IBSG International Engaging Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates as New Independent Accountants
January 23 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
IBSG International, Inc., (the �Company�), (OTC BB: IBIN) announced
today that it is engaging Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates
(JSWA), as its new independent-registered-public accounting firm.
For over 30 years, Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates,
located in Hollywood, Florida, (www.mycpa.net/home.html) has been
providing general accounting services and business consulting. The
Firm has over 20 years of experience in SEC audit work for public
companies. JSWA is registered with the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (PCAOB). They replace HJ & Associates, LLC of
Salt Lake City, Utah, as IBSGI�s auditors. Dr. Michael Rivers, CEO
of IBSGI, said, �We are very pleased to have Jewett, Schwartz,
Wolfe & Associates as IBSGI�s new auditors. As we have
indicated in recent months we intended to provide additional
clarity to our financial results to address the rapid growth both
internationally and domestically on multi-year contracts. JSW are
experts in the accounting issues that international IT firms
encounter, and they are based in Florida. We thank HJ &
Associates for their services over the years, and wish them all the
best.� He continued, �IBSGI has successfully implemented its growth
plans over the last several months. We have expanded our operations
in South Africa far beyond our original hopes to cover the entire
country with our BizWorldPro� e-commerce solution and recently, it
has become the platform for procurement by the government of that
country. We are growing our business in other African nations as
well, and are working toward agreements elsewhere around the world.
In the United States, we are experiencing healthy sales and
continue to increase our presence in various state government
agencies.� Geoffrey Birch, signing as CFO stated, �We are very
pleased with the discussions we have already had with our new
auditors, and we expect a smooth transition. As our business has
taken off, our accounting requirements have increased in
complexity, and it became apparent that the physical distance
between IBSGI�s Florida headquarters and HJ & Associates
operations in Utah was recognized as an issue by both parties. We
needed an experienced firm nearby that had an extensive track
record in SEC reporting and especially in the IT industry. In
addition, it had to be a firm that could manage the tax, currency
and other challenges that operating in different countries and in
different US jurisdictions presents. �One of the things we were
particularly pleased about was Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe�s
understanding of our deferred revenue situation. As I said in
reporting our 3rd quarter 2007 financial results, with the size of
the additional projects and the recognition from deferred revenue
to revenue, the cash collections are still being out paced by
revenue growth, and we expect that to continue for a time. Jewett,
Schwartz, Wolfe & and Associates will be working with us to
provide further clarity to our financial statements and to bring
about those changes with as little disturbance to our reporting
process as possible. They are able to do that because they have the
necessary background. This decision will naturally have to be
ratified by the shareholders at a meeting to be held next month,
and I urge every shareholder to support this decision based on our
due diligence and the Firm�s exceptional history in the very areas
where IBSGI has the greatest need for accountancy expertise.� About
Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe
& Associates, Certified Public Accountants (www.mycpa.net) is a
diversely qualified firm of highly trained and experienced
professionals with outstanding credentials. Unique to the Firm is
their experience with more than fifty types of businesses operating
in more than fifteen specialized and/or regulated industries. Many
of these businesses are subject to the requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, State of Florida Departments of
Insurance and Banking or other Federal or State agencies.
Additionally, they adhere to the Quality Control Standards
established by the Public Company Oversight Accounting Board of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Private Companies
Practice Section of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. About IBSG International, Inc. (www.ibsgi.com) IBSG
International, Inc. is a holding company for four technology and
software subsidiaries: Intelligent Business Systems Group, Inc.
(IBSG), a provider of turnkey digital service center software;
Secure Blue, Inc., a Sarbanes-Oxley and security software solution
provider; Intelligent Business Systems Development (IBSD), a
software development, maintenance and data storage company; and
IBSGI - UK, a consultant company focused on development of IT
projects for Governmental bodies and multinational corporations.
IBS Group offers enterprise solutions designed to enhance the
operating efficiency and create revenue for State Small Business
Development Centers, business associations (e.g., business
associations) and Fortune 1000 corporations by licensing its unique
turnkey digital service center software, which provides a broad
range of digital budgetary, administrative and commercial services
(B2B, e-commerce, government to business and enterprise business
services) on a single platform known as the BizWorldPro�. Secure
Blue, Inc. provides a robust economical Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
compliance and security software suite, Secure Blue SOX Pro. It is
targeted at small- and mid-cap public companies as well as private
companies requiring SOX compliance to enable them to continue
working with public companies. As software providers, system
integrators and Application Service Providers, IBS Group, Inc. and
Secure Blue, Inc. generate revenue from license sales, system
modifications, systems support and a percentage of monthly customer
fees. The typical IBS Group/Secure Blue license agreement has a
five-year term which is updated on an annual basis. IBS
Development, Inc. will provide ongoing support of International�s
other subsidiaries, IBS Group and Secure Blue. The company provides
development, system support and secure data storage, and will
maintain offices in the US and India, where its current offshore
development and support team is located. IBSGI - UK establishes IT
projects for various countries and multi-national corporations
around the world. IBSGI - UK has already introduced the BizWorldPro
platform to a number of countries and continues to provide
demonstrations of the system on an international scale. For
multinational corporations, the projects are normally recognized
offset program qualified and provide a required contractual
obligation of these corporations. IBSGI � UK maintains
relationships with various multinational corporations and operates
from centrally located offices in London. Safe Harbor
Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical information
contained herein, the statements in this release are
forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The above information does not guarantee any successful
closing of new business. No assurances can be given that any
projections related to gross revenues or profit margins will be
realized. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that may cause the companies� actual
results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted
results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to
successfully complete additional financings and other risks.
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