ESI Corporate Update
Victoria, British Columbia March 28, 2008 – ESI Environmental Sensors Inc. ("ESI", the "Company") TSX-V: ESV is pleased to announce the second major Gro•Point Wireless sale to cranberry growers in New Brunswick this year. The updated and integrated system is designed to provide wireless delivery of accurate soil moisture and temperature information to the user's desktop.
ESI, has for some time, been marketing and selling a reliable Gro•Point Monitoring system in the cranberry industry. However, through consultation with important stakeholders in the industry, ESI has now perfected a wireless temperature and irrigation monitoring and control system that allows growers to have confidence their cranberry bogs will use water efficiently and at the same time be protected from frost and heat damage.
ESI's first customer for Gro•Point Wireless, Atocas Cranberry in New Brunswick, purchased a system earlier this year. Word spread to a neighbouring farm, and this neighbour has now purchased an enhanced system that will offer not only temperature and moisture information, but additionally provide irrigation line pressure information which serves as a feedback mechanism to the grower that the irrigation system has been activated as needed. Moreover, this system will be completed with long range internet delivery, allowing the customer to access information about his crop from anywhere in the world that has an internet connection.
"We are pleased to have this additional order from a neighbouring cranberry grower. We are selling a good night's sleep interrupted only when the system needs to alert the grower of potentially damaging conditions; the automated system will further confirm that the protection system has been initiated" commented David Porter, ESI's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "It confirms the original customer's positive experience with ESI as a Company and Gro•Point ™ Wireless as a water monitoring and frost/heat protection system. Significantly, the cranberry industry in North America has 40-thousand acres in active production and we have high expectations for this important market this year."
About ESI
ESI is a leading developer and manufacturer of patented and proprietary systems for industrial and environmental applications where understanding the presence and content of water is important. Major market sectors include: Agriculture, Golf and Turf, Scientific Research and Oil. ESI products have been successfully introduced into over 40 countries to enable customers to optimize their operations by monitoring the presence and movement of water, managing irrigation systems, and monitoring the integrity of landfill covers. Most recently, the Flo·Point™ instrument has been introduced to the Oil industry to measure the volumetric presence of water pumped from producing oil wells for characterization and optimization. ESI differentiates itself by translating the best technology and science available into practical, easy to use solutions. Irrigation managers and scientists have adopted ESI's products for their accuracy, ease of use, repeatability, and ability to operate in challenging conditions. ESI is publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "ESV". Further information about ESI may be obtained through the Company's website at www.esisensors.com.
On behalf of the board,
Ian Middleton, Director
E.S.I. Environmental Sensors Inc.
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