Locus Technologies Announces Alfresco Enterprise Content Management and Collaboration Tools Integration With Its ePortal Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 22, 2009) - Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry leader in web-based environmental compliance, sustainability and GHG information management software, announced today a key release of their ePortal platform, which incorporates both enhanced corporate sustainability reporting tools and Web 2.0 collaboration tools, provided by Alfresco Software (www.Alfresco.com), the leader in open source enterprise content management (ECM) solutions. The addition of Alfresco's ECM capability to Locus' popular ePortal product enables distributed teams working online to securely share, track and manage environmental content, as well as automate reporting within and across companies.

Locus' ePortal environmental management solution integrates its environmental management modules into a single software solution through a single sign on (SSO) for large and small enterprise applications. Locus' ePortal automates environmental information management workflows, as well as compliance, sustainability and greenhouse gas reporting at the enterprise level through its environmental Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. Locus' enhanced release due this summer expands corporate sustainability and GHG reporting and adds collaboration tools powered by Alfresco.

"Corporate sustainability reporting is all about measurement, metrics and improvement as companies strive to be better stewards of the earth while conducting their business and lowering costs," said Rick Bergquist, Chief Software Evangelist and former CTO of PeopleSoft. "By adding the power of collaboration using Alfresco, Locus' ePortal can track sustainability progress, sharing best practices among far flung corporate divisions to further enhance a company's return on investment. This is part of the key Locus vision to provide rich, easy to use, on-demand software tools that streamline environmental reporting and foster continuous improvements through active collaboration," added Bergquist.

"Locus has provided online sustainability solutions since 2002, covering the core Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicators for environmental performance, labor practices and decent work," said Locus President and CEO, Neno Duplancic. "Although GRI reporting can be complex, our system provides an easy-to-use multi language user interface that streamlines data entry and requires little or no user training. Many GRI reports are available with a single click and can be stored, shared and distributed through Alfresco's collaborative ECM tools," said Duplancic.

"Locus' inclusion of Alfresco into their solution provides a cost-effective way for organizations to address their environmental management and corporate social reporting requirements," commented John Powell, CEO of Alfresco Software. "Alfresco has been designed to provide flexible collaborative content services well suited to the SaaS delivery model."

In addition to GRI-compliant sustainability reporting, Locus' ePortal includes auditable and actionable compliance task-based tracking with automated notifications, environmental data management using a powerful online database, regulatory permit tracking, asset tracking and document management. Robust business analytics and on-board mapping with Google maps enable enterprise users to manage and track trends at divisional or corporate levels on configurable dashboards. Locus provides unprecedented access and environmental information control across all enterprise environmental content repositories, structured and unstructured. This functionality enables a new generation of solutions and modules that can intelligently leverage information to automate tasks previously requiring human action, providing significant ROI.

ABOUT LOCUS TECHNOLOGIES

Locus' EIM software delivered in the Cloud is used by Fortune 100 companies worldwide to provide the total solution for enterprise environmental information management, giving business the power to be green on demand. Our EIM product is the market leader for on-demand environmental database solutions and simplifies governance, risk and compliance (GRC) reporting with robust KPI metrics. And our ePortal, an on-demand environmental portal, known for its strong business analytics, environmental risk management and team collaboration, is fast becoming the preferred choice for environmental managers around the world.

Contact Information: Media Contact: Marian Carr Locus Technologies (650) 960-1640