Physical Security

Terrorism is on our shores now, as we face suicide bombers, Oklahoma type "attacks", and crime in the workplace. Businesses, schools, and personal residences require protection as never before.

The companies in our Physical Security Watchlist Companies provide solutions in the following fast growing security business segments: airport security; alarm equipment, services; armored cars; asset protection; bar codes; bomb detection; border control; criminal databases; digital camera and video surveillance; emergency communications; emergency response materials, personnel; emergency vehicles; employment screening; firearms; fire prevention, protection; investigation; locks; private corrections; protective clothing supplies; security guards; security products and services; time and attendance monitoring; vehicle identification; X-Ray cargo surveillance. The companies we are tracking include: Applied Digital Solutions, Armor, Albemarle, Analogic, American Science and Engineering, Brinks, Checkpoint Systems, CompuDyne, Cornell Corrections, Corrections Corp. of America, Diebold, EFJ, Geo Group (formerly Wackenhut Corrections), Ingersoll-Rand, Magal Security, Mine Safety, Napco, OSI Systems, Protection One and Verint.

Applied Digital Solutions (www.adsx.com) is an advanced technology development company that focuses on a range of early warning alert, miniaturized power sources and security monitoring systems combined with the comprehensive data management services required to support them. Through its Advanced Wireless unit, the Company specializes in security-related data collection, value-added data intelligence and complex data delivery systems for a wide variety of end users including commercial operations, government agencies and consumers.

Armor Holdings (www.armorholdings.com) is a diversified global designer, developer and manufacturer of branded personnel and vehicle protective systems for the military, law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with 20 facilities in eight countries, Armor Holdings is comprised of three divisions -- Aerospace & Defense, Products and Mobile Security -- that together make it the leading supplier of protective systems, including body armor, vehicle armor, aircraft safety systems and other personnel, vehicle and structural safety products.

Albemarle Corporation (www.albemarle.com), is a global producer of specialty polymer and fine chemicals. Most of its products are additives to or intermediates for plastics, polymers and elastomers, cleaning products, personal care products, agricultural compounds, pharmaceuticals, drilling compounds, paper processing chemicals and biocides. The Company's operations are managed as two separate and distinct operating segments, Polymer Chemicals and Fine Chemicals. The Polymer Chemicals operating segment consists of flame -retardants, catalysts and polymer additives product areas. The Fine Chemicals operating segment consists of agrichemicals, pharmachemicals, fine chemistry services and intermediates and performance chemicals product areas. The Company's sales primarily are made directly to manufacturers of these products.

Analogic Corporation (www.analogic.com), is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced health and security systems and subsystems sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Company is recognized worldwide for advancing the state of the art in Computed Tomography (CT), Digital Radiography (DR), Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Patient Monitoring, Cardiovascular Information Management, and Embedded Multiprocessing.

American Science and Engineering (AS&E) (www.as-e.com) develops and manufactures state-of-the-art X-ray inspection systems for homeland security and other critical defense applications. AS&E continues to innovate, create and develop new products by investing in new ideas through research and development, and evolving its technology to meet the needs of an ever-changing world. The Company's patented Z® Backscatter technology detects plastic explosives, illegal drugs, and other contraband, even when artfully concealed in complex backgrounds by terrorists and smugglers. AS&E's Shaped Energy(TM) X-ray inspection systems combine the material discrimination features of Z® Backscatter imaging with the penetration capability of high-energy X-rays for dense cargoes, without the problems caused by excessive radiation. AS&E's High Energy Systems Division manufactures linear accelerators for a variety of applications including medical, scientific, security, electron beam curing and non-destructive testing.

The Brink's Company (www.brinkscompany.com) is a global leader in business and security services. The Company's three businesses are: Brink's, Incorporated, the world's premier provider of secure transportation and cash management services; Brink's Home Security, one of the largest and most successful residential alarm companies in North America; and BAX Global, an industry leader in freight transportation and global supply chain management solutions.

Checkpoint Systems (www.checkpointsystems.com) is a multinational company that manufactures and markets labeling systems designed to improve efficiency, reduce costs and provide value-added label solutions for customers across many markets and industries. Checkpoint is a leading provider of EAS and RFID systems, source tagging, barcode labeling systems, hand-held labeling systems and retail merchandising systems. Applications include automatic identification, retail security and pricing and promotional labels. Operating directly in 30 countries, the Company has a global network of subsidiaries and provides professional customer service and technical support around the world.

CompuDyne Corporation (www.compudyne.com) was founded in 1952. The Company is a leading provider of products and services to the Public Security market. The Company operates in four (4) distinct segments in this marketplace: Attack Protection, Federal Security Systems, Institutional Security Systems and Public Safety and Justice.

Cornell Companies (www.cornellcompanies.com) is a leading private provider of corrections, treatment and educational services outsourced by federal, state and local governmental agencies. Cornell provides a diversified portfolio of services for adults and juveniles, including incarceration and detention, transition from incarceration, drug and alcohol treatment programs, behavioral rehabilitation and treatment, and grades 3-12 alternative education in an environment of dignity and respect, emphasizing community safety and rehabilitation in support of public policy. Cornell () has 70 facilities with a total service capacity of 16,644. Cornell's facilities are located in 15 states and the District of Columbia.

