Committee to focus on Information Integrity, the number one concern of financial executives as identified in recent FEI survey
New York, NY and Naperville, IL – October 23, 2007 – Infogix, the leading provider of independent automated information controls, today announced that Ed Gourley, Infogix asset management group leader, has accepted an invitation from the Financial Executives International (FEI) to become a member of their Committee on Finance and Information Technology (CFIT). CFIT addresses the needs and interests of financial executives as strategic leaders, as they strive to realize measurable and sustainable performance improvements, while maintaining financial control through the development and application of information technology systems and other methodologies affecting the management of business functions, through research, surveys, advocacy, conference content, and newsletters.
In this new role, Gourley will be a part of the CFIT Governance Sub-Committee focused on Information Integrity, which is Infogix’s mission of ensuring the accuracy, credibility and reliability of information. In response to the results of the recently released survey Technology Issues for Financial Executives Report 2007, Gourley will lead the committee to further position Information Integrity as an important framework for every organization. Survey results revealed that improving Information Integrity and data quality ranked as the most pervasive technology concern, among respondents, which consisted of 653 members of the FEI. In addition, Gourley is currently developing an Information Integrity track for the 2008 FEI Summit, slated for May 4, 2008 in Phoenix, AZ.
"Organizations are recognizing that a lack of Information Integrity is hampering their ability to attain business objectives," said Gourley. "My goal within CFIT is to permeate to academia, business and government, the importance of Information Integrity."
Earlier this year, Infogix, Inc. became a member of the FEI Strategic Partners Program.
Additional CFIT members include chair Taylor Hawes, controller, Global Platforms & Operations, Microsoft Corporation; co-vice chairman Garry N. Lowenthal, executive vice president & chief financial officer, Viper Motorcycle Company; co-vice chairman William L. Overell, president, Overell Solutions; co-vice chairman Greg D. Adams Director, chief operating officer & chief financial officer, EDGAR Online, Inc.; co-vice chairman David Pleasance, partner, Deloitte Consulting.
About Infogix, Inc.
Many of the world’s largest enterprises depend on Infogix Controls to eliminate information errors. Infogix Controls are independent, automated and continuous. They can be deployed enterprise-wide across applications, platforms, and business processes. Infogix offers a powerful portfolio of software products and services (Infogix Controls Solutions) to monitor, detect, and prevent information errors. Since 1982, Infogix has been providing Infogix Controls Solutions to Global 2000 enterprises. Millions of Infogix Controls continuously monitor and assure the integrity of information in hundreds of enterprises everyday. For more information, call +1.630.649.6800 (U.S, Canada, and International), +44 (0)175.370.1060 (UK and Europe), or visit www.infogix.com today.
About CFIT
The Committee on Finance & Information Technology (CFIT) addresses the needs and interests of financial executives as strategic leaders, as they strive to realize measurable and sustainable performance improvements while maintaining financial control. These needs and interests include the development and application of information technology, systems, and other methodologies affecting the management of business functions, such as business performance management (BPM) and shared services, through research, surveys, advocacy, conference content, and newsletters. CFIT’s priorities will be driven by key trends in information technology as identified by the Committee. In addition, CFIT is authorized to formulate FEI position statements on matters relating to information technology in finance, and to communicate those positions to other organizations, government agencies, standard setting bodies, and the academic community. CFIT’s overall objectives are to provide oversight to the development of programs and services targeted to meet the strategic needs of FEI members. In addition, CFIT provides articles to Financial Executive magazine and other FEI publications as well as provides information technology content for FEI conferences through active participation on the conference committees for FEI’s Annual Summit, Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference (CFRI), and other professional development programs.
About Financial Executives International
Financial Executives International (FEI) is the leading advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold policy- making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers, and controllers. FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications, and special reports and research. Members participate in the activities of FEI through 75 chapters throughout the United States. For more information about FEI, visit www.fei.org.
