1. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. North American Fire Alarm Equipment Markets Building Codes Mandate All Nonresidential Buildings to Have an Effective Method for Detecting and Suppressing Fires in the Incipient Stage Building Technologies Group “Building codes are the primary drivers that create demand and help to promote revenue growth in the fire alarm equipment market.”

2. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Building construction codes create demand for fire alarm equipment Construction and renovation trends drive market revenues Voice capability for high-rises and public assemblies bolster market revenue System integration trends encourage upgrades, boosting sales of intelligent systems Consolidation within the industry curbs markets for marginal participants Complying with changing codes at all times is a Herculean task Nuisance alarms erode reliability of fire alarm systems Fire sprinklers restrict the growth of the fire alarm equipment market Difficulty in retaining competent distribution impedes market growth

3. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the fire alarm equipment market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End-user analysis within each report

4. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Coverage: North America Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans

5. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate forecasts for end-user growth potential Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of companies manufacturing fire alarm equipments Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the fire alarm equipment market

6. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What’s Included Fire Alarm Panels Conventional fire alarm panels Addressable fire alarm panels Voice evacuation systems Fire Alarm Devices Annunciators Notification appliances Manual pull stations

7. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Market Participants  Fire Sentry Corp.  Gai-tronics Corp.  General Monitors  Gentex Corp.  Grinnel Fire Protection  H.R Kirkland Co.  Harrington Signal, Inc.  Hochiki America  Johnson Controls  Keltron Corp.  Kidde-Fenwal, Inc.  Light Engineered Displays, Inc.  Mircom Technologies  Mirtone  Napco Security Systems, Inc.  AIR Products & Controls  Amercian Security  Amesco  Automation Displays, Inc.  Bosch Security Systems  Digital Monitoring Products  DSC Security Products  Edwards Systems Technology  Evax Systems  Faraday, LLC  Federal Signal  Fike Corp.  Fire Control Instruments  Fire Lite Alarms

8. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Market Participants (cont’d)  Notifier/Honeywell Fire Systems  Potter Electric Signal Co.  Protectowireco, Inc.  Radionics  RSG Aames  Safetechinternational, Inc.  Safety Technology Intl.  SDI LLC  Securiplex  Securiplex Com  Secutron  Sentrol-ge  Siemens  Signal Communication Corp.  Silent Knight  Simplex  Space Age Electronics  Spectrex, Inc.  Spectronics Corp.  System Sensor Canada  The Gamewell Corp.  Viking Electronic Services  Wheellock, Inc.  World Electronics, Inc.  WSA Fire Systems

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