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MDII - MDI Receives Initial Order for $400,000 from Almana Networks
First Order Issued to MDI Scheduled for August Delivery in Qatar
May 4, 2007 3:47:00 PM
Copyright Business Wire 2007
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDII), the leading provider of Unified Technology(TM) solutions for the security industry today announced that it has received an order from Almana Networks to provide security products as part of an initial integrated security surveillance project across two building locations, for a major petroleum and natural gas producer's holdings in Qatar. The amount of the order is $400,000 USD, and products are scheduled to be delivered to the client site in August of this year.

As part of the project, MDI will design and develop a complete IP based video surveillance management solution over a TCP/IP network that will provide digital video recording and management within a client-server architecture, allowing for efficient monitoring and recording in a pre-emptive security control environment. The MDI surveillance management solution will include functionality that extends beyond traditional physical security applications by providing real-time risk mitigation and operations management for the client, which is a global leader in the petroleum and natural gas industry.

About MDI, Inc.

MDI (NASDAQ:MDII) manufactures security technology solutions designed to protect people, facilities and assets. These solutions are unified by ONE Technology. ONE Technology unifies security point products, systems and subsystems into a common management platform. Far beyond the Integrated Security Management software promoted by industry competitors, ONE delivers an open architecture environment that adapts each individual application and device into its platform - promoting global collaboration as ONE system. The MDI product family currently protects over 8 million alarm points across the globe for many of the world's most recognized organizations including Microsoft, MBNA Worldwide, John Deere, Pepsi, FBI, TSA, Fidelity Investments, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, American Express, Department of Defense, IRS, Disney, Smithsonian Institution and MIT to name a few. For more information on MDI or its diversified line of security products, please visit www.mdisecure.com.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Except for historical information and discussions contained herein, certain statements included in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included in this document, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that management expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements represent our reasonable judgment on the future based on various factors and using numerous assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results and financial position to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "plan," "may," "will," "should," "expect" and other words of similar meaning. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectation. Additional information concerning risk factors is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update the information contained in this release.

Source: MDI, Inc.



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