NASCAR's Kyle Petty to Address Global Innovators in EH&S & Crisis Management At ESS Expo.08

NASCAR Nextel Cup winner will share perspectives on driving performance to achieve business success.

Tempe, Ariz. (Vocus) November 13, 2007 –-

ESS (http://www. ess-home. com/), the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) (http://blog. ess-home. com/), today announced that popular NASCAR driver Kyle Petty (http://www. pettyracing. com/) will appear as a featured speaker at ESS EXPO.08 (http://www. ess-expo. com/), which is being held April 13-17, 2008 at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort in Phoenix.

EXPO.08 is a business conference and workshop for users of ESS’ enterprise and mid-market software solutions. The theme for this year’s event is Driving Performance through Innovation. Petty, the third generation of the legendary NASCAR racing family, will provide his perspective on the challenges of achieving success in a pressure-packed environment where performance and winning are paramount.

In addition to addressing the attendees of ESS EXPO.08, Petty will be a special guest at a networking event during the conference. In his 28-year career as driver of the #45 car on the Nextel Cup circuit, Petty ranks seventh on the list of all-time NASCAR starts and has enjoyed numerous career wins.

"The name Petty has been associated with success and winning for more than 50 years,” said ESS President and CEO Robert Johnson. “Kyle Petty is one of many speakers who will share insightful perspectives on driving business success with our worldwide network of customers and partners. His presence will help make ESS EXPO.08 the best conference in our history and the most popular EH&S and Crisis Management user conference in the industry.”

ESS EXPO.08 will offer more than 50 conference sessions, a two-day ESS partner technology exhibition and a hands-on software lab as well as two days of optional software training. Its goal is to help EH&S, Crisis Management and IT professionals learn more about the business sustainability issues that they face and how they can leverage the latest information management innovations to reduce risks and costs and achieve a competitive advantage. For more information about ESS EXPO.08, visit www. ess-expo. com.

About ESS

ESS is the leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for Governance, Risk and Compliance. 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 offices in Denver, Washington, Houston and Calgary, Alberta. For more information, visit

Www. ess-home. com.

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Phone: 480.346.5526

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