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Lenel Named 2007 Total Solution Partner of the Year by Axis Communications

ROCHESTER, NY, June 25, 2008 — For the third year running, Lenel Systems International has claimed top honors from industry peer Axis Communications by being named the company’s “Total Solution Partner of the Year.” The award was presented at the third annual Axis Channel Convergence Conference in San Francisco in recognition of Lenel’s achievement of more than 25% year-over-year growth in sales of Axis products in 2007.  Lenel is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

As an Axis Gold Channel Partner and a member of its Application Development Partner program, Lenel has access to the company’s complete range of network video products and specialized training programs.

“The Total Solution Program (TSP) is a key North American initiative for systems integrators that provide complete video surveillance solutions," said Fredrik Nilsson, general manager, Axis Communications Inc. "We congratulate Lenel for their outstanding partner efforts in growing and educating the network video market in North America."

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 $5.8 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., 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.


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Kimberly Reidy
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