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Approva Press Releases Archive

Lawson Software, an Infor Affiliate, Acquires Approva, a Leading Provider of Continuous Controls Monitoring Software

September 07, 2011

Approva Teams with RSA, The Security Division of EMC, to Automate Governance, Risk and Compliance Processes

August 02, 2011

Approva Corporation & MEGA Partner to Automate GRC Processes

June 27, 2011

Approva Wins Second Consecutive Stevie® Award

June 23, 2011

Results of Approva “Control Freak” Survey Series Reveals Organizations Face Significant Risk from Ineffective Controls Monitoring

May 24, 2011

Approva Selected as Finalist in 9th Annual Stevie® Awards

May 12, 2011

Approva Selected as 2011 CODiE™ Awards Finalist

April 20, 2011

Approva to Host Webcast on ROI Measurement for Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Programs

March 24, 2011

Approva to Highlight Security Benefits of Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) at RSA® Conference 2011

February 10, 2011

Approva Releases Enhancements to Approva One

December 16, 2010

Approva Releases the “Official Control Freak eHandbook”

October 06, 2010

Approva to Lead Discussion on Financial Controls Transformation at Corporate Executive Board Finance & Strategy Summit

September 13, 2010

Calling All Control Freaks!

September 08, 2010

Approva to Share CCM Strategies at Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Conference

August 18, 2010

Approva to Host Webcast on Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) for Federal Agencies

July 27, 2010

Approva Launches Industry’s First On-Demand Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) Suite

July 07, 2010

Approva Selected as Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Winner

June 30, 2010

Approva Wins Stevie® Award In 8th Annual American Business Awards

June 29, 2010

Approva to Host Webcast on Slashing Risk Exposure through Automated Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM)

May 24, 2010

Approva Named a Finalist for 2010 American Business Awards in Four Categories

May 18, 2010

AuditNet® Survey Reveals Approva Is Top Choice for Continuous Controls Monitoring & Fraud Detection

April 20, 2010

Approva Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Continuous Controls Monitoring Magic Quadrant

March 25, 2010

Approva to Exhibit at 2010 Institute of Internal Auditors General Audit Management Conference

March 24, 2010

Approva to Present 14th Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week Conference

March 09, 2010

Approva Introduces Approva One, Industry’s First Complete Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) Suite

March 02, 2010

Approva CEO to Discuss Growth of Continuous Controls Monitoring at America’s Growth Capital (AGC) Information Security Conference

February 23, 2010

Approva to Host Webcast on Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) and Audit Automation

February 09, 2010

Approva Closes Year with 37% Growth in Q4 2009 on Continued Strong Demand for Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) Applications

January 28, 2010

Study by Leading Independent Research Firm Highlights Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) as Top Investment Area for Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

November 19, 2009

Approva’s Controls Intelligence Suite ca smart Certified with CA GRC Manager

November 17, 2009

Approva Named to Software Magazine’s 27th Annual Software 500

September 23, 2009

Approva Attracts $14 Million to Fund Next Phase of Growth

August 25, 2009

Approva Profiled by Leading Independent Research Firm in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Report

August 05, 2009

Washingtonian Magazine Names Approva Corporation CEO John Becker 'Top 100 Tech Titan'

June 24, 2009

Approva Releases BizRights 4.5 to Prevent Fraud, Eliminate Waste and Reduce Risk

February 17, 2009

Approva Wins 2009 SmartCEO/BDO Seidman Future 50 Award

January 21, 2009

Approva Receives Strong Ranking in Research Firms Report on GRC Landscape

December 18, 2008

Approva Announces New Products to Eliminate Fraud, Misuse and Waste for Purchasing Cards (P-Cards)

December 16, 2008

Approva Appoints Industry Veteran as CEO

October 21, 2008

Approva Receives “Strong Positive” Rating in Leading Analyst Firm’s Report

October 09, 2008

Approva Announces Release of Certification Manager

September 30, 2008

Approva Ranked Second Fastest Growing Company in Virginia by Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program

September 29, 2008

Approva CEO to Share Controls Intelligence Success Stories at Audit World 2008

September 02, 2008

Approva Expands Global Presence in Partnership with BDO Malaysia

August 25, 2008

Ernst & Young Signs Multi-Year Licensing Agreement to Offer Risk & Controls Analytics Solutions to Clients Worldwide

July 21, 2008

Approva CEO Invited to Speak at IIA International Conference

June 30, 2008

SSPA Honors Approva with Star Award for Best Practices in Customer Support

June 03, 2008

Approva CEO Selected to Present at MAVA’s Capital Connections 2008

May 27, 2008

Red Herring Announces Approva as North America Top 100 Winner

May 21, 2008

Approva CEO Prashanth “PV” Boccasam Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year® 2008 Award Finalist in Greater Washington

May 21, 2008

Approva Announces Release of BizRights 4.1 for Oracle and PeopleSoft

May 19, 2008

Approva Named Red Herring North America Top 100 Finalist

May 01, 2008

Approva Partners with Lumigent to Extend Controls Intelligence Capabilities to Database Monitoring

