate internal controls processes and SOX compliance workflows across KiOR's enterprise.
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Dubai Aluminium Goes Live with MetricStream for Enterprise Risk Management
MetricStream enables DUBAL to build a more harmonized, proactive and sustainable approach to risk management
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 31, 2012 -- MetricStream, the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today
announced that Dubai Aluminium
(DUBAL) has gone live with MetricStream Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Solution to centralize and streamline
its corporate risk management program. As a result, DUBAL has achieved standardization of risk management across divisions and business units,
improved visibility into enterprise risks, and strengthened risk management.
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MetricStream Customer Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Wins Prestigious
OCEG 2012 GRC Achievement Award
FHLBC was recognized for its integrated risk and control re-engineering project supported
by the MetricStream GRC Platform
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 29, 2012 -- MetricStream, the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk,
and Compliance
(GRC) solutions, announced today that its customer, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBC), has
won the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) 2012 GRC Achievement Award that was presented on
June 5, 2012 during the Compliance Week Conference in Washington, D.C.
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MetricStream Acquires TBD Networks vPanorama Technology, Extending Its Leadership in
IT-GRC
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12, 2012 -- MetricStream, the market leader in Governance, Risk, and Compliance
(GRC) solutions, has acquired TBD Networks, a San Jose, California-based cloud transformation company
and its vPanorama cloud GRC technology. By incorporating vPanorama into its IT-GRC solution, MetricStream
will enable customers to seamlessly manage regulatory compliance, privacy requirements, security threats, vulnerability risks, and performance metrics
across the entire spectrum of virtual assets in the cloud, as well
as on-premise virtual infrastructure. The latter constitutes private clouds based on platforms such as VMware
vSphere.
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