Sonitrol Announces New Franchisees in Pennsylvania and Florida

Sonitrol Corporation, one of the leading commercial electronic security providers in North America, announces the recent opening of its new Sonitrol Franchise locations, Sonitrol East Coast of Florida based in Cocoa, Florida and Sonitrol Security Systems-Erie located in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Co-franchisees Chuck Thomas and James Iseman are managing the operations for East Coast of Florida and can be reached at: 321/504-6069. This new Florida franchise covers Breverad, Volusia, Saint Lucie and Indian River counties. General manager Steve Miller oversees the operations in Erie, Pennsylvania.

The Erie franchise covers Erie, Warner, Crawford, McKean, Potter, Venango, Elk, Forest, Clarion and Mercer counties. Sonitrol Corporation is the distributor for both locations.

Sonitrol is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco International, Ltd., with a network of 170 Franchises serving 180 cities in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Sonitrol offers the most unique, comprehensive electronic security protection available today including verified audio detection, access control, video surveillance, fire detection and industrial process monitoring.

Sonitrol's unique audio verification capability is well known for its record of low false alarms, fast police response and the highest documented apprehension rate in the security industry. Since 1977, Sonitrol has assisted local police in the apprehension of more than 145,000 intruders.

Tyco International Ltd. is a diversified manufacturing and service company.

Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and service provider of electrical and electronic components; the world's largest designer, manufacturer, installer and service provider of undersea telecommunications systems; the world's largest manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services and the world's largest manufacturer of flow control valves.

Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in medical device products, financing and leasing capital, plastics and adhesives. Tyco operates in more than 100 countries and had fiscal 2000 revenues of $28.9 billion. Tyco Fire and Security Services is one of the major businesses of Tyco International Ltd.

Tyco Fire and Security Services designs, manufactures, installs and services electronic security systems, fire protection, detection and suppression systems, sprinklers and fire extinguishers. Tyco Fire and Security Services includes more than 60 brands, which are distributed in markets across the globe.