News items

ESS to Participate in Strong Angel III Integrated Disaster Response Demonstration
17-08-2006
ESS to test the company’s new on-demand Crisis Management software during the event
TEMPE, Ariz. – August 14, 2006 – ESS today announced its participation in Strong Angel III, a collaborative demonstration of civil and military cooperation and communication capabilities put together by a partnership of private companies, government agencies, humanitarian and relief agencies and universities. Hosted by San Diego State University and taking place in San Diego August 21-26, Strong Angel III will field test effective means of delivering life-saving humanitarian relief and rapidly deployable communications systems in the wake of major disasters. Bron: www.ess-home.com. Read more...

D’Annunzio & Sons Chooses ESS Software for Worker Health & Safety
04-08-2006
Major New Jersey construction firm will use Compliance Suite™ Audit, Liability, Safety and Training modules to improve worker safety and training 
ESS, a leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software and services for Operational Risk Management, announced today that D’Annunzio & Sons construction company has selected Compliance Suite™ to enhance worker safety and training. D’Annunzio & Sons, a civil contracting firm in New Jersey whose work includes heavy highway projects, bridges, asphalt paving, airport runways, large-scale environmental clean-ups and waterfront projects, will incorporate the Compliance Suite Audit Management, Liability Management, Safety Management and Training Management software modules into its worker safety program. Read more...

Case study: Local authorities in North- and Middle-Limburg reach staff members in just a few minutes using Communicator
22-06-2006
The safety region of North and Middle-Limburg was searching for a faster and more structured way to assemble staff members at a municipal crisis center in the event of an emergency. The region consists of 28 municipal authorities. Read more...

Sprague Energy Chooses EH&S Compliance System from ESS
19-06-2006
Premier Northeast provider of energy and materials handling service selects browser-based Essential Suite to link regulatory compliance activities at headquarters and oil, gas and materials handling facilities. Read more...

ESS Secures $8 Million in Capital Investment
21-04-2006
Investors point to ESS' industry leading Operational Risk Management vision for Environmental, Health & Safety and Crisis Management
TEMPE, Ariz. - April 7, 2006 ― ESS has secured an $8 million investment to support growth of the company's industry leading Operational Risk Management software and services for Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management, Robert Johnson, CEO of ESS, announced today. The new round of investment is led by Grayhawk Venture Partners and DCA Capital Partners, LP, with additional participation from existing investors. In making the investments, the companies pointed to ESS' leading position in EH&S and Crisis Management. Read more...

New Communicator customer in Texas
Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma Adopts Web-Based Notification Solution.
27-02-2006
San Antonio, TX – The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma (STRAC) has selected DCC (Dialogic Communications Corporation) as its emergency notification provider, and will use the company’s technology to automatically alert hospital personnel and first responders in the event public safety is threatened. Read more.....

New Essential customer: Koppers
Koppers selects Essential suite for environmental stewardship upgrade
27-02-2006
International chemical company looks to Operational Risk Management software system by ESS for enhanced corporate sustainability and social responsibility. TEMPE, Ariz. - February 21, 2006 - Koppers (NYSE: KOP), a global producer of chemicals, carbon compounds and treated wood products, has signed a contract to implement Essential Suite™, by ESS, as a core element in its plan to boost overall corporate performance through enhanced Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and Crisis Management.
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KNPC Moves far Beyond Compliance with Essential Suite™
22-02-2006
State-owned refinery proves its commitment to social responsibility and best practices in implementing Kuwait’s first automated enterprise-level information management system. Not long ago, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) found itself in the dubious position of being accused of environmental sins the company was not responsible for committing, but having no way of proving its innocence.
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Case study: KLM relies on Communicator for crisis centre notification
12-01-2006
In 2005 there were 24 fatal airplane accidents worldwide in which approximately 760 passengers lost their lives. In addition to these air disasters, there are also other emergency situations for which an airline company must be able to set up a crisis response organization. One example of such a scenario would be if a passenger or crewmember on a particular flight were to exhibit symptoms of SARS or cholera. KLM uses the Communicator notification system to staff its crisis centre in a structured and efficient manner. Read more...

Communicator used to alert residents of sexual predators
13-12-2005
Florida's Hollywood Police Department is using Communicator to alert residents of sexual predators. The City of Hollywood Police Department is taking sexual predator notification and follow-up very seriously. If a Sexual Predator or Offender moves into the City of Hollywood, they will be contacted by a Hollywood Police Detective immediately, and routine follow-up visits will be conducted by our Neighborhood Team Leaders (the Police Officers that are assigned to specific neighborhoods throughout the city). The Hollywood Police Department maintains contact with the Sexual Predators and Offenders as long as they reside within the City limits. The Police Department recently received a grant from Dialogic Communications Corporation that allows the Department to telephonically notify residents or businesses when a predator or offender takes up residence. Read more...

Petrochina Adopts Environmental Crisis Management Software from U.S. Firm ESS
02-11-2005
Implementation of Essential Suite™ represents a landmark for compliance and risk reduction in the People¹s Republic of China
PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE: PTR), the largest oil and gas producer in the People's Republic of China, has awarded a contract to ESS, the leading Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management company, for the first enterprise-wide compliance and crisis software implementation of its kind in the country, officials from both organizations announced today. Read more...

New system to warn residents much faster
26-10-2005
ST. PETERSBURG - If Hurricane Wilma had rushed north and forced evacuations in St. Petersburg, a new emergency notification system would have been used to get residents moving. Called Communicator! NXT, the Internet-based system can make 2,000 connections per minute compared with 500 to 800 calls per hour under the old telephone-based approach, police say. Read more...

Avaya selects DCC as emergency notification provider
24-10-2005
Critical Communications Technology to Automatically Distribute Information Should Operations Face Disruption
NASHVILLE, TN – DCC (Dialogic Communication Corporation) today announced that Avaya (NYSE: AV), a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, has selected the company as its emergency notification provider. Read more...

ESS Dispatches Expert to Support Mississippi First Responders in Wake of
Hurricane Katrina
31-08-2005
Senior consultant deployed to support state department of health's crisis management system. ESS announced today that the company has deployed a senior staff member to help the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) with information technology support of the agency's Essential Incident Master crisis management software system, following the agency's call for emergency response assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Read more...