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In 2012, [[Nasdaq]] purchased BWise from the owners. Luc Brandts stayed on as CTO. |
In 2012, [[Nasdaq]] purchased BWise from the owners. Luc Brandts stayed on as CTO. |
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In 2017, Luc Brandts left the company. The company further reorganised to become a subsidiary more in line with the Nasdaq structure. |
In 2017, Luc Brandts left the company. The company further reorganised to become a subsidiary more in line with the Nasdaq structure. |
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=== Architecture === |
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The BWise software these days is largely based on Java. All interaction is done via the web pages. They are generated using HTML 6, supported with [Javascript] jspx files. The software comes with a free [[TomCat]] web server to be able to run the website independently. The data is stored in an MS SQL Server database. Reports can be generated from the information in the database using either [Crystal reports], or [[SAP]] [[Business Objects]]. The latter is built to get information from a concept called 'universes'. The BWise data is stored in both the BWise proprietary database as in a datawarehouse that is recognised as a universe by Business Objects so that the information can be read real-time by the reports. |
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Users log in with a personal account, either maintained via the BWise user management functionality or via an [[LDAP]] server. When using [[SSO]], no manual log in is needed. |
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The web interaction is per default transported over [[http]] but can also be transported over [[https]]. |
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Revision as of 11:15, 6 June 2017
| Industry | Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | , The Netherlands |
Number of locations | Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, United States, Australia |
Key people | Magnus Varmar, Jonathan Deeks, Anton Lissone |
| Products | GRC Software |
| Services | Consultancy, training, support around GRC solutions |
| Owner | Nasdaq |
Number of employees | approx. 200 |
| Parent | Nasdaq |
| Website | www |
Summary
This is my sandbox page for developing a new article. Current article; BWise (GRC software vendor). This will be the summary. Note that I work for BWise. It is in their interest that web presence is as wide as possible. Regardless, this article is written only based on fact, without commercial interest. If you have doubts, feel free to Talk before you decide to revert all my efforts. Lafeber (talk) 19:46, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
History
The BWise software is developed by the company BWise, founded in 1994, by Luc Brandts and Tim Willems. They defined the acronym "Brandts Willems Information Systems Engineering" and adopted this as the company name and the software name. It originated as process modeling software, to help organizations document process descriptions with the help of computers. At that time, this was only possible using relatively expensive CAD software. The added value of process modeling software was that visual information could be generated using computers specifically for process documentation at a much lower price than the generic computer aided design software that had a high learning curve. The platform was Windows based and was developed using SmallTalk, making use of an MS SQL database as a repository for all the documentation. The resulting deliverables could be printed or represented in an HTML website. In 2004, with the introduction of the Sarbanex-Oxley Act in the United States, a decision was made to focus more specifically on internal control related software, to support the administrative processes that were aimed at demonstrating that the organization is in control of its activities and risks that would impact financial reporting. Besides the process modeling functionality, functionality was added to document and link risks and controls to create frameworks that can be monitored and over which reporting would be possible. This was modeled after the COSO model. In ..., Tim Willems left the company. He was replaced by a hired CEO, Robert Pijsselman. He remained shareholder. In 2012, Nasdaq purchased BWise from the owners. Luc Brandts stayed on as CTO. In 2017, Luc Brandts left the company. The company further reorganised to become a subsidiary more in line with the Nasdaq structure.