"Frankly, many aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley represent sufficiently worthwhile notions (such as executive attestations, whistle-blower hotlines, and some degree of explicit and audited internal controls documentation) that, though we expect to remain private for the foreseeable future, we've begun a deliberate (hence, relatively frugal) implementation process at Bentley Systems."

- Mr. Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, Inc., speaking before the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, September 9, 2004.

Did you know that small and medium-sized companies suffer disproportionately greater fraud losses than larger companies? As recently as 2006, The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners stated that privately held companies suffer the largest losses from corporate fraud.

If you are an absentee owner, or chief executive of a private enterprise, you know the value of an early warning system. Listen Up is like a radar screen on your dashboard that is constantly scanning for inappropriate or fraudulent activity you want to know about as soon as possible.

Once you know about wrongdoing, you can do something about it. If you don't know about it, any number of crises can arise: the whistleblower can go to the press or to the authorities; the issue can fester and become more difficult to manage; the behavior can spread and result in a class action lawsuit; it can become public and harm your reputation; you can lose the trust and respect of clients and partners; and in a worst case scenario, you can file for bankruptcy and face jail time.

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