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MDII - MDI Awarded Multi-State Blanket Purchasing Contract from Texas Education Service Center to Supply Systems to Schools, Universities, Cities and Counties
State Markets Served By Security Contract Award Include TX, AZ, AR, NM and OK
Jul 16, 2007 11:34:00 AM
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 been awarded a contract by the largest Education Service Center in Texas to provide security systems as part of their direct purchasing network which specializes in a multitude of school-based solutions for K-12 and college campuses. The new security contract will be used by public and private schools, colleges, universities, cities, counties and other government agencies in the States of Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma to purchase products and services without having to undergo the costs of establishing a competitive bidding process.

The list of end-user organizations that are now able to purchase security systems through MDI's multi-state vendor contract include:

-- Over 1,100 School Districts Across the Aforementioned Five
States

-- Over 225 Private and Charter Schools

-- Over 40 Junior Colleges, Colleges and Universities

-- 19 Additional Regional Service Centers Across the State of TX

-- 100 County Governments

-- 160 City Governments

-- 150 State Agencies, Other Local Governments and Non-profit
Organizations
The contract was awarded to MDI in accordance with a "point system" which compiled scores based on multiple factors including; past performance in the government security arena, professional services capabilities, suitability and quality of technology products, competitive pricing and additional offerings and programs available to support the extensive client roster. The contract was awarded for an initial period of one year with an option to renew annually for an additional four years if agreed to by the awarding agency and MDI. There is a contract maximum of five years.

Products, services and training from MDI partners including Nortel, ASSA ABLOY and the SBS Group will be included on the schedule of offerings. The contract will be managed and orders will be fulfilled from MDI's San Antonio, TX headquarters.

-- MDI Signs Marketing Agreement with School Board AssociationMDI has also announced that it has entered into a marketing contract with the States School Board Association to promote the Learn Safe(TM) Initiative, as a platinum-level sponsor, in a series of conferences to be held this year. These select conferences are directed towards district decision makers such as School Administrators, Superintendents and School Board Officers.

Among the most notable promotional engagement on the list, the Learn Safe(TM) program will be the exclusive sponsor and featured presenter for a special industry solutions conference that will bring together key decision makers from 50 of the largest school districts, in a small seminar format, to discuss safety and security challenges within their school campuses.

Additional information about specific conference dates and locations will be released at a later date.

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, The Smithsonian, MIT and San Diego Unified School District to name a few. The company has received numerous industry awards for their security technology including Frost & Sullivan's Security System Technology Leadership Award and the Security Industry Association's Best Integrated Product Award for 2006. For more information on MDI or its diversified line of products and professional services, 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, Incorporated



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