Sword Active Risk's Industry Award and senior appointments show continued commitment to Enterprise Risk Management market globally

Maidenhead, UK, November 05, 2015 – Sword Active Risk, a supplier of risk management software and services, has seen success with several new initiatives. The company's global customer conference series, which has just completed with the Sydney Conference, has been the best attended to date, and the recently launched ARM Risk Express has already won industry accolades. Among other appointments, Sword Active Risk has hired a new Account Director for Australia, supporting expansion in the region and building on its existing customer base. Product feedback and demand from customers has also initiated further new appointments across the business in the product areas of development and quality assurance, ensuring that ARM continues to deliver a robust solution to help the management of risk across customer organizations. The release of ARM Risk Express in the summer of this year has already resulted in positive user feedback, as well as winning a 2015 GRC Innovation Award from analyst firm GRC 20/20. ARM Risk Express is a new user interface designed specifically for risk owners, aimed at business and process users who need a light approach, yet fully featured software to help identify and manage risks and opportunities. Keith Ricketts, VP of Marketing, Sword Active Risk commented; "We have seen tremendous confidence in our products from both existing and new customers during the past 12 months. Our global customer conference series continues to be well attended and the feedback from customers is that they find the events stimulating, informative and a great opportunity to network with risk industry peers."

For more information about the conferences, please visit: http://www.armgcc.com For a quick introduction to ARM Risk Express, please see: https://vimeo.com/141041200 -ends- NOTES TO EDITORS About Sword Active Risk Sword Active Risk makes risk management simple, valuable and personal. Sword Active Risk provides world-class risk management software that drives business performance by enhancing transparency and profitability at project, program and enterprise levels. Active Risk Manager (ARM) enables better-informed decisions, and the ability to use risk management to create competitive advantage.

Sword Active Risk is the enterprise risk software provider of choice for the world's leading energy, infrastructure and defense projects, working with organizations like the US Air Force, Bechtel, Crossrail, US Federal Aviation Administration, Lockheed Martin, Rio Tinto and Skanska to deliver their corporate goals and objectives with higher levels of certainty.

Sword Active Risk has offices in the UK, USA and Australia, servicing customers worldwide directly and through a growing network of partners.

For further information and a detailed view of Sword Active Risk and ARM please visit: www.sword-activerisk.com

Editors Contacts Keith Ricketts Marketing Director Sword Active Risk +44 (0) 1628 582500 Keith.Ricketts@sword-activerisk.com Andreina West/Mary Phillips PR Artistry +44 (0) 1491 639500 andreina@pra-ltd.co.uk

Press Contact: Andreina West PR Artistry Lower Woodend Barns Fawley Henley-on-Thames OXON RG9 6JF 44 (0) 1491 639 500 andreina@pra-ltd.co.uk