Press information To download a text file of this release, a 250 pixel wide low-res image for web use or a 300dpi print quality image, go to www.parkfield.co.uk/kac ExitPoint broadband directional sounder improves building evacuation speed Released 12 October 2007 In the great majority of commercial and industrial premises, the building's fire system is the most likely method of warning about a potential threat to the occupants. The typical audible visual warning generated by the system alerts the occupants to the fact that there is an emergency, but doesn't provide any help or guidance to show people the optimum escape route. To address this important issue, KAC has introduced ExitPoint(tm), a directional sound technology which, triggered by the fire system, instinctively attracts people towards its source in both good and poor visibility. The units generate sound pulses of low, medium and high broadband noise that make it possible for people to identify accurately the location of the source. Directional sound is recognised by a primitive part of the human brain and because of this people are instinctively drawn to the noise. They can therefore be aurally directed to the nearest emergency exit, reducing evacuation times by up to 75% in tests. ExitPoint operates at 24VDC, has five user-selectable power settings so that it can be optimised to its installed environment. It is also available with an optional voice messaging capability that will reinforce the meaning of the tones to people, advising them that following the tones they are being led to the nearest emergency exit, further improving the effectiveness of the units in reducing evacuation times. Different tone combinations are also programmed into the unit that people instinctively recognise and follow. These combinations are designed to instruct occupants that they are nearing an exit, a stairway up or a stairway down. *** Ends: body copy 261 words*** Notes to Editors. For further information: Mark Thomson KAC 15 - 19 Trescott Road Trafford Park Smallwood Redditch B98 7AH Tel: + 44 1527 406655 Fax: + 44 1527 406677 sales@kac.co.uk www.kac.co.uk Agency contact: Nigel May Parkfield Communications Limited Parkfield House Damerham Hants SP6 3HQ Tel: + 44 (0)1725 518321 Fax: + 44 (0)1725 518378 nigel.may@parkfield.co.uk www.parkfield.co.uk KAC Alarms is the world's leading manufacturer of manual break glass and resetable call points and associated products for use in conventional and addressable fire detection systems, security systems and process control applications. Honeywell International is a $34 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago 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. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com.