ESS Receives Award for Outstanding Growth and Performance

lass="floatingright"> ESS (http://www.ess-home.com/), the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability (http://www.ess-home.com/products/corporate-social-responsibility/csr-sustainabi lity-reporting.asp), today announced that Arizona Business Magazine has named ESS one of 15 fastest growing companies in Arizona during its inaugural AZ Fast 15 Awards.



ESS was chosen as a Fast 15 Award recipient because of its outstanding growth within a rapidly expanding and highly competitive industry sector, as evidenced by billings three times that of the company's closest competitor and the addition of three office locations in the United States, Canada and China.



"We are honored to be recognized as a leader in the Arizona business community and a global industry leader," said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO. "This award validates our commitment to our customers to provide the most comprehensive sustainability platform available today."



"Our solutions have been implemented in 75 percent of Fortune 100, half of the Fortune 500 and across a broad array of vertical industries," Johnson continued. "The growth we have witnessed over the last few years stems from the great results our customers have achieved using our systems. We take pride in the fact that customers in Arizona and around the world are using our ESS solutions to address their urgent EH&S business challenges."



ESS' integrated software enables EH&S and crisis management professionals to efficiently collect, monitor and communicate critical data at all levels of an organization and across the enterprise. The company's scalable software platform enables organizations to reduce risks and costs by eliminating complexities associated with disparate legacy systems, slashing IT costs while delivering the highest level of data integration and data integrity across the enterprise and from the plant floor to the boardroom. ESS solutions enable users to efficiently address urgent business concerns such as greenhouse gas management, Corporate Social Responsibility reporting, worker health and safety management, regulatory compliance reporting and emergency planning and response.



About ESS:

ESS is the leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management sustainability software that supports Governance, Risk and Compliance and operational excellence. The company has provided global and local software solutions for thousands of businesses, government agencies and other organizations worldwide. ESS is headquartered in Tempe, Ariz. with major U.S. offices in Denver, Houston, Washington, D.C. and international offices in Beijing, China, Calgary, Canada and operations in London, England. For more information, visit www.ess-home.com.



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Dawn Kehr

Phone: 480.346.5526

E-mail: ess-media @ ess-home.com