11 June 2004 23:21
Monitronics International Provides Security at Recent G8 Summit
DALLAS, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- At the request of the United States Secret Service and the Department of Homeland
Security, Monitronics International, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, recently participated in providing security services
for the G8 Summit, which took place on June 8-10 at Sea Island, Georgia. Monitronics provided security systems and
24-hour monitoring of key sites that were vital to the protection of participants of the event. The G8 Summit, or Group
of Eight, brought together world leaders from eight member nations-- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the
United Kingdom, and the United States.
"Monitronics is proud to have had the opportunity to provide security services for such a prestigious and
historical event," said President and CEO Jim Hull. "We certainly value our continued relationships with
leading governmental agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and it was an honor to be chosen as the
monitoring company best capable of handling the high-level security needs of the G8."
Monitronics designed, installed, and monitored intrusion detection systems for various facilities at the G8 Summit,
including those dedicated to the International Media Center and the Multi-Agency Command Center.
The U.S. Secret Service, under the leadership of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and in cooperation with
its local, state, and federal security and public safety partners, developed the overall security strategy for the
event. Due to the nature of the Summit, the DHS designated it a National Special Security Event, requiring the Secret
Service to assume its role as the lead agency for the design and implementation of the operational security plan.
Monitronics currently provides 24-hour monitoring and customer support to more than 460,000 customers. Monitronics is
the fourth largest security company in the country. For more information on Monitronics, visit
http://www.monitronics.net/ or http://www.monitronics.com/ . Photo: NewsCom:
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photodesk@prnewswire.com Monitronics International, Inc.
CONTACT: Tim Sharp, Marketing Program Manager of Monitronics International, Inc., +1-800-235-9918, ext. 3002, or fax,
+1-972-243-1022, or mgregory@monitronics.com
Web site: http://www.monitronics.com/ http://www.monitronics.net/
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