ORLANDO, FLORIDA (Sep. 12, 2005) - SimplexGrinnell, a business unit of Tyco Fire & Security and a leader in fire and life-safety systems and service, today announces the establishment of a strategic alliance with Digitize, Inc. that strengthens its ability to deliver fully integrated customer solutions.

The alliance with Digitize, a world leader in proprietary fire and security alarm monitoring systems, is being announced at the ASIS International 2005 show in Orlando, Florida. By incorporating Digitize’s integrated alarm monitoring systems into its solutions, SimplexGrinnell will be able to offer a more complete solution to customers.

"The goal in working with Digitize is to enhance our ability to meet customer needs by providing complete, fully integrated fire and life-safety solutions,” says Steve Rawson, director of sales engineering at SimplexGrinnell. “Both companies share the same target market, as well as a “solutions” approach to serving customers. The focus will be on developing projects together. The customer solutions will be designed and implemented through the collaborative efforts of the sales and engineering teams from both companies."

Abraham Brecher, president of Digitize, says: "Digitize monitoring systems have the ability to interface to a large variety of different manufacturers’ products. This allows customers to continue to use their existing systems and infrastructure to monitor all their alarms at a central location. Beyond all the benefits of system integration, this can mean dramatically reduced installation time and expense to the customer."

About Digitize
Digitize, Inc., with headquarters in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, is a leading designer and manufacturer of proprietary alarm monitoring systems. The company has over 5,000 installations worldwide and users include government and military installations, industrial complexes, research facilities, university campuses, public school systems, hospitals and municipalities. The company is ISO 9001-2000 certified, and Digitize systems are UL listed and FM approved. For additional information, visit www.digitize-inc.com.

About SimplexGrinnell
SimplexGrinnell, a business unit of Tyco Fire & Security, provides a comprehensive array of fire alarm, fire sprinkler, fire suppression, integrated security and healthcare communications systems and services. With half a million customers, 11,500 employees, 150 local offices, and over 200 years of history in the fire business, SimplexGrinnell is the leader in the fire and life-safety industry. For additional information, visit www.simplexgrinnell.com.