Archer Technologies (Archer), a leading provider of automated enterprise risk and compliance solutions, today at the RSA Conference announced the launch of the Archer Exchange, an online marketplace of on-demand applications, services, content and integration solutions developed for the Archer SmartSuite Framework. Through the Exchange, Fortune 1000 companies can reduce enterprise application development and deployment time from weeks to days and expand their use of the Archer Framework into new areas to maximize their return on investment.

“Enterprise IT organizations are faced with ever-increasing workloads due to regulations, contractual obligations and security policy mandates. Organizations need to do more without increasing headcount,” says Andrew Jaquith, senior analyst with the Yankee Group. “Emerging online communities like the Archer Exchange enable Fortune 1000 companies to share solutions that solve common problems using the Archer SmartSuite Framework. By tapping into the Exchange, these global organizations can rapidly implement new applications, while saving time and money.”

Archer developed its vision for the Exchange through extensive client consultations, which revealed that an increasing number of companies are building enterprise applications on the Archer SmartSuite Framework to automate diverse business processes. In fact, several Fortune 1000 clients have as many as 200 on-demand applications in production use. This expansive use of the Archer SmartSuite Framework as a platform for rapid application development has created demand for supporting resources and an online marketplace to promote the sharing of expertise and industry solutions.

“Our clients have asked us to build an ecosystem around the Archer SmartSuite Framework that would allow them to deploy enterprise on-demand applications even more rapidly,” says Jon Darbyshire, president and CEO of Archer Technologies. “We are excited to deliver on that request through the Archer Exchange, which is a trusted environment where our clients can access best-of-breed applications, valuable content, and top-tier service and integration providers who can help them broaden their use of the Archer Framework into other areas of their enterprise.”

Enterprise Applications On-Demand

Through the Application Exchange, clients can search and download on-demand applications into their Archer SmartSuite Framework environment, dramatically reducing development and deployment time for enterprise applications. Exchange applications are built by industry experts and undergo stringent certification testing in the Archer Labs environment to ensure their quality, performance and ease of use.

“Archer allows the First American Corporation to gain an enterprise view of our compliance initiatives, and through the Exchange, we’ll be able to further expand that view using best-practice applications designed for the management of risk and compliance processes,” says Jeff Jenkins, vice president of Information Security Governance and Compliance for the First American Corporation. “The time savings we’ll gain from downloading pre-built applications to address our business challenges will be significant.”

Top-Tier Service Providers

The Archer Service Exchange gives clients direct access to Archer-certified consultants who can assist them in automating complex business processes through the Archer SmartSuite Framework. Representing top-tier companies, Service Exchange providers have deep industry knowledge in the areas of business enablement, risk and compliance management and IT services.

“Our involvement in the Archer Service Exchange enables us to provide our enterprise consulting services to Archer’s rapidly growing Fortune 1000 customer base,” says David Joubran, president and CEO of Acumen Solutions. “Now we can easily share our certified Archer consultants’ knowledge with the entire Archer community. Whether we are using Archer products such as the SmartSuite Framework as a platform for rapid development and data integration or are engaged in traditional risk management, the Archer Exchange really delivers.”

Specialized Application Content

Through the Content Exchange, Archer clients can browse and download data of many types to power applications that rely on specialized information. Available content includes risk assessment question packs for PCI and the Financial Institution Shared Assessments Program SIG and SIG Lite, threat content from such providers as VeriSign, Secunia and iSight Partners, and the extensive Archer Policy Compliance Library.

“We are excited to be one of the key security intelligence content providers in the Archer Exchange program,” says Jason Greenwood, vice president of iDefense Intelligence Services at VeriSign, Inc. “More and more of our Fortune 500 customers are using Archer to manage threats and vulnerabilities.”

Enterprise Integration Solutions

The Archer Integration Exchange provides tools for rapidly integrating external data repositories, data feeds and point solutions with the Archer SmartSuite Framework. Offerings range from simple integrations with Google Maps and LinkedIn to more complex integration offerings from such providers as Sendmail, Qualys and nCircle.

“Our integration efforts with Archer have benefited our mutual customers by streamlining the analysis of email policy violations, resulting in expanded incident handling, improved management status and unified reports,” says Donald J. Massaro, president and CEO of Sendmail. “With the advent of the Archer Exchange, we are now able to deliver our integration capabilities quickly so people can focus on business processes and not the technical aspects of one-off integrations.”

About Archer Technologies

Archer Technologies delivers automated enterprise risk and compliance solutions. With more than four million licensed users and a client list that includes one in five of the Fortune 100, Archer enables highly regulated companies to reduce enterprise risks, manage and demonstrate compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into corporate risk and security controls.

All Archer solutions are built on the highly flexible Archer SmartSuite Framework, allowing clients to tailor the solutions according to their unique requirements and to build new on-demand applications to solve business problems. As a result, many of Archer’s Fortune 1000 clients consider the Framework their go-to platform for rapid application development.

Archer clients maximize their use of the Framework through the Archer Exchange, an online marketplace of applications, services, content and integration solutions, and the Archer Community, an online social network of discussion forums, product ideas, downloads and resources. Through this ecosystem of supporting tools and services, Archer clients can drive innovation within their business, collaborate with industry peers and realize the value of Archer’s Enterprise Business On-Demand model. For more information, visit www.archer-tech.com.