Approva Snapshot
Approva hopes to get the nod when you're looking to gain control of your business. The company focuses exclusively on enterprise controls monitoring and automation software development. Its applications are designed for financial, IT, and operational business processes, including audits, customer fulfillment, payroll, procurement, and sales systems created by such vendors as Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP. Approva serves clients in industries such as health care, financial services, manufacturing, and retail. Among its customers are about 200 of the world's largest companies, such as Bayer, DIRECTV, and Siemens. Founded in 2002, Approva was acquired in 2011 by Lawson Software, a subsidiary of Infor.
