MetricStream to Sponsor ASQ 16th Annual Audit Division Conference

MetricStream, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management solutions, today announced that it is sponsoring the 16th Annual Audit Conference being hosted by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Audit Division. The company will be demonstrating its industry leading Enterprise Compliance Platform and its comprehensive suite of applications for effective audit, quality and compliance management at the conference.
The conference is being held on October 11 and 12, 2007 in Atlanta , Georgia . The conference will offer participants an array of tools and knowledge on critical audit-related issues and subjects including best practice processes and methodologies for auditing, information auditing training and education, professional development, technology for auditing, managing the audit function in different industry sectors and maintaining a customer focus through auditing.

Effective risk management and compliance with government regulations drive the need for ongoing auditing in organizations. For companies that are regulated by the agencies like FDA and FAA or those that are following quality standards such as ISO 9000/13485/14000, regular audits are also essential to reduce the risk of noncompliance. With increasing business complexity and the rising number and types of audits that companies need to conduct, auditors are playing a central role in ensuring success of GRC and Quality management initiatives being undertaken.

"The quality auditing and compliance process is inherently complex as it involves multiple internal and external stakeholders. Existing audit systems have evolved from the bottom up and organizations lack a single system of record preventing top down visibility and control," said Gaurav Kapoor, General Manager Marketing and CFO of MetricStream. "MetricStream's audit solutions are helping companies with a federated way of handling quality, operational and compliance audits through a single system."

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, Philips, American Airlines, 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