OREANDA-NEWS. Ideagen PLC (AIM: IDEA), a leading supplier of Information Management software to highly regulated industries, is pleased to announce that its cloud-based Enlighten product has been recognised for its technical innovation by the 4th Annual GRC 20/20 Awards.

The GRC 20/20 Awards recognise the leading GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) software products on the market. GRC 20/20 named Ideagen's Enlighten product as the most innovative product in its Environmental Health & Safety category. Judges were impressed with Enlighten's scalability, user experience, analytics and mobile capability.

Described by Ideagen as a "risk-based, ultra-modern GRC software product", Enlighten's users include a number of established organisations such as Virgin Rail, Haeco Group and Poundland.

Michael Rasmussen, GRC pundit at GRC 20/20 and internationally recognised expert, commented:  "Ideagen's Enlighten has demonstrated GRC innovation in Environmental Health & Safety that delivers complete control, visibility and real time reporting across every aspect and detail of operational risks in an organisation.

"It is imperative that we recognise today's successes as a milestone toward advancing GRC maturity. In achieving maturity, GRC is part of the organisation's strategy and operations and supported by a range of technology, knowledge and services - enabling the organisation to achieve greater efficiency, effectiveness, and agility in GRC processes and broader business operations."

David Hornsby, Chief Executive Officer of Ideagen, commented: "This is an outstanding award and one that is testament to the hard work and effort that has gone in to the research and development of the Enlighten product.

"We believe that Enlighten is the most powerful, innovative and user friendly GRC product on the market and we are delighted that the capabilities of the product have been recognised by such a respected group of analysts in GRC 20/20."

About Ideagen Group plc

Ideagen is a UK company quoted on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (Ticker: IDEA.LN). Ideagen is a supplier of compliance based Information Management software with operations in the UK, the United States and the Middle East. The Company specialises in eGRC (Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance) and Healthcare solutions for organisations operating within highly regulated industries. With an excellent portfolio of software products, Ideagen is able to provide complete content lifecycle solutions that enable organisations to meet their Regulatory and Quality Compliance standards, helping them to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

The Group has a customer base of over 1,500 organisations using the Ideagen suite of products, including many blue chip names such as BAE Systems, Emirates, Shell and the European Central Bank as well as 150 hospitals in the UK and US.

About GRC 20/20

GRC 20/20 is the authority in understanding how organizations implement GRC practices that are effective, efficient and agile. Through independent research and industry interaction, GRC 20/20 advises the entire ecosystem of GRC roles within organizations, technology and knowledge solution providers, and professional service firms. Organizations engage GRC 20/20 when they need insight, guidance and advice in dealing with a dizzying array of disruptive issues, challenges, processes, information and technologies while trying to maintain control of a distributed and dynamic business environment.