SumTotal On Demand Achieves SAS 70 Type II Certification…from SumTotal Systems

January 30, 2009

 

Independent Audit Assures SumTotal Customers that Operational Processes and Controls Meet High Standards of Security and Reliability

 

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and Top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SumTotal Systems also participated in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Learning Management Systems on December 19, 2008, and will compete in the upcoming beauty pageant on Performance Management Systems on February 6, 2009.

 

SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced it has achieved Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type II Certification by SAS 70 CPA, an independent service auditor. The resulting Independent Service Auditor’s Report concluded that SumTotal On Demand has instituted the effective operational controls within five key areas including control environment, risk assessment, monitoring, control activities and information and communication systems.

SAS 70 has become the industry standard for service providers to demonstrate they have adequate controls and safeguards when they host or process data belonging to their customers, and SumTotal On Demand achieved the certification with an esteemed Type II report. Because clients can take advantage of SumTotal On Demand’s control policies and procedures, they often have to implement fewer controls within their own accounting and IT infrastructure. The SAS 70 certification also eliminates the need for clients to individually audit SumTotal’s On Demand operations at their own time and expense.

“SumTotal is pleased to have achieved SAS 70 Type II Certification with no exceptions,” said Ravi Balwada, Vice President of On Demand Operations at SumTotal Systems. “The certification reinforces our commitment to delivering only the best quality business practices to our clients, who entrust us to manage their mission critical applications.”

 

For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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SilkRoad Technology Receives SAS 70 Type II Report…from SilkRoad Technology

December 18, 2008

 

HRchitect featured SilkRoad Technology in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad also participated in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Talent Acquisition Systems on November 14, 2008.

 

SilkRoad technology, a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today they have received their completed SAS 70 Type II report. The receipt of this report confirms that SilkRoad is in compliance with SAS 70 recommended best practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SilkRoad technology’s systems and data.

 

This completed report has become a requirement of outside vendors for most companies in the banking, healthcare, and high-tech industries. Companies in other industries are following suit as well, requiring that any organizations they work with provide proof, in the form of a SAS 70 Type II report, that they are following SAS 70 recommended best practices for protecting data.

 

Earlier this year, SilkRoad received their SAS 70 Type I report, which describes the controls set in place to protect customers’ data, as well as an auditor’s opinion, on whether the controls set in place were suitably designed to achieve their objectives. The Type II report not only included SilkRoad’s description of controls, but also included detailed testing of their controls over a minimum six-month period. Grant Thornton, one of the largest auditing firms in the Southeast, performed both the Type I and Type II audits.

 

SAS 70, or Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, Service Organizations, is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Type II audits preformed on service organizations following the SAS 70 guidelines provide information on the effectiveness of the controls set in place to ensure the security of a customer’s processed and/or hosted data.

 

SilkRoad technology will be participating in a SAS 70 Type II audit each year to make sure all security measures stay current, and they are consistently in compliance with SAS 70 recommended best practices.

 

For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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