zCore Now a Reseller of SymSoft ControlPanelGRC

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After 15 years working with SAP technology and business processes, including 13 specifically in security, Shelton James knows a thing or two about governance, risk and compliance (GRC) in an SAP® environment. So when he saw a demonstration of SymSoft Corporation’s ControlPanelGRC™ second-generation GRC solution, the director of professional services at Austin, Texas-based zCore realized he needed to add it to his company’s service offerings. That goal was achieved when zCore, a premier SAP Solutions provider, officially signed on as a ControlPanelGRC reseller in a deal announced today.

“Much of what we do is about helping our clients identify risks as well as mitigate them,” James said. “ControlPanelGRC helps us do both. Unlike
the first-generation solutions we’ve been using, ControlPanelGRC allows us to create 'what-if’ scenarios to help us guide our clients. It also alerts us as to whether a process we’re setting up has other risks so
the clients can make an informed decision on whether to proceed or not. It’s much more comprehensive than anything else we’ve seen.”

James knows his way around an SAP landscape. He was the fourth Basis consultant hired by the Chicago, Ill., office of SAP America, and performed some of the first R/3 installations in the U.S. He also has
instructed more than 1,000 Basis professionals on the best practices for SAP operations.

ControlPanelGRC is a second-generation suite of modular, integrated GRC
applications that address the major areas of compliance concern at every level. Developed by SymSoft and supported by Symmetry Corporation’s 14 years of SAP® experience, ControlPanelGRC provides the perfect GRC solution for SAP-based environments. ControlPanelGRC works with
companies to maximize compliance investments, to improve productivity and responsiveness, and to drive effectiveness.

Among the reasons James cited for becoming a ControlPanelGRC reseller are the simplicity of implementation and ability to achieve a faster ROI
than older first-generation GRC technologies allow.

“Because ControlPanelGRC allows us to embed compliance into an organization’s business processes, it’s a lot easier to get the pieces in place and the people trained,” James said. “Users can visualize what
they want to do, and ControlPanelGRC helps them do it without knowing a lot of the background or intricacies of the tools themselves. In many ways, it’s like GRC express.”

While ControlPanelGRC addresses core Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) concerns, such as Segregation of Duties (SOD) – e.g., not allowing a single person to
both make a large purchase and approve that purchase – it goes well beyond that level. It helps organizations automate processes, and create
checks and balances across the organization.
“The GRC aspect of SAP is a very specialized area,” James says. “It’s not just knowing the toolset. It’s about knowing the risks involved with the ERP aspects of SAP. ControlPanelGRC will help us assess those risks
faster and more effectively, and help us build in a level of
accountability that wasn’t there before – in less time, and at less cost, than we could with first-generation GRC solutions.”

About SymSoft

Milwaukee-based SymSoft Corporation offers professional solutions for compliance automation. ControlPanelGRC, its second-generation Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) suite of modular, integrated
applications, addresses the major areas of compliance concern at every corporate level for SAP users, especially in heavily-regulated industries. Developed by SymSoft and supported by Symmetry Corporation’s 14 years of SAP experience, ControlPanelGRC provides an affordable,
robust toolset with functionality not available from first generation products. As a result, executives can satisfy compliance requirements while workflows for SAP Security and Technical administration are accelerated for improved productivity and responsiveness. For more information about ControlPanelGRC, visit .

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