ESS Announces Support for Microsoft Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 With Release of New EH&S Software Platform for Sustainability
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TEMPE, Ariz. – February 18, 2009 – ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, announced today that its latest enterprise platform – Essential Suite® version 7.2 – supports Microsoft Windows Server 2008® and Microsoft SQL Server 2008®, including the 64-bit versions. Essential Suite version 7.2 offers major enhancements for greenhouse gas/carbon management, environmental compliance, worker health & safety, crisis management and corporate responsibility.
Microsoft and ESS users benefit by using Essential Suite version 7.2 with its support for:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64x) – ESS leverages Windows Server 2008's ability to deliver rich user experiences, a highly secure network infrastructure, and increased technological efficiency. Companies that are deploying global EH&S sustainability systems built on the ESS platform will be able to use Windows Server 2008's built-in virtualization to optimize its server infrastructure to achieve significant cost savings while improving reliability.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (64x) -- ESS enhances system security, reliability, and scalability in addressing the challenges of enterprise sustainability management with support for SQL Server 2008. With this release, ESS delivers added value to its sustainability platform by transforming a client's growing volume of raw data into meaningful information that key decision-makers need to protect and grow their business.
- Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 – ESS continues to enable clients to build comprehensive, enterprise-scale analytic capabilities with SQL Server Analysis Services 2008. With this support, Essential Suite version 7.2 provides enhanced capabilities to access, report and analyze environmental compliance and health and safety data in support of corporate sustainability standards and corporate responsibility requirements.
ESS made its announcement while participating as a sponsor at the Microsoft Global Energy Forum in Houston. Forum attendees are invited to visit the ESS booth to learn how ESS' software solutions, as well as its partnership with Microsoft, can help organizations achieve their business goals.
"The release of ESS' new enterprise software platform is great news for any company that needs to reduce operating costs while managing a growing array of sustainability risks," said Mark Weitner, ESS Vice President of Corporate Development. "ESS and Microsoft continue to work closely to enable those organizations to transform their EH&S and Crisis Management challenges into opportunities for operational efficiency, cost savings and competitive advantage."
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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.
