ESS Crisis™ Sets New Standard For Emergency Information Management

Easy, Powerful Solution Streamlines Crisis Response and Daily Operations Anytime/Anywhere

TEMPE, Ariz. - November 6, 2006 - ESS, the leading provider of operational risk management software and services for environmental, health and safety (EH&S) and crisis management, today introduced a new information system designed to meet the needs and budget of any organization that is responsible for managing any kind of potential emergencies – from industrial accidents to natural disasters to terrorism.

ESS Crisis™ is a robust browser-based solution that provides fast, easy, reliable information management for real-time response operations while also saving time and money on routine daily activities. The system can quickly be adapted to fit any incident management structure and its intuitive interface is so easy to use that new team members can be up and running in just a few minutes.

"For public safety and corporate security professionals, every second is critical to save lives and protect property," said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO. "ESS Crisis was engineered by emergency professionals for emergency professionals to provide effective support before, during and after major emergency incidents. The system also meets requirements of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS)."

ESS Crisis is available as a secure hosted, on-demand or on-site system. It provides a variety of features to help incident commanders quickly and efficiently deploy teams and manage critical tasks, including:

Automated Remote Notification – Uses text-to-speech technology to send urgent messages to regulators, responders or stakeholders.
Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ - Tightly integrated spatial information module provides online mapping with oblique (bird’s eye), satellite and aerial imagery of an incident site.
Emergency Message Center – Provides a full record of routine and crisis-related activities and facilitates easy access to data detailing deployed resources; completed standard operating procedures (SOP); shelter openings; completed notifications; casualties/impacts; and evacuated facilities.
Task Tracking – Stores, displays and dynamically tracks operational progress by creating checklists for multiple concurrent functional and hazard-specific tasks. Also produces reports for status and situation briefings for incident commanders and for the media.

"The ESS team has provided emergency information management systems for more than two decades," Johnson said. "ESS Crisis is the next generation of information management solution that builds on our tradition by providing optimum functionality and ease of use that can be applied any time, anywhere."

About ESS

ESS is the leading provider of Operational Risk Management software and services for Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management. The company has provided Essential Suite™ and Compliance Suite™ solutions to more than 17,000 businesses, government agencies and other organizations worldwide.