Network Frontiers and Archer Technologies Announce Integration of the Unified Compliance Framework With Archer's

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Network Frontiers, a leader in IT compliance, today announced the
integration of its Unified Compliance Framework (UCF) with the Archer
Technologies SmartSuite Framework, delivering the most comprehensive
global compliance database to Archer's Fortune 1000 clients. Utilizing
UCF content within their Archer environment, organizations can
substantially trim costs associated with governance, risk and compliance
(GRC) efforts, while providing broader coverage and visibility into
potential gaps in regulatory compliance.

The UCF harmonizes IT controls from more than 400 international regulatory
requirements, standards and guidelines into a single hierarchal framework.
This enables organizations to easily define commonalities among regulatory
bodies; to leverage policies, processes and tools already in place; and to
establish a streamlined, cost-effective plan to achieve continuous
compliance across the enterprise. Within the Archer SmartSuite Framework,
these controls integrate seamlessly to provide a unified view of global
regulatory requirements.

"Enterprises rely on Archer because their solutions facilitate the
management of the entire GRC lifecycle, enabling them to demonstrate
compliance consistently and efficiently," said Craig Isaacs, CEO, Network
Frontiers. "Archer clients can now rely on the UCF to present the complex
rules, standards and policies they must follow in a format that is easy to
understand, but that is just step one. With the Archer SmartSuite
Framework, this information becomes an automated resource, helping clients
know what they need to do to comply with the regulations."

Through the Archer Exchange, an online marketplace of applications,
services, content and integration solutions, Archer clients will have
direct access to the UCF, which they can quickly integrate into their
Archer SmartSuite Framework environment.

"Our customers view the UCF as a reliable, comprehensive resource to
supplement their compliance efforts," said Peter Novosel, vice president
of products, Archer Technologies. "Archer's integration of the UCF,
combined with the industry-leading content we recently added through our
acquisition of Brabeion Software Corporation, allows us to deliver an
extensive GRC content library to enterprise clients across industries to
support the management of IT, legal, financial, and operational GRC
processes."

The UCF includes controls from a variety of regulations and guidelines,
including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Basel II, Gramm-Leach-Bliley,
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), NASD Manual,
HIPAA, FERC Security Program, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA),
FIPS 191, GAO Financial Audit Manual, IRS Revenue Procedure and Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.

About Network Frontiers

Since 1992 Network Frontiers has developed ground-breaking tools to
support IT best practices with a special focus on regulatory compliance,
metrics, systems continuity and governance. Dorian Cougias, founder and
Lead Analyst, is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and has
authored numerous articles and books, including "The Compliance Book" and
the award-winning "Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data
Center." Network Frontiers was recently cited by information technology
research and advisory company Gartner as one of their five leading Cool
Vendors in Risk Management and Compliance for 2009.

The Unified Compliance Framework (UCF) is Network Frontiers' flagship
product. By focusing on commonalities across regulations, standards-based
development, and simplified architectures, the UCF supports a strategic
approach to IT compliance that reduces cost, limits liability, and
leverages the value of compliance-related technologies and services across
the enterprise. The UCF's content and methodology is the direct result of
Network Frontiers' deep understanding of IT regulations and standards and
decades of experience consulting for clients, publications, and vendors in
the mission-critical IT arena.

The UCF was created by Dorian Cougias and his research partner, Marcelo
Halpern of the international law firm Latham and Watkins, which oversees
all legal aspects of the UCF. More information can be found at
www.unifiedcompliance.com.

About Archer Technologies

Archer Technologies delivers enterprise governance, risk and compliance
(GRC) solutions. With more than six million licensed users and a client
list that includes one in four of the Fortune 100, Archer enables highly
regulated companies to reduce enterprise risks, manage and demonstrate
compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into
corporate risk and security controls.

Archer's solutions, including Policy, Asset, Threat, Risk, Business
Continuity, Incident, Loss Event, Vendor, Audit and Compliance Management,
are built on the highly flexible Archer SmartSuite Framework(TM), allowing
clients to tailor the solutions according to their unique requirements.
Whether deployed traditionally at the client site or via a SaaS model, the
Framework has become a go-to GRC platform for many global organizations.

Archer is the only vendor that delivers the Archer E-GRC Ecosystem(TM)
comprised of out-of-the-box solutions, a flexible Framework, a robust
user community, and an application and partner exchange, which provides
clients the tools they need to build a best-in-class enterprise GRC
program. For more information, visit www.archer.com or call
1-888-539-EGRC.

For more information:

Steven Blinn
BlinnPR
212-675-4777
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Erica Camilo
BluePoint Venture Marketing for Archer Technologies
781-861-7800
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