Palo Alto, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/29/2010 -- MetricStream, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced its participation at the 2010 Leadership Academy Conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) being held on April 25-27 in Orlando, Florida.

The 2010 Leadership Academy is exclusively for IIA chapter leaders from across the world. It is aimed at engaging and connecting representatives from the chapters and providing them with knowledge and tools necessary to effectively lead their community of internal auditors to success.

As the IIA Industry Leader Partner, MetricStream actively participates in a variety of activities with the IIA at national and international level as well as with various chapters. This includes:

* Inviting customers to share their experiences on industry best practice at IIA events
* Presenting case studies and success stories at chapter meetings
* Publishing articles on trends and best practices in the institute’s Internal Auditor magazine
* Enabling adoption of IIA internal audit standards through its software solutions
* Collaborating with IIA in outreach and educational programs
* Supporting the IIA’s research in areas of Governance, Risk Compliance and Audit

MetricStream works with internal audit groups at several Fortune-1000 companies providing easy-to-use and configurable software for managing enterprise-wide auditing. As internal audit groups seek greater productivity, higher transparency and improved collaboration – MetricStream helps in implementing best practices and proven principles for risk-based auditing, improving auditor-auditee collaboration, driving continuous improvement and enhancing business performance.

MetricStream’s Audit Management solution is a part of MetricStream’s GRC solution suite, a comprehensive offering that allows customers to adopt an integrated GRC strategy for various disciplines such as internal audit, policy management, regulatory compliance, risk management, financial controls and IT GRC.

About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as Pfizer, Philips, NASDAQ, UBS, SanDisk, BP, Subway, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hitachi and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf in diverse industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Automotive, Food, High Tech Manufacturing, Energy and Financial Services to manage their quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as by over a million compliance professionals worldwide via the http://www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at http://www.metricstream.com.