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NOTIFIER FIRE ALARMS EARN SEISMIC CERTIFICATION
Fire Alarm Systems Tested and Certified to Meet IBC Seismic Requirements
NORTHFORD, Conn., January 31, 2012 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has earned International Building Code (IBC) seismic certification on its entire portfolio of fire alarm and mass notification systems. All conventional and addressable fire alarm control panels, digital voice command systems and networking components, including NOTIFIER’s ONYX FirstVision touch screen display for first responder scene assessment, passed a series of lengthy shake tests performed by a Certified Seismic Qualification Agency.
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NOTIFIER LAUNCHES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS VIRTUAL DEMO SITE
New Site Demonstrates Effective Use of Integrated Fire Alarm and Emergency Communications Systems
NORTHFORD, Conn., December 1, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces the launch of a microsite to educate users on effective deployments of integrated fire alarm and emergency communications systems through virtual demonstrations of emergency scenarios. The Emergency Communications Systems Microsite explores real-world fire, weather, intruder and hazardous gas leak disaster events within various facilities throughout a common campus setting while demonstrating the life-saving functions of NOTIFIER systems.
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NOTIFIER INTRODUCES ADVANCED SMOKE AND
CO DETECTOR
New Combination Smoke/CO Detector Delivers Peace of Mind, Minimizes Nuisance Alarms
NORTHFORD, Conn., September 15, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) introduces the IntelliQuad™ PLUS detector, offering carbon monoxide (CO) detection together with superior smoke detection and nuisance alarm rejection as part of an ONYX Series fire alarm system. One unit combines four sensing elements for smoke, CO, light/flame and heat to quickly and unequivocally verify a true fire or CO emergency. Separate signals for CO and smoke allow for ONYX systems to respond appropriately based on the event type.
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NOTIFIER PROTECTS $1 BILLION AUTO PLANT
Advanced Fire Alarm Network Protects Diverse Environments, Simplifies Maintenance and Monitoring
Northford, Conn., October 13, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell [NYSE: HON] announces completion of a fire alarm system protecting a 2.2 million square-foot automotive manufacturing facility in southwest Georgia. AFA Protective Systems Inc. of Marrietta, Ga., designed and installed the extensive, 72-node network of NOTIFIER ONYX Series NFS2-640 and NFS2-3030 fire alarm control panels, digital voice evacuation panels, 2.4 miles of fiber optic cable and more than 7,000 detection and notification devices monitored by five ONYXWorks graphic workstations placed throughout the facility.
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NOTIFIER CREATES VIRTUAL LIFE SAFETY SEMINAR
FREE, Online Seminar Educates on Life Safety Systems Codes, Trends and Solutions
NORTHFORD, Conn., August 17, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has taken the contents of its recent Life Safety Seminars and developed a virtual version to educate architects, engineers and facility managers on the latest codes, trends and technologies. The FREE virtual seminar covers all aspects of emergency communications systems’ planning and design, presented by Jack Poole, fire protection engineer and principle of Poole Fire Protection. Additional modules educate on new IP and GSM/cellular fire alarm reporting technologies, advanced forms of smoke and CO detection, and IBC (International Building Code) seismic fire protection requirements.
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NOTIFIER PROTECTS HISTORIC WARSHIP
Fire Aboard USS Yorktown Immediately Detected, Contained and Extinguished
NORTHFORD, Conn., August 11, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) just learned of a fire incident on Tuesday aboard the USS Yorktown warship in Mount Pleasant, S.C., which was immediately detected by the ship’s NOTIFIER fire alarm system and quickly extinguished by fire companies responding from three surrounding cities, keeping damage to a bare minimum. The warship museum opened for visitors the following day.
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NOTIFIER RELEASES BIM FIRE ALARM MODELS
NOTIFIER First to Offer Fire Alarm Digital Content for Building Information Modeling (BIM)
July 14, 2011 - NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces the release of digital content models of its most popular ONYX Series fire alarm control panels for Architects, Engineers and Consultants utilizing BIM to create digital models of a building’s design and construction.
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NOTIFIER FIRE ALARMS SEISMIC-CERTIFIED AND IN-USE California Hospital Receives Seismic-Certified Fire Alarm Transplant
NORTHFORD, Conn., June 22, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has earned International Building Code (IBC) seismic certification on its entire portfolio of fire alarm and emergency communications systems. All conventional and addressable fire alarm control panels, digital voice command systems and networking components, including NOTIFIER’s ONYX FirstVision™ touch screen display for first responder scene assessment, passed a series of lengthy shake tests performed by a Certified Seismic Qualification Agency.
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NOTIFIER CREATES VIDEO TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS
New Video Raises Awareness of Multiple Life Safety Systems Solutions
June 1, 2011 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has developed a new video aimed at educating consumers on the wide spectrum of life safety and emergency communications solutions offered by its nearly 500 U.S. Engineered Systems Distributors.
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NOTIFIER HOSTS FREE LIFE SAFETY EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS NATIONWIDE
December 16, 2010 - Half-Day Seminars Educate Architects, Engineers and Facility Managers on Life Safety Codes, Trends and Solutions
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UC Santa Barbara
UCSB Installs First of Five Emergency Communication Speakers

June 14, 2010 – (Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The first of what UC Santa Barbara officials hope will be a network of five mass notification warning system speakers has been installed on the roof of Kerr Hall in the heart of the UCSB campus.

