ESS Appears at Carbon Forum America With New Solution That Reduces Risks and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Management

TEMPE, Ariz. - February 26, 2008 - ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), is spotlighting its new greenhouse gas (GHG) management solution for global industry executives and thought leaders at Carbon Forum America, February 26-27, in San Francisco.

"Organizations attending Carbon Forum America are looking for information technologies that can help them not only prepare for widely anticipated changes in U.S. state and federal environmental laws, but also develop strategies for managing carbon as a business asset or liability," said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO. "They've come to realize that trying to meet this urgent challenge with spreadsheets or disparate systems is risky and potentially counterproductive and the results are not verifiable."

The ESS Carbon Management Solution™ is an integrated solution that reduces complexity, risks and costs by addressing GHG information for products, supply chains and facilities. It also offers the flexibility for organizations to take a phased approach to long-term business challenges by implementing solutions that quickly establish GHG inventories, while adopting automated tools for complete verification over time.

Unveiled in late 2007, the ESS Carbon Management Solution is generating widespread interest because it enables organizations to do three things:

• Support data collection and reporting for a verifiable carbon emissions inventory;
• Enable strategy development with powerful business intelligence and analysis tools; and
• Help users execute carbon strategies with performance metrics, tasking and communications.

ESS has been successfully addressing global climate change issues since 1993. Today, it is the premier independent provider of emissions information management systems worldwide.

ESS' software platform for climate change and GHG management is one of five new solutions now available to support corporate governance initiatives; each strengthens an organization's ability to manage business complexities in order to reduce operational risks and costs, and addresses urgent business concerns including GHGs, worker health and safety, environmental compliance, emergency planning and response and Corporate Social Responsibility reporting.

Carbon Forum America will be held at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. ESS will demonstrate the Carbon Management Solution at Conference Booth #505.

About Carbon Forum America

Carbon Forum America will feature topics such as investments, strategies, compliance, legal, and accounting issues needed for organizations to successfully operate in a carbon-constrained marketplace.

About ESS

ESS is the leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for Governance, Risk and Compliance. The company has provided global and local software solutions for thousands of businesses, government agencies and other organizations worldwide. ESS is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, with U.S. offices in Denver, Houston and Washington and international offices in Beijing and Calgary.