ESS Expands Solution Offerings for Carbon/Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Compliance by Agreement With OSIsoft
Businesses Can Quickly Leverage IT Investments for Efficient Regulatory, Voluntary Reporting
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TEMPE, Ariz. – September 11, 2009 – ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for sustainability and compliance, today announced that it has completed an agreement with industry leader OSIsoft.
Under terms of the agreement, ESS will leverage the OSIsoft® PI System® and combine it with Essential Suite®, enabling OSIsoft users to quickly leverage their existing investments to meet greenhouse gas (GHG)/carbon, corporate responsibility and environmental compliance commitments.
ESS will present the combined Essential Suite/OSIsoft solution at ESS EXPO.09, the premier user conference dedicated to EH&S and Crisis Management issues, which will be held October 4-8 at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio.
Efficient execution of complex environmental regulations and voluntary directives require organizations to implement automated tools that streamline collection and processing of large volumes of real-time process data. Thousands of organizations currently use OSIsoft technology to track energy consumption, process parameters and measured emissions outputs. With the combined ESS solution, organizations can quickly extend the value of their OSIsoft PI Systems to meet their compliance and sustainability goals.
Essential Suite and OSIsoft technologies work well together because they are both designed to address the complex data management needs of customers in industry sectors such as energy, petrochemicals, manufacturing, mining and utilities.
"Businesses need to be prepared for regulatory changes that could significantly impact their operations. That's why it's important for OSIsoft customers to be aware that there are automated tools available to help with these changes. They can leverage existing IT investments to quickly execute GHG/carbon management strategies and improve environmental management performance," said J. Patrick Kennedy, founder and CEO of OSIsoft.
"Our partnership with OSIsoft is continued evidence of our commitment to interoperability with our customers' existing systems. Managing sustainability requires data from corporate business systems and plant level operational systems. ESS does both better than any other sustainability solution provider," said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO.
About OSIsoft
OSIsoft (www.osisoft.com) delivers the PI System, the industry standard in enterprise infrastructure, for management of time series data and events. A global base of more than 15,000 installations across manufacturing, energy, utilities, life sciences, data centers and critical facilities, and process industries relies upon the OSIsoft PI System to safeguard data and deliver enterprise-wide visibility into operational and business data in order to manage assets, mitigate risks, improve processes, drive innovation, make business decisions in real time, as well as identify competitive business and market opportunities.
Founded in 1980, OSIsoft, Inc. is headquartered in San Leandro, Calif., with operations worldwide and is privately held. Learn more about OSIsoft and the PI System at www.osisoft.com.
About ESS
ESS was acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS - www.ihs.com) in September, 2009. IHS is a leading global source of critical information and insight dedicated to providing the most complete and trusted information and expertise. IHS product and service solutions span four areas of information that encompass the most important concerns facing global business today: Energy, Product Lifecycle, Security, and EHS, all supported by Macroeconomics. By focusing on our customers first, IHS enables innovative and successful decision-making for customers ranging from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009 and employs approximately 4,000 people in 20 countries.
