Auckland Airport adopts Leaders to streamline board communication

June 1, 2006 (Melbourne) — 80-20 Software and its New Zealand based distribution partner, GRC Solutions, has assisted Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) implement 80-20 Software’s integrated governance, risk and compliance solution, Leaders, to streamline the process of creating and distributing board papers and materials to its board and executive team.

By employing Leaders, AIAL has established a user-friendly Board Portal to provide a single location through which AIAL directors and executives will have instantaneous access to board papers and company and industry information from anywhere in the world.

“Since we implemented Leaders we have seen a rapid shift towards a paperless boardroom” said Charles Spillane, AIAL’s Company Secretary. “Our directors have taken to the new system and are using Leaders to review board information on their laptops securely, at their convenience.”

“As a publicly-listed company, Auckland International Airport has been quick to recognise the strategic benefits of consolidating all of its governance, risk, and compliance requirements onto a single platform” said Colin Campbell, a partner at GRC Solutions. “AIAL’s desire to gain a single, top-down analysis of what has been traditionally been many disparate systems and processes, is now being achieved with the implementation of the Leaders solution.”

“We are pleased that AIAL has joined the growing list of New Zealand based corporations using Leaders at the Board level” said Mark Ross, CEO of 80-20 Software. “It is yet another example of the Leaders Board Portal proving a key enabler for directors in fulfilling their governance duties.”

About Auckland International Airport Limited:
Auckland International Airport Limited owns and operates Auckland Airport. Its assets include the airfield, international and domestic terminals, commercial facilities and land. The airport is New Zealand’s largest and busiest airport for aircraft and passenger activity. Auckland Airport handles over 11 million passengers each year and 70% of all international visitors to New Zealand.

About GRC Solutions:
GRC Solutions is the New Zealand distribution and implementation partner of 80-20 Software. Clients include Telecom New Zealand, Ngai Tahu and many other Government and Corporate organisations that have realised the ease with which governance, risk and compliance requirements can now be addressed within a single business solution.

About 80-20 Software:
Founded in 1997, 80-20 Software develops enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions designed to improve the quality, accuracy and timeliness of information available to senior management and boards. The company’s suite of solutions includes tools for board information management, regulatory compliance management and financial controls management. With offices in the USA and Australia, 80-20 Software’s customers include a significant percentage of Australia’s largest public and private organizations and a growing list of large US based entities. For more information, please visit www.80-20.com.

Media Contact:
Michael Douglas
80-20 Software
+61 3 9866 8755
+1 425 739 6767
press@80-20.com

Colin Campbell
GRC Solutions
+64 4 473 2965
colin.campbell@grcsolutions.co.nz

80-20 Software and Leaders are either registered trademarks or trademarks of 80-20 Software in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.