April 14, 2008

Approva CEO to Present at the Prestigious America’s Growth Capital Conference

March 31, 2008

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Selects Approva to Strengthen Internal Controls for SAP

March 18, 2008

Protiviti Licenses Approva BizRights Software to Perform Control Assessments for Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Applications

March 13, 2008

Approva Releases Controls Intelligence Suite™

March 03, 2008

Approva Announces Availability of BizRights 4.0

March 03, 2008

Comcast Selects Approva to Automate Controls Monitoring for Oracle E-Business Suite

January 29, 2008

Approva Named Fastest Growing Company by Washington SmartCEO Magazine

January 24, 2008

Approva Continues to Deliver Record Revenue Growth in 2007 Based on Strong Demand for Independent Continuous Controls Monitoring Applications

January 21, 2008

CGI Federal and Approva Sign Marketing Agreement to Extend Continuous Controls Monitoring Services to Government Agencies

December 19, 2007

Governance, Risk and Compliance Strategy Still a Priority despite Business Challenges and Lack of Holistic Approach

November 26, 2007

Approva Receives Prestigious SSPA STAR Award for Excellence in Emerging Business Support

October 16, 2007

Approva Revenue Increases 43% with Increased Demand for Governance, Risk & Compliance Software

October 08, 2007

First Advantage Selects Approva to Monitor User Access Controls for Oracle E-Business Suite

September 13, 2007

Approva Achieves IBM Certification for Integration with Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM)

August 21, 2007

Approva Appoints Two Eminent Industry Leaders to Advisory Board

July 26, 2007

Approva Compliance Survey Finds Majority of Public Company Executives Believe Sarbanes-Oxley Act Has Had a Positive Impact

July 12, 2007

Approva Appoints Judith Platz Vice President of Customer Support

July 02, 2007

Audit Trail Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley

June 28, 2007

Approva Named A “Best Place To Work In Greater Washington” by Washington Business Journal

June 07, 2007

Approva Receives American Marketing Association Award for Best Integrated Business-to-Business Marketing Campaign

May 30, 2007

Approva Appoints Usha Srikanth Vice President of Product Engineering

May 23, 2007

Approva CEO Prashanth “PV” Boccasam Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year® 2007 Award Finalist in Greater Washington

May 14, 2007

Approva Simplifies Governance, Risk & Compliance for Information Workers with Office Business Application

May 09, 2007

Approva Announces Record First Quarter Results With Expanded Product Offerings for Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards & SAP

April 11, 2007

Siemens Selects Approva as a Preferred Solution for Continuous Controls Monitoring and Compliance

March 16, 2007

Approva Announces New Products Designed to Strengthen Governance Risk & Compliance Programs for SAP Customers

March 12, 2007

Approva Signs Global Reseller Agreement with Sun Microsystems

March 08, 2007

Steve Elliott Appointed Chief Technology Officer of Approva Corporation

March 01, 2007

Approva Releases Version 3.5.2 of BizRights Platform & Enterprise Controls Suite for Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

February 08, 2007

Approva to Present at 3rd Annual America’s Growth Capital Information Security Conference

February 02, 2007

Approva Appoints Himanshu Singh President of India Operations

February 01, 2007

Approva Delivers Over 80% Growth in 2006 with Innovative Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Solutions for Continuous Controls Monitoring & Auditing

January 10, 2007

Approva Achieves Record Growth, Reinforces Position as Industry Standard for Controls Monitoring and Audit

October 23, 2006

PQ Corporation Implements Approva to Strengthen Access Controls for Worldwide ERP Deployment

October 10, 2006

Compliance Survey: Public Companies Highlight Automation as Key to Realizing Business Value from Compliance Investment

October 03, 2006

Approva BizRights Achieves ECC 5.0/MySAP ERP 2004 Integration Certification

September 26, 2006

Redwood Software and Approva Partner to Develop SOX Compliance Tools to Integrate with SAP® Management of Internal Controls

September 26, 2006

Reliance Industries Selects Approva to Automate and Continuously Monitor Controls

September 11, 2006

OpenPages and Approva Corporation Partner to Automate Governance, Risk and Compliance Processes

August 28, 2006

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Selects Approva to Support Continuous Audit Process for Statewide SAP Deployment

August 15, 2006

Wabash National Corporation Selects Approva for Continuous Auditing of New ERP Deployment

August 07, 2006

Continued Growth Reinforces Approva’s Position as Leading Independent Provider of Controls Automation and Monitoring Solutions

July 17, 2006

Approva Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

June 27, 2006

Approva Announces Enterprise Controls Management Solution for Audit and Professional Services Firms

June 06, 2006

Approva Adds Security and Industry Leaders to Advisory Board with Addition of Howard A. Schmidt and Bryan Palma

May 30, 2006

Approva Releases New Version of BizRights Platform

May 15, 2006

Approva Expands Standards-Based Approach to Enterprise Controls Management with Release of BizRights Authoring Studios

May 15, 2006