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Some Thriving Despite Recession's Harsh Chill
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Article: Some Thriving Despite Recession's Harsh Chill
Article Date: Friday, December 6, 2002
Article Source: Portland Business Journal
Some thriving despite recession's harsh chill
By Aliza Earnshaw - Business Journal Staff Writer
From the December 6, 2002 print edition
Technology
Even as we begin the second winter of a recession that has hit our local tech sector particularly
hard, there are plenty of bright spots in the local landscape to encourage us all that success in
business can still be achieved.
Complí, the small Portland software company formerly known as POLIS, is picking up new
business and new employees since the company snagged former Fred Meyer CEO Ken Thrasher
to head its team, back in May.
Recent hires bring Complí's team to a round dozen. Pat Huber, who co-founded now-closed local
tech PR firm New Venture Communications, is Complí's new combination chief operating officer
and chief financial officer. Before New Venture, Huber was CFO and VP of operations at
PrintPaks, a software company that was acquired by Mattel Corp. Other recent Complí hires are
Alan Miles, inside sales director, who has most recently been in sales at Flatrock, and before that
at WebTrends; and Jennifer Meyers, marketing specialist, who was most recently with EarthShare
Oregon. Meyers also worked for Huber at New Venture Communications.
Complí sells software to help companies comply with all kinds of employment practice regulations,
by tracking employee notification, training, testing, disciplinary actions and other stages of
keeping workers aware of their rights, obligations and correct work practices. The company is now
seeing a surge of interest, as a wide variety of companies realize that strict compliance with all
sorts of regulations is key to protecting themselves from lawsuits, criminal charges and SEC
litigation.
Starting from July, Complí has picked up 10 customers, including Qsent, VirtualDesign.net,
Azumano Travel, Pixion and local nonprofit Albertina Kerr. "We just did two major presentations to
law firms," said Thrasher, adding that law firms are interested in helping their clients be proactive
in avoiding potential liabilities.
Apart from helping companies with health and safety matters, preventing harassment and other
usual employment issues, Thrasher sees Complí providing help with the suddenly hot issue of
corporate governance.
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, companies are required to provide a way for employees to report
ethical lapses or illegal activities anonymously, without fear of reprisals. Complí has added an
anonymous reporting form to its package, allowing companies using the software to fall into line
with this newest area of compliance.
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