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Prodiance and Microsoft to Present in Business Finance Magazine Webcast on Spreadsheet Risk
San Ramon, Calif. – August 27, 2007 – Prodiance Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise spreadsheet risk management and compliance solutions, today announced that it will present with Microsoft in an upcoming webcast hosted by Business Finance Magazine on Thursday, September 27th, 2007.
The webcast entitled 21st Century Spreadsheets - Business Value Driver or Clear & Present Risk will examine the key issues surrounding the power and flexibility of spreadsheets used in critical business applications, and the risks organizations face when these spreadsheets are absent the proper IT controls to satisfy mandates for financial reporting, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance.
Webcast attendees will receive a free copy of Prodiance Spreadsheet IQ, a powerful diagnostic and error checking tool.
- What: Executive webcast entitled 21st Century Spreadsheets - Business Value Driver or Clear & Present Risk
- When: Thursday, August 27th, 2007at 1:00 pm EDT
- Where: Online via internet webconferencing and VoIP
- To Register: Visit the Business Finance Magazine web site. Pre-registration is required for the event as space is limited.
Abstract
With over 400 million users worldwide, Microsoft Excel is perhaps the most ubiquitous analysis and management reporting tool on the planet. With their undisputed ease-of-use, spreadsheets are used every day in organizations across the globe to quickly drive critical business decisions at a very low cost. Yet, this power and flexibility can expose organizations to unacceptable business risks when critical spreadsheets and other end-user computing applications such as Microsoft Access databases, are used in uncontrolled environments. Uncontrolled spreadsheet risks can include financial reporting errors, lost earnings, non-compliance with regulatory mandates, compromised intellectual property, and shattered shareholder confidence.
Join Business Finance, Microsoft, and Prodiance for this exciting, 1-hour webcast to:
- Examine the key issues every executive should know surrounding spreadsheet risk
- Learn about practical steps for controlling and safeguarding business critical spreadsheets
- Understand the key internal controls necessary to mitigate spreadsheet risk
- Learn how to leverage technology to automate the spreadsheet controls environment
- Learn how to drive business value by mitigating spreadsheet risk
About Prodiance
Prodiance delivers enterprise class software solutions to help organizations
increase visibility and control over business critical spreadsheets and Access
Databases while improving compliance and mitigating operational risks. Prodiance
leverages over 17 years experience in delivering innovative technology solutions
for highly regulated markets. Leading global organizations across the banking,
insurance, capital markets, telecommunications, manufacturing, aerospace and
defense, media and entertainment, food and beverage, health care, and
educational markets have trusted Prodiance as a strategic partner to achieve
their goals. Prodiance Corporation is an independent, privately held corporation
based in San Ramon, California. Additional news and information about Prodiance
solutions, products and services is available at www.prodiance.com or by calling 1-866-569-5678.
Prodiance PR Contact:
Eric
Perry
Vice President, Marketing
Tel. +1-866-569-5678
email: eric.perry@prodiance.com
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