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Chubb Security Helps Keep Area Prisons Secure


FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 5, 2007 – ACP, part of Chubb Security Americas and Red Hawk Industries, announced today it has won a contract from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections to provide a fully integrated, Internet protocol (IP) based video surveillance solution for the maximum security facility in Cranston, R.I.  Chubb Security is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

The contract, valued at approximately $1.6 million, calls for installation of 300 IP based security cameras, a fiber optic network and a virtual video management system for live viewing and recorded video playback.  ACP will install the cameras throughout the prisoner intake center, with all video inputs feeding directly through a network into the central security command center that will be connected to a NET-DVR recording and storage solution.  The contract also calls for removal of the existing analog camera and recording system. 

ACP’s experience and expertise with complex installations, including other prisons, such as the Bedford Hills maximum security prison in New York, were major factors in this contract win.  ACP provided Bedford Hills with a digital video recording (DVR) camera system with fiber optic cabling in a rigid conduit system connecting more than 300 cameras throughout the prison.  Valued at $3.4 million, the Bedford Hills contract was a two year project completed in December 2006.

ACP and Chubb Security provide integrated security solutions to police departments, hospitals, schools, retailers, regional banks, gaming and hospitality clients throughout the U.S.  Chubb is part of UTC Fire & Security, which provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers worldwide. Headquartered in Farmington, Conn., UTC Fire & Security is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.

Contact:

Kimberly Reidy
Media Relations Manager
860-284-3094
kimberly.reidy@fs.utc.com