Second City Communications and Corpedia Expand RealBiz Shorts with New Compliance Content Addressing Information Security & Harassment Issues

More than 150 Companies Now Subscribe to Innovative Compliance and Ethics Video Library

CHICAGO, IL –  April 11, 2012 – RealBiz Shorts – the high-octane tool for enhancing corporate ethics and compliance training programs – is expanding to address information security and harassment issues with the addition of new ideos developed by Second City Communications.

Second City Communications is partnered with Corpedia –the leader in GRC Advisory Services and Compliance and Ethics Training solutions – in the development of RealBiz Shorts, the innovative and hugely popular video library of short, funny and engaging videos that help companies connect with employees about crucial ethics and compliance challenges.

Corpedia will host a complimentary webinar to detail how RealBiz Shorts works in compliance training programs and to detail how subscribing companies are helping to shape the ongoing evolution of the product.

The Corpedia webinar – featuring Second City Communications President, Steve Johnston, will be held on Thursday, April 19 from 1-1:30 PM EDT. More information and registration details are at: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/showReg?udc=dy2r93psrb18.

“RealBiz Shorts is set up to grow to meet the needs of our subscribers – which now number more than 150 companies across the business spectrum,” said Steve Johnston. “Our newest videos – addressing information security and harassment issues – are the latest additions to a growing library that’s shaped by the needs identified by our clients,” added Johnston.

The new content features highly engaging and funny videos addressing an overview of information security; sharing passwords & avoiding scams; working remotely using consumer devices and personal sharing services; using confidential information in public places; traditional and non-traditional harassment issues; and bullying.

Subscribers to RealBiz Shorts can access dozens of videos addressing a wide range of important issues — including harassment, information security, fair employment, whistle blowing, privacy, political contributions, and using social media appropriately. RealBiz Shorts are deployed across numerous channels to reach employees– including on company intranets, via mobile media, and across numerous social media outlets.

“Clients shape the topics and content of RealBiz Shorts in order to make them highly relevant to their current challenges in ethics and compliance,” said Tim Erblich, EVP of Corpedia. “This client co-creation is critical – and it’s the big reason why RealBiz Shorts have been so well received,” added Erblich.

RealBiz Shorts has been licensed by companies across the business world, including: Microsoft, Dow Chemical, MasterCard, Miller-Coors, The Gap, United States Steel Corporation, Best Buy, General Motors, and Hershey. Additionally, RealBiz Shorts Life Sciences services numerous clients, including Allergan, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cardinal Health, Covidien, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Roche.

Companies that subscribe to RealBiz Shorts before May 31, 2012 receive a complimentary kick-off video with a customized introduction from Second City Communications. View the custom video example at: http://bit.ly/H55Ntk

For more info on RealBiz Shorts for ethics and compliance training, visit: http://realbizshorts.com/