ABS to Announce Technology Partnership with ESRG

News Release ABS Nautical Systems, LLC August 20, 2012

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Integration with Nautical Systems’ NS5 Enterprise
Fleet Management Software to Enhance Product Offerings

(Hamburg, Germany) ABS, the leading provider of
classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, will
announce its partnership with Engineering Software Reliability Group (ESRG), a
provider of leading-edge data analysis and remote monitoring technology. The
partnership will improve service offerings in real-time data management and
analytics related to the ABS Nautical Systems NS5 Fleet Management Software
suite. 
WHAT: Announcement of ABS-ESRG Partnership

WHO: Fernando Lehrer, Vice President- Product
Development 
ABS Nautical Systems 
Ken Krooner, President 
ESRG 
WHEN: Tuesday September 4, 2012 08:30-09:30

WHERE: Radisson Blu Hotel- a short walk from
Hamburg Messe und Congress 
Marseiller Strasse 2, D-20355 Hamburg 
Tel: +49 40 3502 3402 
http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-hamburg/location

About ABS 
Founded in 1862, ABS is a leading international classification
society devoted to promoting the security of life, property and the marine
environment. ABS Nautical Systems, a division of ABS, is one of the leading
providers of asset management software in the world.

About ESRG 
Established in 2000, ESRG enables industrial asset owners and
equipment manufacturers to reduce downtime as well as operations and maintenance
costs by using real-time, smart analytics to automate compliance reporting,
optimize fuel & energy consumption and implement automated condition based
maintenance strategies. You can learn more about ESRG by visiting
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