Avior Computing Launches and Announces Steve Katz, Former CISO at Citigroup, JP Morgan, and Merrill Lynch, Has Joined Avior’s Board of Directors
Nashua, NH, February 22, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Avior Computing, Inc., today formally launched in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance market. Avior also announced today that Steve Katz has joined the Avior Board of Directors. Widely recognized as the first CISO, and former CISO at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and JP Morgan, Steve Katz has a distinguished record of achievement spanning twenty-five years in the management of information security and privacy.
Steve Katz serves on the Board of Directors of several information security start-ups, and he is an executive advisor to Deloitte. He was the first Chairman of the Financial Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), and continues as an advisor to the group. Steve has also testified before Congress numerous times on information security issues. Steve is a CISSP, and he is also a member of the (ISC)² Americas Advisory Board for Information Systems Security.
Avior is the developer of the BenchMark compliance process management platform. In use at large insurance companies, financial institutions, and service providers, Avior BenchMark is a secure compliance process management solution that standardizes the collection of compliance and other assessment data from diverse sources such as suppliers, divisions and departments. BenchMark automates what is commonly a manual, spreadsheet-based procedure in many organizations. It uses advanced analytics to structure, monitor and document compliance and other business processes. Avior delivers BenchMark - Software as a Service with industry and regulation-specific Knowledge Modules that simplify the process of assessing compliance.
Avior has successfully market tested the BenchMark solution with numerous financial organizations. With the addition of Steve Katz to Avior’s Board of Directors, and the continued development and success of BenchMark, Avior is now focused on delivering highly differentiated, very cost effective, offerings in the rapidly growing market for Governance, Risk, and Compliance software.
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to help shape and work with an emerging leader in the compliance and risk software market,” said Steve Katz, President of Security Risk Solutions. “With innovative technology and a solid management team, Avior addresses real industry compliance process pains and issues.”
“Avior is thrilled to have an executive of Steve Katz’s caliber join our Board of Directors,” said Steve McCalmont, Avior Computing’s CEO. “Steve’s insight into the needs of large financial organizations and his broad contact base within the industry will be invaluable to Avior.”
About Avior Computing (www.aviorcomputing.com)
Founded in 2003 by software and networking industry veterans, Avior Computing is a leading innovator in compliance management solutions. Avior BenchMark automates the process of assessing and managing compliance for applications such as vendor risk and information privacy. Avior BenchMark replaces costly and cumbersome manual assessments involving spreadsheets and word documents with a streamlined and automated process, enabling better risk decision-making, and significantly reducing the pain and cost of manual assessment activities.
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Steve Katz serves on the Board of Directors of several information security start-ups, and he is an executive advisor to Deloitte. He was the first Chairman of the Financial Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), and continues as an advisor to the group. Steve has also testified before Congress numerous times on information security issues. Steve is a CISSP, and he is also a member of the (ISC)² Americas Advisory Board for Information Systems Security.
Avior is the developer of the BenchMark compliance process management platform. In use at large insurance companies, financial institutions, and service providers, Avior BenchMark is a secure compliance process management solution that standardizes the collection of compliance and other assessment data from diverse sources such as suppliers, divisions and departments. BenchMark automates what is commonly a manual, spreadsheet-based procedure in many organizations. It uses advanced analytics to structure, monitor and document compliance and other business processes. Avior delivers BenchMark - Software as a Service with industry and regulation-specific Knowledge Modules that simplify the process of assessing compliance.
Avior has successfully market tested the BenchMark solution with numerous financial organizations. With the addition of Steve Katz to Avior’s Board of Directors, and the continued development and success of BenchMark, Avior is now focused on delivering highly differentiated, very cost effective, offerings in the rapidly growing market for Governance, Risk, and Compliance software.
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to help shape and work with an emerging leader in the compliance and risk software market,” said Steve Katz, President of Security Risk Solutions. “With innovative technology and a solid management team, Avior addresses real industry compliance process pains and issues.”
“Avior is thrilled to have an executive of Steve Katz’s caliber join our Board of Directors,” said Steve McCalmont, Avior Computing’s CEO. “Steve’s insight into the needs of large financial organizations and his broad contact base within the industry will be invaluable to Avior.”
About Avior Computing (www.aviorcomputing.com)
Founded in 2003 by software and networking industry veterans, Avior Computing is a leading innovator in compliance management solutions. Avior BenchMark automates the process of assessing and managing compliance for applications such as vendor risk and information privacy. Avior BenchMark replaces costly and cumbersome manual assessments involving spreadsheets and word documents with a streamlined and automated process, enabling better risk decision-making, and significantly reducing the pain and cost of manual assessment activities.
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