Onity Expands Operations in China

Onity Expands Operations in China

July 06, 2006

New Shanghai Office Opens with Teams Covering Northern (Beijing), Eastern (Shanghai) and Western (Chongqing) Regions of China

    SHANGHAI, July 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Onity, the
world's leading provider of electronic locking solutions,
has expanded the company's China operations with the
opening of a new office in Shanghai today.  Onity is a UTC
Fire & Security company, which is a subsidiary of
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).  

    Officially unveiled by Arne Engel, Onity's managing
director for the Asia Pacific region, the office is located
in Pudong, Shanghai's commercial heart. It features a
comprehensive product demonstration gallery and a technical
services facility.  The new Shanghai operation also will
house Onity's expanded sales and service teams covering the
Northern (Beijing), Eastern (Shanghai) and Western
(Chongqing & Chengdu) regions of China.

    "With our Shanghai operations, Onity is further
demonstrating its commitment to one of the fastest growing
markets in the world," said Engel at the grand
opening.  "Shanghai was chosen as our base in China,
since so many of our Chinese customers are located or
headquartered here.  However, the new office will also
manage Onity resources deployed as far away as Chongqing,
and will further enhance our customer responsiveness across
China.  This sets our service apart from our
competitors."

    "The new technical facility is being headed by Mr.
Gary Cheuk, Onity's Greater China technical services
manager, who is a familiar and trusted face to all of our
Chinese customers," he continued. 

    "I am pleased that Gary will supervise and train
all local technical talent.  Furthermore, the facility will
enhance parts availability and repair capabilities across
the country.  The product gallery will be used for
demonstrations of Onity's technological solutions and to
provide training for our customers and distribution
partners."

    The Shanghai office will supplement Onity's Hong Kong
operation, which will continue to service Southern China
customers due to their close proximity.  The Shanghai
office is the 11th Onity office to open in Asia Pacific,
and additional offices and strategic alliances for China
are being planned for the remainder of the year.

    Editor's Note: 

    Electronic images are available by contacting Andrea
Roland at Phoenix Marketing Group, Inc. -- Phone:
407-905-0608 or email: [e-mail] .

    About Onity

    Onity (formerly TESA Entry Systems, Inc.), the leading
global provider of electronic locking systems, offers
innovative technological solutions and services for the
hospitality, corporate, education, government and marine
markets.  The company's ever-expanding family of facility
management solutions includes electronic locks, in-room
safes, and Senercomm(R) energy-management systems.  Onity
maintains an extensive sales and service network that spans
more than 115 countries around the globe.  Onity is part of
UTC Fire & Security, a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), that provides fire safety
and security solutions to more than one million customers
around the world.  UTC Fire & Security is headquartered
in Connecticut, USA.  For more information, please visit
http://www.utcfireandsecurity.com .  For information about
Onity's electronic hospitality solutions please visit
http://www.onity.com .

    For more information, contact:

     Arne Engel,
     Managing Director, Asia Pacific,
     Onity, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Andrea Roland
     Phoenix Marketing Group, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  UTC Fire & Security