A leading provider of services and software for performance improvement, error prevention and fraud detection in accounts payable, APEX Analytix, announced today via new alliance agreement with a consulting and systems integration firm specializing in risk advisory services for large global businesses, Visual Risk IQ.

Visual Risk IQ, under the terms of the agreement, now will represent APEX Analytix recovery audit and fraud detection services, as well as the company's industry-leading FirstStrike™ software for continuous monitoring of accounts payable for errors and fraud.

Managing director, Visual Risk IQ, Joe Oringel, commented: "APEX Analytix offers best-in-class people and technology, backed by a solid 20-year track record". "As a result, we now can offer our clients an innovative combination of software and services that can help them meet even their most aggressive governance, risk and compliance objectives."

Companies are helped by the APEX Analytix FirstStrike™ software family to protect their bottom line. The continuous monitoring companies need to fight fraud in accounts payable disbursements is provided by FirstStrikeTM Fraud Detect. The detection and prevention of errors in accounts payable and procurement is automated by FirstStrike™ Accounts Payable and FirstStrike™ Purchasing. APEX Analytix also provides a broad range of recovery audit and vendor risk analysis services through its team of certified auditors and fraud examiners.

Specializing in helping companies plan and implement continuous, auditing and monitoring solutions that help them achieve their specific business objectives through increased frequency and depth of risk and control analysis, Visual Risk IQ works with a variety of Fortune 1000 firms across a broad range of industry sectors.