BrightLine Named Cool Vendor by Gartner

TAMPA, FL--(Marketwired - May 11, 2015) - BrightLine CPAs and Associates, Inc. (BrightLine), a leading unified compliance company, is proud to announce that it has been selected as a 2015 "Cool Vendor" by Gartner, Inc., the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, in the report entitled "Cool Vendors in Audit and Compliance Innovate Controls Validation Techniques, 2015."

BrightLine is renowned for compliance expertise -- strengthened by experience and professionals that provide superior client service balanced by steadfast independence. BrightLine's approach builds successful, long-term relationships that allow clients to achieve multiple compliance objectives using the only firm in the world that can provide a complementary suite of services.

Each year, Gartner identifies select companies that are influencing the trajectory of their industries and publishes a series of "Cool Vendor" research reports highlighting these innovative vendors and their impactful and intriguing products and/or services. BrightLine was the only professional services firm selected in the 2015 audit and compliance category and is the only CPA firm, ISO certification body or PCI QSA company ever named as a Gartner "Cool Vendor."

"We are honored that Gartner has selected us as a 2015 Cool Vendor," said Chris Schellman, President of BrightLine. "We believe that it is a testament to our ability to shape the competitive landscape."

Gartner's recognition comes at a time when BrightLine is actively changing customer expectations in the compliance space. Well-known as a specialized alternative to the global professional services firms, BrightLine is the preferred provider of assurance and compliance services to the world's premier third party service providers.

ABOUT BRIGHTLINE

BrightLine CPAs & Associates, Inc. is a global provider of assurance and compliance services. As the only company in the world fully accredited to provide a suite of services that includes SSAE 16 (SOC 1) examinations, SOC 2 examinations, PCI DSS compliance validation, ISO 27001 certification, FedRAMP authorization, and advanced penetration testing services, BrightLine offers clients the unique opportunity to achieve multiple compliance and security objectives through a single third party assessor. For further information, please visit www.brightline.com.

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¹ Gartner "G00275616" by Khushbu Pratap, John Girard, Neil MacDonald, Dionisio Zumerle, Craig Lawson, April 29, 2015.