Axentis Inc., a provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, released an enhanced version of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) based Axentis Enterprise application. The update includes more powerful reporting and analytic capabilities to allow a broader set of users access to data on audits, testing, controls monitoring and ongoing assessments. New features make it easier for staff to select, filter, analyze and publish data, as well as create graphical dashboards for executives and management. "Customers are pushing more responsibility [for Sarbanes-Oxley] to the business unit owners," says Roger Bottum, vice president of marketing at Axentis. "This helps users make SOX compliance more of a normal part of what business owners do everyday, as opposed to a bolt-on."

Open Text Corp., a provider of enterprise content management solutions, released a powerfule-mail management tool capable of tracking, searching and archiving up to seven million e-mails per day. The offering was developed with Sun Microsystems Inc., but can work with all major storage platforms. The solution is targeted at large organizations looking to reduce their search and discovery costs related to litigation and regulatory requests, and for general compliance and regulatory requirements. It contains sophisticated search capabilities to allow users to find all necessary documents related to a subject. "The hard part is not just finding the documents but working on the connections between documents," says Patrick Thompson, director of worldwide strategic alliances at Open Text. The system also contains disposition management capabilities.