Approva Named a Finalist for 2010 American Business Awards(SM) in Four Categories

Selection Highlights Company's New Products, Innovation and Marketing Programs


RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - May 18, 2010) -  Approva® Corporation (http://www.approva.net), the leader in continuous controls monitoring (CCM) and audit automation software, today announced it is a four-time finalist for the 2010 American Business Awards. Approva was selected as a finalist among the more than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and from virtually every industry.

The categories in which Approva has been named as a finalist are:

  • Most Innovative Company of the Year for organizations up to 2,500 employees
  • New Product or Service of the Year for a new version of computer software by an organization with more than 100 employees
  • Product Development/Management Team of the Year
  • Marketing Campaign of the Year for a product

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. 

This year's Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 21 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than six-hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The event will benefit Oceana (oceana.org), the largest international organization focused on ocean conservation. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network. 

"We are excited to be recognized as finalists for these important awards and to be recognized among excellent company," said Approva Chief Executive Officer, John Becker. "I am extremely proud of our team's accomplishments in developing and bringing to market our latest release, Approva One."

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and specialized final judging committees will select Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging that will continue through May 28. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba

About Approva
Approva® Corporation is the industry-leading provider of continuous controls monitoring software and is the industry standard at Big-4 audit firms. We enable business, finance, IT and audit professionals to identify, manage and prevent business exceptions in order to reduce risk, increase operational efficiency and prevent inappropriate payments. Global companies such as Bayer, DirecTV, Discovery Communications, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and T-Mobile rely on Approva to deliver actionable and auditable intelligence of control breakdowns across their business systems, processes and transactions. Approva has certified integrations with Microsoft, IBM and SAP to provide a holistic Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) solution.

For more information, visit http://www.approva.net, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our blog, Audit Trail, or call +1-703-956-8300.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2010 American Business Awards include Infogroup, Netezza, CIGNA, Citrix Online, Epic Advertising, High Performance Technologies Inc., imagistic, John Hancock, LifeLock, Lionbridge, PetRays, RCN, and SoftPro.

Contact Information:

Approva Corporation
+1-703-956-8300
http://www.approva.net