SymSoft Corporation, a provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions for SAP environments, on October 23 announced that York, Pa.-based Graham Packaging has realized significant cost savings and improved functionality with ControlPanelGRC, SymSoft’s second-generation suite of modular, integrated GRC applications that address the major areas of compliance.
ControlPanelGRC integrates SymSoft’s market-proven security and transport tools into a single, elegant compliance solution. The product’s seven modules go beyond Segregation of Duties (SOD) dictated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to complement and extend any pre-installed GRC solution.
Graham Packaging, which employs 7,500 people in 16 countries, installed ControlPanelGRC to replace its original tool for SOX compliance and SOD projects. The company was dissatisfied with the difficulties in using a first-generation solution and frustrated that it could only enable one-quarter of the technology’s functions.
“We recognized that SymSoft had a product that was significantly lower in cost and would be much easier to implement,” said Jeff Rishel, vice president for information technology at Graham Packaging, a worldwide manufacturer of customer plastic containers for food and beverage, personal care and specialty products. “We were sold immediately.”
Since installing ControlPanelGRC, Graham Packaging has seen quantifiable results right away. Rishel said the company is on track to achieve a solid return on its investment and significant soft-cost savings, too. Moreover, there has been a significant impact on day-to-day operations.
“By embedding compliance and automating workflows, we’ve already reduced the amount of repetitive tasks by 50 percent,” Rishel said. “But I can see it rising to 75 percent when we implement the full functionality.” He also estimates Graham Packaging has cut an entire week’s worth of preparation out of the audit process.
“Graham Packaging is a great example of how companies can leverage their GRC activities to drive more value to their enterprises,” said Dan Wilhelms, president and CEO of SymSoft Corporation. “ControlPanelGRC gives users the lowest total cost of compliance through its thoughtful design and functionality while also providing a significant overall cost advantage.”
About SymSoft
Milwaukee-based SymSoft Corporation offers professional solutions for compliance automation. ControlPanelGRC, its second-generation Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) suite of modular, integrated applications, addresses the major areas of compliance concern at every corporate level for SAP users, especially in heavily-regulated industries. Developed by SymSoft and supported by Symmetry Corporation’s 14 years of SAP experience, ControlPanelGRC provides an affordable, robust toolset with functionality not available from first generation products. As a result, executives can satisfy compliance requirements while workflows for SAP Security and Technical administration are accelerated for improved productivity and responsiveness.
