Released on: March 17, 2008, 10:36 pm

Press Release Author: MetricStream

Industry: Management

Press Release Summary: MetricStream announced that it is participating in the 2008
General Audit Management (GAM) Conference being hosted by The Institute of Internal
Auditors (IIA).

Press Release Body: MetricStream, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide
Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management solutions, today announced
that it is participating in the 2008 General Audit Management (GAM) Conference being
hosted by The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). The company will demonstrate its
industry leading Audit Management solution designed to help manage a wide range of
audit-related programs, data and processes. The conference is being held on March
17-19, 2008 at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Las Vegas, NV.

The GAM conference is IIA\'s signature event and is aimed at addressing the most
critical issues facing audit management today and to provide insights from industry
experts. Also weaved into the program are various events, roundtables and workshops
that will offer outstanding learning and networking opportunities to attending chief
audit executives (CAEs) and directors, audit committee members, board members and
financial executives.

At the conference, MetricStream will showcase its comprehensive solution suite for
GRC with focus on its Audit Management solution. Auditors can greatly benefit from
the solution designed to support a variety of audits, including financial audits,
operational audits, IT audits, supplier audits and quality audits across the
organization. The solution provides rich capabilities that enable audit managers to
identify and assess risks, create audit programs, manage documentation, perform
audits, implement remediation and corrective action plans and present audit reports.
Advanced capabilities like built-in remediation workflows, time tracking,
email-based notifications and alerts, risk assessment methodologies and offline
functionality for conducting audits at remote field sites allow organizations to
implement the industry best practices for efficient audit execution and ensure
integration of the audit process with the risk and compliance management system.

\"With organizations adopting an integrated approach to GRC initiative, audit
managers are playing a pivotal role providing an independent assessment and view of
state of the business. Our solutions empower audit managers to monitor risks and
ensure compliance across organizational silos such that auditing priorities are
determined by an enterprise-level risk-based approach and not departmental and
tactical imperatives,\" Gaurav Kapoor, General Manager and CFO of MetricStream.
\"MetricStream is happy to be associated with the IIA GAM Conference and to showcase
our experiences and expertise in enabling companies to effectively manage audit
programs for succeeding in their GRC initiatives.\"
About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance
(GRC) and Quality Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used
by leading corporations such as Pfizer, Covidien, NASDAQ, SanDisk, BP, Entergy,
Subway, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hitachi and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf in diverse
industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Automotive, Food, High Tech
Manufacturing, Energy and Financial Services to manage their quality processes,
regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as
well as by over a million compliance professionals worldwide via the
ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Redwood Shores,
California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com

Web Site: http://www.metricstream.com

Contact Details: MetricStream, Inc.
3000 Bridge Parkway
Redwood Shores, California
United States 94065
650-620-2932
http://www.metricstream.com
pr@metricstream.com