Oracle and ESS Align to Provide Sustainability Solution for GRC

EH&S Software Leader Will Provide Eco-Hub for Oracle's Offerings

San Francisco, Calif. – September 23, 2008 – ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software, and Oracle announced today that they are working together to deliver a cohesive solution for environmental sustainability information management. By leveraging ESS' powerful EH&S platform with Oracle® Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager (GRC Manager) and Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus, ESS and Oracle will help organizations reduce the complexity, risks and costs of sustainability management.

Proliferation of regulatory directives and impending legislation have made environmental information management a business imperative. Sustainability goals are unwieldy and overwhelming if corporations cannot continually monitor and manage performance metrics ranging from energy usage to greenhouse gas emissions.

ESS' sustainability solutions collect and process the full spectrum of EH&S/Crisis information across a business unit or a global enterprise. Oracle GRC Manager offers robust capabilities to manage risk and compliance programs across regulations and around the globe – incorporating environmental compliance with other requirements such as financial compliance and IT governance. Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition provides a full range of analysis and reporting capabilities. As a result, customers will be able to:

Centrally manage environmental data, ensuring data timeliness, accuracy and consistency
Reduce risk by actively managing and enforcing environmental management policies
Leverage operational business intelligence to optimize EH&S workflow and manage reductions in environmental impact
Reduce costs for generating reports for regulatory bodies and voluntary standards organizations as well as customers and other key stakeholders
Generate financial benefits and build brand equity.

"The foundation of any improvement program is measurement and that is just as true of sustainability and environmental initiatives. By working with ESS, we can provide that foundation," said Oracle Vice President, Product Strategy, Jon Chorley. "This can then be leveraged using Oracle's analytic and compliance capabilities to give our joint customers the ability to drive beyond compliance towards performance efficiencies resulting in competitive advantages in the marketplace."

Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO said, "We believe that Oracle selected ESS because we've been delivering on the promise of EH&S sustainability for over a decade. Partnering with Oracle is another way we can help organizations realize the value of our EH&S sustainability capabilities," said Johnson. "We look forward to working together to address some of today's most critical business challenges, including environmental compliance, product stewardship and corporate responsibility."

About Oracle

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For additional information about Oracle, please visit http://www.oracle.com.

About ESS

ESS is the leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management sustainability software, providing solutions to thousands of businesses, government agencies and other organizations worldwide. ESS is headquartered in Tempe, Ariz.