ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS SHARE BEST PRACTICES AT ENVISION 2005

Enviance conference draws more than 70 compliance leaders to hear keynote on EPA technology innovations and participate in sessions led by experts from ChevronTexaco, Pfizer, and others

CARLSBAD, CA - April 27, 2005 - More than 70 compliance professionals from companies including ChevronTexaco, Pfizer, and Sempra Energy participated in the second annual Enviance user conference, Envision 2005. Enviance is the leading provider of Internet-based, on demand systems for the management of environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance activities. Enviance customers shared best practices at workshops and training sessions during the conference April 18 through 20, 2005 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in California.

Entitled "Sharing the Road to Success," the three-day event was hosted by the Envision Advisory Council in cooperation with Enviance and featured a welcome address by Tom Wilson, Director, Environmental Services of Pacific Gas & Electric, and President of the Envision Advisory Council. In his comments to the conference attendees, Wilson set the stage for the conference by emphasizing the importance of exchanging best practices as a route to confidently assuring compliance success.

The April 19 keynote by Patrick Garvey, Co-staff Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "EPA Technology Innovations," provided an overview of EPA plans and vision for improving the ways that environmental data is reported, managed, and accessed. Asking the question, "how should the regulated community position themselves with regard to technology, data access, and eGovernment services," Garvey detailed some of the technology that is being leveraged today at the EPA including the EnviroFacts and Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) web sites. Looking ahead, Garvey spoke about portals customized for industry and public use, analytical tools for trends and analysis, and electronic signature capabilities as some of the technologies envisioned for the future at the EPA. "Now and in the future, government reporting and systems must have the flexibility to take advantage of commercial marketplace solutions," said Garvey.

• Iqbal Javed, Environmental & Safety Program Manager of Alliant Energy Corporation on a rollout strategy for enterprise-wide deployment of the Enviance System.
• Christopher Neu, VP Operations Support of Montenay Power Corporation on achieving corporate visibility into facility environmental compliance.
• Cyprian Devine-Perez, Business Risk Manager of Pfizer on Sarbanes-Oxley and its impact on environmental, health and safety compliance.

Envision 2005 also gave customers the opportunity to provide input to Enviance and to learn about new product capabilities-including mobile access via handheld devices, advanced calculations, and materials management-developed from previous customer feedback.

In his address to the gathering of customers, Lawrence Goldenhersh, President and CEO of Enviance, emphasized the collaborative value of Enviance. "As you seek to improve EHS performance and manage risk, Enviance provides unique opportunities for collaborating not only within your organizations but also with one another. Because our 'software as a service' delivery model puts us in contact with our customers everyday, we are trusted to facilitate such valuable collaboration and exchange of knowledge between EHS leaders. We are honored that our customers have demonstrated their confidence in us through their leadership of this important user community event."

About Enviance
Enviance helps organizations improve their performance and manage the risk associated with ensuring compliance with environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulations. The first Internet-based system for the collection, distribution, analysis and reporting of EHS data and information, Enviance offers a comprehensive, flexible, standards-based platform for EHS compliance management. Many leading organizations trust Enviance to help them reduce the time and cost of managing compliance activities, retain organizational memory, and confidently certify compliance. Founded in 1999, privately held Enviance is based in Carlsbad, California. For additional information, visit www.enviance.com; to request a demonstration, e-mail demo@enviance.com.