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Workiva Announces Wdesk Data Collection Surpasses 100 Customer MilestoneAMES, Iowa, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Workiva (NYSE: WK), creator of the Wdesk cloud-based productivity platform for business data collaboration and reporting, announced today that more than 100 organizations, including Fortune 500 companies such as Whirlpool Corporation, are using Wdesk Data Collection to securely gather, aggregate and manage critical business data. Global organizations face the difficult task of collecting, verifying and monitoring the business data they need from a wide variety of sources. Manual processes can be tedious, are error-prone and can increase the possibility of a data breach because they often rely on unsecured emails and rolling versions of independent spreadsheets. "Wdesk Data Collection provides a secure and efficient way to bring critical information from across organizations into a single source of trusted business data," said Matt Rizai, Chairman and CEO of Workiva. Key features of Wdesk Data Collection include:
"Wdesk not only streamlines the data collection process, it also keeps the data secure, which is a growing concern for our customers," said Rizai. Forrester predicts that more than 60 percent of brands will discover a breach of sensitive data in 2015. In a recent study commissioned by Workiva, Forrester writes: "With new processes of data collection, compilation and review – where security is user-level provisioned with read, write or creator rights – Wdesk addresses the internal data breach risk found in enterprise-level organizations." 1 "Data Collection is just one more piece of the Wdesk productivity platform that gives enterprises the confidence they need to report to management, boards, regulators and other stakeholders," said Rizai. "There are many areas where Whirlpool Corporation can leverage Wdesk Data Collection across the enterprise where no other best practices exist," Fadel added. "It's user friendly and intuitive, and it's a no-brainer." About Workiva 1 Cost Savings and Business Benefits Enabled By Wdesk, Forrester Consulting, February 2015. Study commissioned by Workiva. Contact: Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150213/175372LOGO
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