MISSION VIEJO, Calif., February 21, 2012 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce it will be a sponsor at the CEP Symposium, [...]]]> Jennifer Baehr, Senior Manager of Products and Industry Relations to Speak at the Conference in Panel on Financial Reporting

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., February 21, 2012 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce it will be a sponsor at the CEP Symposium, hosted by the Certified Equity Professionals Institute (CEPI). The one-day conference is aimed at equity compensation professionals and will be held on the Santa Clara University campus.

OptionEase’s Senior Manager of Products and Industry Relations, Jennifer Baehr, was invited to speak at the Symposium in a panel titled, “What Stock Administrators Always Wanted to Know About Financial Reporting but Were Too Afraid to Ask.”

To register for the event or to attend Jennifer’s panel, please visit:
www.scu.edu/business/cepi/cepi_symposium.cfm.

“In an increasingly complex regulatory environment, stock plan professionals, plan administrators and financial executives, have more requirements than ever in regards to their company’s equity compensation. I look forward to demystifying the process and offering some of the tips and time-savers OptionEase offers its own valued clients,” said Jennifer Baehr, the Senior Manager of Products and Industry Relations for OptionEase.

“The CEP Symposium is easily the most important one-day event in the equity compensation industry,” said Kim Kovacs, CEO of OptionEase. “We are excited to be a sponsor of this great event especially since it is on the campus of Santa Clara University, where we have offered an OptionEase scholarship for the past three years.”
OptionEase was recently named as the 22th fastest-growing, privately-held software company in the United States by Inc. Magazine.
About OptionEase, Inc.

OptionEase is the leader in SaaS-delivered regulatory applications in the highly complex governance, risk and compliance (GRC) marketplace. The company’s first product was designed specifically for audit compliance under FAS 123(R) (ASC Topic 718) and now encompasses a full suite of end-to-end equity management tools. OptionEase’s dedication to customer service and customization has earned it a 96% retention rate. Directly, and through its partnership agreements, OptionEase assists more than 700 private and multi-national, public corporations with financial and regulatory reporting requirements under FAS, SEC and IASB. Headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA, OptionEase was recognized this year by Inc., as the 225th fastest growing private company in the nation, in its Inc.500|5000 awards. Inc. also named OptionEase the 22nd fastest growing software company in the nation, as well as the 19th fastest growing business in the Los Angeles area, out of the five hundred private companies it honored. For more information, please visit us at www.optionease.com.

For press inquiries, please contact Jessica Caris at 646-594-3855 or via email, at jessica@cariscommunications.com

My friend John Greathouse is an Adjunct Professor in the University’s Engineering Department. He also [...]]]> I wanted to share with all of you what a wonderful experience I had guest lecturing at the University of California, Santa Barbara last week. (It wasn’t a very tough sell to make the trek up to the stunning city!)

My friend John Greathouse is an Adjunct Professor in the University’s Engineering Department. He also teaches ENGR122, a class on Entrepreneurship which is only open to UCSB seniors.

When I walked into a room of more than eighty students, about half of which were young women, I felt really inspired and excited to share my own entrepreneurial journey with them.

We covered a lot of ground, but one area we touched upon which is so important, is the fragility of the idea stage of a business.

When I founded OptionEase, I had served as a CFO for public and private companies alike. I knew from personal experience that there needed to be a better, smarter, and more accurate software program with which to report equity compensation, outside of those clunky spreadsheets all of us had been using.

What I tried to get across to the class is the “Aha!” moment, the one when you identify a great idea, concept, solution or product, is the precise time to take action. Don’t wait too long to flesh it out further, make prototypes, incorporate, carve out a business plan for investors, and more.

After the speech, many of the students wanted to get in touch, and John, their professor, encouraged it, but intentionally did not pass along my email. He felt they could use their entrepreneurial know-how to find me! Hopefully, I’ll hear from some of these bright young entrepreneurs soon.

This year, we’re sponsoring the CEP Symposium on March 27, 2012, on the Santa Clara University campus. This event has consistently grown in quality and recognition, thanks to the carefully selected agenda designed to deliver relevant and meaningful [...]]]> As you may know, OptionEase is a longtime supporter of the Certified Equity Professionals Institute (CEPI)

This year, we’re sponsoring the CEP Symposium on March 27, 2012, on the Santa Clara University campus. This event has consistently grown in quality and recognition, thanks to the carefully selected agenda designed to deliver relevant and meaningful content to attendees.