Corrections Corporation of America (www.correctionscorp.com) is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States, behind only the federal government and four states. The Company currently operates 65 facilities, including 38 company-owned facilities, with a total design capacity of approximately 66,000 beds in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The Company specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, the Company's facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to reduce recidivism and to prepare inmates for their successful re-entry into society upon their release. Corrections Corporation of America also provides health care (including medical, dental and psychiatric services), food services and work and recreational programs.

Diebold (www.diebold.com) is primarily engaged in the manufacture, sale, installation and service of automated self-service transaction systems, electronic and physical security products, election systems and software. The Company operates three business segments: Diebold North America (DNA), Diebold International (DI) and Election Systems and Other. The DNA segment sells financial and retail systems, and also services financial, retail and medical systems in the United States and Canada. The DI segment sells and services financial and retail systems over the remainder of the globe. The Election Systems and Other segment includes the operating results of Diebold Election Systems, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of elections systems. Its primary customers include banks and financial institutions, as well as hospitals, colleges and universities, public libraries, government agencies, utilities and various retail outlets.

EFJohnson (www.EFJohnson.com) is a leading provider of two way radios and communication systems for law enforcement, fire fighters, EMS, and the military. Founded in 1923, the company has a lengthy history of leadership in numerous communication industry standards initiatives and organizations and was one of the first developers of wireless communications products to be fully compliant with federal government Project 25 interoperability standards. EFJohnson offers a comprehensive portfolio of digital and analog radio communications solutions which assist in effectively and affordably managing the transition to digital P25 compliant systems.

The GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut Corrections) (www.thegeogroupinc.com), is a world leader in the delivery of correctional and detention management, health and mental health, and other diversified services to federal, state, and local government agencies around the globe. GEO offers a turnkey approach that includes design, construction, financing, and operations. GEO represents government clients in the United States, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Canada managing 40 facilities with a total design capacity of approximately 36,000 beds.

Ingersoll-Rand (www.irco.com) is a leading innovation and solutions provider for the major global markets of Security and Safety, Climate Control, Industrial Solutions and Infrastructure. The company's diverse product portfolio encompasses such leading industrial and commercial brands as Schlage locks and security solutions; Thermo King transport temperature control equipment; Hussmann commercial and retail refrigeration equipment; Bobcat compact equipment; Club Car golf cars and utility vehicles; and Ingersoll-Rand industrial and construction equipment. In addition, IR offers products and services under many more premium brands for customers in industrial and commercial markets.

Magal Security Systems Ltd. (www.magal-ssl.com) develops, manufactures, markets and sells computerized security systems. These securities include a line of perimeter security systems and a video motion detection system, which automatically detect and locate intruders and identify the nature of intrusions; the DreamBox, which integrates number of closed circuit television-related applications into one box; security management and control systems, which integrate the management, control and display of various security systems into a single, real-time database and support real-time decision making and wide area command and control; PipeGuard, a pipeline security system, and personal emergency location systems.

Mine Safety Appliances (www.msanet.com) Established in 1914, MSA is a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of sophisticated safety products that protect people's health and safety. Sophisticated safety products typically integrate any combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations. The company's comprehensive line of products is used by workers around the world in the fire service, homeland security, construction and other industries, as well as the military. Principal products include self-contained breathing apparatus, gas masks, gas detection instruments, head protection, respirators, thermal imaging cameras and ballistic body armor. The company also provides a broad range of consumer and contractor safety products through retail channels. These products are marketed and sold under the MSA Safety Works brand. MSA has annual sales of more than $900 million, manufacturing operations throughout the world, and more than 30 international locations.

Napco Security Systems (www.napcosecurity.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of technologically advanced electronic security equipment including intrusion and fire alarm systems, access control systems and electronic locking devices. The Company's products, including those of Alarm Lock and Continental Instruments, feature some of the most popular and best-selling security control panels and sensors, locking devices and access control products. They are used in residential, commercial, institutional, industrial and governmental applications. NAPCO security products have earned a reputation for technical excellence, reliability and innovation, poising the Company for revenue growth in the rapidly expanding electronic security market, a market whose current size exceeds $30 billion.

OSI Systems (www.osi-systems.com) based in Hawthorne, California is a diversified global developer, manufacturer and seller of security and inspection systems, medical monitoring products, and optoelectronic-based components, as well as a provider of engineering and manufacturing services. The Company has more than 30 years of experience in electronics engineering and manufacturing and maintains offices and production facilities located in more than a dozen countries. OSI Systems implements a strategy of expansion by leveraging its electronics and contract manufacturing capabilities into selective end product markets through organic growth and acquisitions.

Protection One (www.ProtectionOne.com) one of the leading commercial and residential monitored security services companies in the United States and a leading security provider to the multifamily housing market through its Network Multifamily division, serves approximately one million customers in North America.

Verint Systems (www.verint.com) headquartered in Melville, New York, is a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, networked video security and surveillance, and business intelligence. Verint software, which is used by over 1,000 organizations in over 50 countries worldwide, generates actionable intelligence through the collection, retention and analysis of voice, fax, video, email, Internet and data transmissions from multiple communications networks. Verint is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT).