the official OzVision Newsletter
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ADEMCO Group Partners with OzVision
to Launch Advanced Remote Video Transmission Solutions


SYOSSET, NY - August 8, 2002 - Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions announced today that ADEMCO Group is partnering with OzVision to integrate a new remote video transmission system with AlarmNet central station communication services.

OzVision will develop a version of its color dial-up video transmission system, the OzLine-4, to deliver high-quality remote video images over standard telephone lines to ADEMCO Group's AlarmNet server system, which in turn will transmit the video images to a central station. "From the AlarmNet servers, we'll be sending the video over the Internet to central stations, fully encrypted and authenticated," says Gordon Hope, vice president of marketing for ADEMCO. The AlarmNet services will be deployed and fully integrated into central station automation systems in the near future.

The OzVision agreement is part of an overall ADEMCO plan to add dialer and Internet-based solutions to the AlarmNet suite of services. ADEMCO's Optiflex product, planned for release early next year, will transmit remote video to central stations entirely over the Internet. "OptiFlex is a complementary product to the OzVision dial-up solution and will provide a high-speed video solution for higher traffic applications," added Hope.

Avi Lupo, president of OzVision America stated, "One of the key benefits of this new partnership is that we'll provide a new and cost-effective recurring revenue stream to central stations through the use of the AlarmNet infrastructure and advanced video product solutions."

Currently OzVision has interfaces available for both SIMS and Bold Technologies automation software. These solutions allow software on a PC at the central station to receive Oz images directly, so that they are automatically sent to the central station operator on the same console that receives alarms. The overall set of features will be enhanced when driven through the AlarmNet services infrastructure. "Central Stations can get started now with entry level features and migrate toward advanced services when the AlarmNet integration is complete," added Lupo.

Automation and Control Solutions is a US$8 billion global leader in providing product
and service solutions to create efficient, safe, and comfortable environments and help business and industry improve productivity and profitability. It comprises four businesses: Industry Solutions; Service; and Automation & Control Products. ACS offers heating, ventilation, humidification and air-conditioning equipment controls, security and fire alarm systems, home automation systems, energy-efficient lighting controls, and building management systems and services. It also provides automation systems, advanced software solutions, and value-added services used in a variety of industries. ACS is also a global supplier of sensors, switches, and control products for industrial applications.

ADEMCO Group, headquartered in Syosset, New York, is the world's leading manufacturer of electronic security products. Additional information is available at www.ademco.com.

Honeywell is a US$24-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. Honeywell employs approximately 115,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com.

OzVision is a high technology company based in Israel with extensive experience developing remote video transmission products and solutions for commercial and military applications. OzVision employs unique video transmission technology that delivers high quality, rapid video over public networks at any bandwidth, even over the existing cellular networks. The OzVision product line is to be carried by ADI, the security industry's largest distribution company with over 100 locations nationwide. Additional information on OzVision is available at www.ozvisionamerica.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act.

 
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