In addition, our own Jennifer Baehr, OptionEase’s Senior Manager of Products & Industry Relations has been invited to be a speaker on the panel, “What Stock Administrators Always Wanted to Know About Financial Report (but were too afraid to ask).”

Drop Jennifer a line to jbaehr@optionease.com if you’ll be there! If you can’t make it, but have a question on that topic, feel free to email her as well.

To register for the Symposium, simply visit www.scu.edu/business/cepi/cepi_symposium.cfm. At just $195 for a one day event, jam-packed with top quality sessions and excellent networking, we are sure you won’t want to miss out. The registration website provides full details on the agenda and location. If you require hotel accommodations, be sure to consider the CEPI’s excellent rate of $149 at the San Jose Fairmont.

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., January 30, 2012 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce that its CEO and Founder, Kim Kovacs, was interviewed on the radio program, Bold Ventures, hosted by anchor Jean Creech.
National Show Focuses on Interesting and Game-Changing Entrepreneurs

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., January 30, 2012 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce that its CEO and Founder, Kim Kovacs, was interviewed on the radio program, Bold Ventures, hosted by anchor Jean Creech.
The hour long show airs on Atlanta’s channel 1620 AM radio each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and is also streamed live nationally on America’s Web Radio. Kim’s interview can be listened to by clicking here:

http://www.radiosandysprings.com/podcasts/BoldVenturesJan25.2012.mp3

“I really enjoyed my discussion with Jean. We spoke about entrepreneurialism, not only the challenges but also the thrill and excitement in creating new opportunities,” said OptionEase CEO Kim Kovacs. “One of the things we touched upon is that in order to be a successful leader, the company must offer a product or service which revolutionizes its industry. I was proud to talk about OptionEase and our incredible team and accounting software products. We have created a better, faster and more accurate way for financial executives to report equity activity including stock-based compensation.”
OptionEase was recently named as the 19th fastest-growing, privately-held software company in the United States by Inc. Magazine.
About OptionEase, Inc.

OptionEase is the leader in SaaS-delivered regulatory applications in the highly complex governance, risk and compliance (GRC) marketplace. The company’s first product was designed specifically for audit compliance under FAS 123(R) (ASC Topic 718) and now encompasses a full suite of end-to-end equity management tools. OptionEase’s dedication to customer service and customization has earned it a 96% retention rate. Directly, and through its partnership agreements, OptionEase assists more than 700 private and multi-national, public corporations with financial and regulatory reporting requirements under FAS, SEC and IASB. Headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA, OptionEase was recognized this year by Inc., as the 225th fastest growing private company in the nation, in its Inc.500|5000 awards. Inc. also named OptionEase the 22nd fastest growing software company in the nation, as well as the 19th fastest growing business in the Los Angeles area, out of the five hundred private companies it honored. For more information, please visit us at www.optionease.com.

For press inquiries, please contact Jessica Caris at 646-594-3855 or via email, at jessica@cariscommunications.com

The undergraduate class, ENGR 122, is [...]]]> MISSION VIEJO, Calif., January 25, 2012 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce that its CEO and Founder, Kim Kovacs, was invited to guest lecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s undergraduate class on Entrepreneurship.

The undergraduate class, ENGR 122, is part of the UCSB’s Technology Management Program. Only offered to seniors at the school, it aims to prepare students for the challenges and benefits of starting their own businesses, especially in the field of technology.

“I’ve always admired UCSB for its academic excellence, and of course, for helping its students find success on their own terms, as entrepreneurs,” said Kim Kovacs, CEO of OptionEase. “I’ve founded many companies, including OptionEase, and find that the best business models are those which solve problems and modernize their respective industries. OptionEase has changed the way companies and CFOs manage their corporate equity. I’m looking forward to sharing my entrepreneurial experiences with the class. I hope I can give them some tips, which will make their own paths a bit easier.”

“The students in my class are highly-focused and intelligent, poised to excel as leaders of tomorrow,” said John Greathouse, Adjunct Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. “I have no doubt a successful serial entrepreneur like Ms. Kovacs, will inspire my class and offer them some great ideas for successful entrepreneurship.”

OptionEase was recently named as the 19^th fastest-growing, privately-held software company in the United States by Inc. Magazine.

About OptionEase, Inc.

