Paisley Consulting’s Announces J2EE Based Risk Management Solution

Risk Navigator™ in Java supports Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and provides a long-term platform for enterprise risk management

Cokato, MN, April 20, 2004 – Paisley Consulting, a leading provider of business accountability software, announces immediate availability J2EE™ based Risk Navigator™. Paisley recognized the value of platform independence and customers now have the choice of using either the IBM WebSphere or BEA WebLogic Applications server with either Oracle or DB2 for data storage.

By re-architecting the application to the Java Platform, Risk Navigator is designed to be compliant with most web standards and can be integrated easily into most IT infrastructures. Companies may be using UNIX, Linux or Windows environments and with Risk Navigator for J2EE it is now easy to deploy the software in multiple environments. J2EE is the only standards-based platform for developing secure, robust, interoperable enterprise-class applications.

“As compliance requirements effect multi-areas of diverse enterprise IT environments, we recognized our customers needed a standards based platform for risk management,” said Stacey Welu, President and co-founder of Paisley Consulting. “Customers are challenged to meet regulation requirements but also need to make investments that will serve multi-purposes in meeting additional risk management issues. Paisley supports customers with a long term vision that goes beyond short-term goals.”

About Risk Navigator
Risk Navigator supports Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and provides a long-term platform for enterprise risk management. With the comprehensive functionality that Risk Navigator provides, companies gain support for sections 404 and 302 compliance. Scaleable to support globally dispersed organizations, the flexible platform can evolve to meet changing regulatory and organizational requirements. Self-assessment surveys establish greater control for organizations to customize processes based on unique requirements. Role based security safely distributes responsibilities and allows information to be appropriately shared through ad hoc reporting capabilities. Risk Navigator is an automated solution that is easily customized and implemented and establishes company-wide accountability through reliability and involvement related to ongoing compliance demands.

About Paisley Consulting
Paisley Consulting is a business accountability software provider focused on integrated solutions for corporate assurance, internal auditing, risk management and compliance. The company's key products include Risk Navigator™, Focus Control Assurance Software™, AutoAudit^® for Windows^® and AutoAudit^® for Notes^®. With global customers in diverse markets, Paisley Consulting works with 30 percent of the Fortune^® 100. Founded in 1995, the company has been included on Inc. Magazine's list of 500 fastest-growing private U.S. companies. For more information visit www.paisleyconsulting.com.