SAI Global Compliance Named a Challenger in the Gartner, Inc. 2012 Magic Quadrant for Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms

- Pragmatic, cost-effective and scalable Compliance 360 GRC Software manages regulatory content, workflow, and communications

ALPHARETTA, Georgia, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAI Global Compliance, the world's leading provider of GRC products, services and technology, including the Compliance 360® Software Suite, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Challenger in the 2012 Magic Quadrant for Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms.  This is the first time SAI Global has been included in the Magic Quadrant.

SAI Global Compliance's strategy is to lead the industry with cloud-based solutions that enhance compliance, integrate the various components of compliance and risk programs, and allow organizations to scale at their own pace with minimal overhead.  This strategy is aligned with the needs of organizations in today's resource-constrained and constantly changing environment that preclude falling behind the regulatory landscape, risking a compliance breach, or devoting extraordinary resources to high-risk projects that require months or years to begin delivering desired results. 

Building on its deep experience in highly regulated industries including healthcare, financial services and insurance, and its success with a global base of over 800 corporate clients, SAI Global Compliance understands that GRC challenges must be addressed by easily configurable, flexible solutions that address immediate requirements such as policy or incident management and can cost-effectively scale in support of a more comprehensive GRC vision.

"Being positioned as a Challenger in our first Gartner Magic Quadrant validates our success with Compliance 360, our overall understanding of the GRC needs of our clients and our approach to GRC software development," said Tim Whipple, President and Global Head, SAI Global Compliance. "Just as we've become the most trusted and stable partner for ethics and compliance communication programs – working with over 40% of the Fortune 500 and providing solutions that scale to an organization's compliance needs – we are committed to becoming the leading global provider of integrated  GRC solutions that are pragmatic, flexible and easily tailored to address unique requirements."

Additional comments were offered by Colin Campbell, Senior Vice President, GRC Product Management, SAI Global Compliance.  "The demonstrated success of our customers and their overwhelmingly positive feedback prove that we're on the right track and that we successfully provide what clients need - capturing, understanding and managing the issues that drive compliance effectiveness, risk mitigation, and business value."

About Compliance 360® GRC Software
The original Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software solutions born in the cloud, Compliance 360 brings order and efficiency to the complexity of enterprise governance, risk management, compliance and audit management. The Compliance 360 GRC Software Suite includes regulatory compliance software, policy management software, internal audit software, incident management software, ERM software and a wide variety of specialty applications. More than 250,000 professionals every day in financial services, insurance, healthcare, distribution and other regulated industries rely on Compliance 360 applications to help protect their revenues, reputations and brands. www.compliance360.com

About SAI Global Compliance
SAI Global provides organizations with a wide range of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) products, solutions and services that help build organizational integrity and meet overall business objectives. With more than twenty-five years' experience and offices in more than 25 countries, SAI Global's solutions include a wide range of GRC products and services including risk and culture assessments, a full range of advisory services, best practice Code of Conduct program development and review, whistleblowing hotline services, compliance and ethics training and awareness, regulatory knowledge, and the complete, award-winning Compliance 360® GRC Software Suite for policy management, case management, and third party compliance management including automated due diligence workflow and management. www.saiglobal.com/compliance