According to Associate Vice Chancellor Ron Cortez, who oversees emergency operations management at UCSB, the speakers will allow the campus to communicate information to students, faculty, and staff in the event of an emergency. Alerts and other notifications will be broadcast over the speakers, telling people where to go and what to do during a campus emergency.

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NOTIFIER RELEASES ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM CONTROL FOR ANCILLARY SYSTEMS
New Small-Scale Addressable Fire Alarm Panel Offers Intelligent, Economic Control for Elevators and Sprinkler Systems
June 4, 2010 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces the Spartan-25™ addressable fire alarm control panel for protecting small-scale properties and controling ancillary systems such as sprinklers and elevator recall. With addressable features such as individual point identification, maintenance alerts and detector drift compensation, the Spartan-25 offers an intelligent alternative to conventional systems at virtually the same total installed expense. For added savings and flexibility, this 25-point panel can support any combination of HFS detectors and modules while operating on standard wire (unshielded or twisted-pair).
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NOTIFIER ANNOUNCES FIRE/LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS FINANCING
Facility Owners to Benefit from Financing Program for Code-Required Upgrades
May 12, 2010 - NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) introduces a financing program to assist facility owners with the expense of new fire/life safety systems and upgrades to existing systems mandated by code. An assortment of financing options can be customized to cover equipment, regular maintenance and service fees while allowing facility owners to conserve working capital and overcome budget constraints.
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NOTIFIER ANNOUNCES NEW GAS DETECTION PRODUCTS TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE
Industrial and Commercial Facilities to Benefit from New Gas Detection
April 13, 2010 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) introduces three new lines of gas and flame detection products designed to integrate with its fire alarm and life safety systems to provide comprehensive protection for a variety of commercial and industrial facilities. Developed by Honeywell Analytics, the E3Point, Sensepoint XCD and FD Series lines offer benefits of advanced detection technology, energy efficiency and cost savings.
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NOTIFIER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IP PLATFORM GOES DIGITAL
Remote Monitoring and Control of Emergency Communications Available via IP
March 12, 2010 – NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces its IP-based emergency communications (a.k.a. mass notification) platform has gone completely digital to optimize speed and intelligibility of emergency communications. The ONYXWorks™ workstation enables users to distribute live audio messages digitally via its NOTIFY-IP™ Internet gateway to local, regional, national and even international facilities. An intelligent network interface designed by NOTIFIER enables the workstation and IP platform to easily integrate with buildings’ new or existing fire alarm voice evacuation systems to provide onsite and remote monitoring and control.
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NOTIFIER INTEGRATES VIDEO AND CAMPUS VIEWS WITH FIRST RESPONDER INCIDENT ASSESSMENT DEVICE
New ONYX FirstVision® Interactive Display Delivers Real-Time Event Information
November 4, 2009: NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has enhanced its ONYX FirstVision interactive touch screen display to provide first responders more conclusive, real-time information on emergency events. A new “campus view” feature can display critical information from multiple fire alarm systems throughout a facility, campus and across the globe. When integrated with Honeywell’s Rapid Eye™ DVR (Digital Video Recording) system, ONYX FirstVision provides live video of various building areas.
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NOTIFIER EXTENDS PRODUCT WARRANTY PERIOD
Fire Alarm Products to Carry 36-Month Warranty
7/28/2009: NOTIFIER announces the limited warranty period on its fire alarm products manufactured within the United States is to be extended from 18 to 36 months, effective immediately. The warranty extension applies to NOTIFIER fire alarm control systems manufactured in the U.S
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NOTIFIER Develops Advanced, High-Speed Fire Alarm/Life Safety Network
6/11/ 2009 – NOTIFIER has released its High-Speed NOTI-FIRE-NET™ fire alarm network, which operates nearly 40-times faster than its standard network platform while supporting twice as many nodes.
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NOTIFIER to Conduct Free Mass Notification and

Gas Detection Seminars

3/23/2009:  NOTIFIER will be hosting a series of free, half-day seminars for anyone responsible for the design, selection, and operation of fire and life safety systems in commercial, educational, industrial, retail, healthcare, and hospitality facilities. Attendees will learn how changing Mass Notification codes and advancing gas detection technologies will impact them, their properties and, most importantly, occupant safety.
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NOTIFIER System Obtains FM 6320 Listing for Gas Detection

2/2/2009: NOTIFIER recently obtained an FM (Factory Mutual) 6320 listing for its NFS2-3030 Fire and Gas Detection System.  NOTIFIER is the only worldwide commercial fire alarm manufacturer that has the preferred and often required FM 6320 listing for gas detection equipment in industrial environments.

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Notifier, part of the Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Fire Systems group, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of engineered fire alarm systems with distributors and regional support operations on every continent. Notifier’s extensive fire alarm, life safety and mass notification offerings include standalone, networked and integrated solutions, plus graphic interface monitoring systems for facility managers and first responders. Visit www.notifier.com for more detailed information.

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