DEN BOSCH, The Netherlands, September 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- BWise, the global leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) (http://www.bwise.com/solutions-services/grc-platform ) management software, announced today that it has welcomed Signet Jewelers Limited, the world's largest specialty retail jeweler, as a new global customer. The company has purchased BWise primarily for its Risk Management ( http://www.bwise.com/grc-challenges/operational-risk ) capabilities. With BWise as their GRC platform, Signet is able to fully manage all risk categories and to better streamline its compliance processes. Signet chose BWise for its integrated and holistic view on risk and the usability of the overall BWise GRC platform.
Management strategy focus: reduce business risks
The reduction of business risk is a key objective for Signet. By implementing BWise, Signet is able to replace its in-house tools and manual processes and move towards a more standardized and efficient risk management approach across all its divisions. The implementation of BWise will address all of Signet's key risks including, strategic, compliance, operational and financial risks. As an SEC filer, Signet is also keen to implement BWise's SOX functionality as a second phase in 2011. Signet also sees potential benefit in the use of the Internal Audit module, also provided as part of the BWise GRC platform.
Diamonds are forever
Robert Pijselman, CEO of BWise, said: We are proud to welcome Signet as a new customer. Around the globe, important retail organizations are choosing GRC platforms like BWise to get a better grasp on their key risks. The BWise platform's process management-based approach is suitable to retailers but also relevant to many other industries ( http://www.bwise.com/industries). Signet's choice is a further example of the importance of an integrated solution for GRC. Evros Hadjisavva, Signet's Group Business Risk Assurance Manager, agreed on the benefits of an integrated solution. It is a strategic choice for Signet to select an integrated GRC solution such as BWise. With a consistent and integrated overview in one GRC platform we are better able to manage the Group's key risks and assurance processes and enhance our Board reporting capabilities.
Signet Jewelers
Signet is the world's largest specialty retail jeweler and operated 1,893 stores at July 31, 2010; these included 1,345 stores in the US, where it trades as Kay Jewelers, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry and under a number of regional names. Signet also operated 548 stores in the UK division, where it trades as H.Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis. Further information on Signet is available at http://www.signetjewelers.com. See also http://www.kay.com, http://www.jared.com, http://www.hsamuel.co.uk and http://www.ernestjones.co.uk.
About BWise:
BWise is the global leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) management software, with a strong heritage in business process management. Established in 1994, BWise delivers proven solutions to help organizations become 'in control' by increasing corporate accountability; strengthening financial, strategic and operational efficiencies; and maximizing performance and ROI.
With several hundred customers in more than 80 countries worldwide and in virtually all markets, BWise has developed a strong and sustainable presence in the area of governance, risk management and compliance. Utilizing templates and a best-practice implementation approach, BWise enables management to measure and manage risks and comply to rules and legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley, IFRS, Basel II and Solvency II, ISO-standards, European Corporate Governance Codes and many more. BWise has offices in the Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom, Germany and India. For more information, visit http://www.bwise.com.
Respected analysts ( http://www.bwise.com/about-bwise/request-forrester-report ) such as Gartner and Forrester have ranked BWise highly in their reports.
SOURCE: BWise BV
CONTACT: Media contacts: BWise, Clarinda Dobbelaar, Vice President ofMarketing, Email: clarinda.dobbelaar@bwise.com, Office: +31(0)73-6464915
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