Collaboration of industry leaders creates value for customers

Irvine, CA, April 2, 2008–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that the Edge™ family of IP-based access control solutions will be incorporated into the OnGuard 2008 Plus (release 6.1) solution by Lenel. Edge support will allow Lenel to further expand OnGuard’s capabilities to enhance existing sites, provide comprehensive contactless smart card implementations and meet the needs of users seeking pure IP-based devices as part or all of their access security system hardware platform. The collaboration of these two technology leaders establishes a robust, yet flexible, solution for access control and security.

A true IP solution that meets the demands of open architecture, IP-centric environments, Edge is the next evolution in access control hardware solutions. OnGuard leverages Edge’s ability to provide fully distributed intelligence and decision making right to the door, using the IT infrastructure to the maximum extent possible. Using a single power-over-Ethernet connection, a door can be added to an OnGuard system installation, thus lowering the installation cost per door in terms of both materials and labor. Edge devices are configured in the OnGuard software just as easily as any other hardware, and need no additional software or interfaces to operate. Once configured, they are treated the same as any other access control device in the system.

“We are extremely pleased to have Lenel join HID Global’s OPIN®Partner Program. As industry leaders, both companies share a mutual commitment to providing open platform solutions aimed at shifting the existing physical security paradigm,” said Denis Hébert, president and CEO, HID Global. “By leveraging Lenel’s OpenDevice™ API, and HID’s OPIN®technology, our newly combined offering will provide end-users optimum value based on tomorrow’s infrastructure.”

“As the security industry continues to migrate to an IP-based architecture, the HID Edge platform is a natural extension to Lenel’s access control offerings, and demonstrates a strong commitment by HID Global to our OpenAccess™ Alliance Program,” said Luis Orbegoso, president of Lenel. “Edge products offer an easy-to-deploy complement to our more traditional access control hardware, and will allow more doors to be controlled at a lower installed cost per door. Ultimately, this gives more customers the opportunity to start small and grow with Lenel as needs change.”

OnGuard and Edge solutions will be on display at their respective companies’ booths at ISC West 2008 (Lenel: Booth 11063, HID Global Solutions Pavilion: Booth 13075).

About Lenel

Lenel is a global leader in the development and delivery of scalable, integrated systems for the commercial security market, with more than 15,000 system installations in 93 countries. Lenel is headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., with sales and support coverage in all major world markets. Lenel is part of UTC Fire and Security, a $4.7 billion company that provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers worldwide. Headquartered in Connecticut, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., (NYSE:UTX) which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide. More information about Lenel and UTC Fire & Security can be found on their Web sites at http://www.utcfireandsecurity.com and http://www.lenel.com.

About HID Global

HID Global is the trusted, worldwide leader in providing solutions for the delivery of Secure Identity. The company is focused on creating customer value with product, service and know-how solutions for access and identification-related applications. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 2,000 employees worldwide supporting customers in more than 100 countries. HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. To learn more, please visit http://www.hidcorp.com.

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