Protection One to Exhibit At ASIS International Show Next Week

Security Company's National Accounts Team to Highlight Innovative Loss-Prevention Solutions for Businesses


LAWRENCE, Kan., Sept. 8, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protection One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PONE), the first national company to offer Web-enabled security-system control, will host an exhibit at the 2008 ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits show, September 15-18, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Richard Ginsburg, president and CEO, and Kevin Williams, vice president of national accounts, are among several Protection One team members who will be at booth 2335 to meet with ASIS show attendees and promote the company's advanced offerings for businesses, unique monitoring capabilities, and dedication to trusted customer service.

"Our team's intense focus on Protection One's more than 100,000 commercial customers across the United States has resulted in growing revenues from this segment and has enhanced our capabilities to offer innovative security solutions. Our business offerings include a dedicated national accounts program and effective loss-prevention services, including our exclusive e-Secure product as well as a multitude of access control, remote monitoring and video services. We look forward to sharing with ASIS attendees how Protection One is different from other providers and demonstrating, through our interactive exhibit, how we can help save businesses time and money," said Ginsburg.

Protection One has a variety of commercial security products and service offerings, including central-station video monitoring services; CCTV; Web-based remote video; fire systems; Web- and text-based system control and notification; intrusion detection; Web-based access control; national account service coordination; online access to accounts; multiple levels of monitoring redundancy, including a separate disaster recovery center; and other products and services for businesses, large and small, across the nation. Earlier this year, Protection One was the sole security company named one of "America's Most Trustworthy Companies" by Forbes.com.

If you are registered to attend the show and would like to schedule a private meeting with a Protection One team member, including President and CEO Richard Ginsburg, please send an e-mail to BusinessSolutions@ProtectionOne.com.

Protection One is one of the largest vertically integrated national providers of sales, installation, monitoring, and maintenance of electronic security systems to homes and businesses and has been recognized as one of "America's Most Trustworthy Companies" by Forbes.com. Network Multifamily, Protection One's wholly owned subsidiary, is the largest security provider to the multifamily housing market. The company also owns the nation's largest provider of wholesale monitoring services, the combined operations of CMS and Criticom International. For more information about Protection One, visit www.ProtectionOne.com. (PONENR)

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