OptionEase is the leader in SaaS-delivered regulatory applications in the highly complex governance, risk and compliance (GRC) marketplace.  The company’s first product was designed specifically for audit compliance under FAS 123(R) (ASC Topic 718) and now encompasses a full suite of end-to-end equity management tools.  OptionEase’s dedication to customer service and customization has earned it a 96% retention rate. Directly, and through its partnership agreements, OptionEase assists more than 700 private and multi-national, public corporations with financial and regulatory reporting requirements under FAS, SEC and IASB. Headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA, OptionEase was recognized this year by Inc., as the 225^th fastest growing private company in the nation, in its Inc.500|5000 awards. Inc. also named OptionEase the 22^nd fastest growing software company in the nation, as well as the 19th fastest growing business in the Los Angeles area, out of the five hundred private companies it honored. For more information, please visit us at www.optionease.com.

For press inquiries, please contact Jessica Caris at 646-594-3855 or via email, at jessica@cariscommunications.com 

It’s true, especially in the case of our free 6039 webinar.

OptionEase wants to make Section 6039 compliance as easy as possible, so we’ve produced a webinar with our own Eric Aguirre and Bryan Wells to go over 6039, and what it means for [...]]]> You know that expression, “the best things in life are free?”

It’s true, especially in the case of our free 6039 webinar.

OptionEase wants to make Section 6039 compliance as easy as possible, so we’ve produced a webinar with our own Eric Aguirre and Bryan Wells to go over 6039, and what it means for your company.

Enjoy!

http://www.optionease.com/news/webinars

We had our annual holiday party at an unusual locale! I’m not sure if any of you have had the pleasure of seeing the [...]]]> As 2011 draws to a close, I am thankful for many things. It’s been an incredible year for OptionEase; one which I attribute to having a team of incredibly talented professionals.

We had our annual holiday party at an unusual locale! I’m not sure if any of you have had the pleasure of seeing the Light Parade at the Dana Point harbor, but it’s really stunning. Private and commercial boats cover their masts, hulls and decks in Christmas lights.

This year’s holiday party took place on Dana Pride, the boat which led the entire parade across the chilly waters. Each year the boats have a theme, and this one was the 1970’s!

In addition to the Christmas lights, many of the boats and yachts had bell-bottomed Santa Clauses flashing peace signs to the crowds on the docks.

Happy holidays to all, and for all it t’was a very good night!

-Kim

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., December 13, 2011 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Kim Kovacs, was named a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization’s [...]]]> Members’ corporations must have a minimum of $2 Million in Annual Revenue

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., December 13, 2011 – OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Kim Kovacs, was named a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization’s (WPO), Orange County chapter. While the International group requires members to head a company with a minimum of $2M in annual revenues, the businesses of the two chapters in Orange County average $12M in revenues a year, one of the groups’ most thriving areas.

“I am honored to stand among the WPO’s esteemed members of Orange County,” said Kim Kovacs, CEO of OptionEase. “It is a tremendous resource for me, and my fellow members, to have a group of female leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities of our respective entities. It’s also interesting for me, as the CEO of a software company, to gain insight on industries such as construction, petroleum, chemicals, and engineering. The diversity of businesses is a real attribute of the WPO.”

She added that OptionEase was recently honored by Inc magazine for its three-year growth of 1422%, and that it was exciting to meet some other high-growth companies in the Orange County region.

“The rapid growth of the WPO is a reflection of the remarkable development of women-led businesses throughout California and across the country. The WPO helps manage business concerns and continues to be a resource, already used by 1,500 women entrepreneurs, to accelerate their growth and enhance competitiveness,” says Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) president and founder Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. “WPO members are a growing force, aggregately representing $17 billion in annual revenue and employing 110,000 people.”

About OptionEase, Inc.

OptionEase is the leader in SaaS-delivered regulatory applications in the highly complex governance, risk and compliance (GRC) marketplace.  The company’s first product was designed specifically for audit compliance under FAS 123(R) (ASC Topic 718) and now encompasses a full suite of end-to-end equity management tools.  OptionEase’s dedication to customer service and customization has earned it a 96% retention rate. Directly, and through its partnership agreements, OptionEase assists more than 700 private and multi-national, public corporations with financial and regulatory reporting requirements under FAS, SEC and IASB. Headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA, OptionEase was recognized this year by Inc., as the 225^th fastest growing private company in the nation, in its Inc.500|5000 awards. Inc. also named OptionEase the 22^nd fastest growing software company in the nation, as well as the 19th fastest growing business in the Los Angeles area, out of the five hundred private companies it honored.

For more information, please visit us at www.optionease.com. For press inquiries, please contact Jessica Caris at 646-594-3855 or via email, at jessica@cariscommunications.com 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2011/12/05/sapsuccessfactors-a-good-day-for-the-cloud/

You know the cloud is the way of the future when document sharing via email, is “outdated!”

Enjoy this great read….

-Kim