"Your Anti-theft products that we offer are simple yet effective. The Ghost Disabler has been selling itself. The demonstration model that you have prepared allows the public to have a "Hands On"effect and upon actually seeing how the unit works, they are sold on the product The Customer wins and the Criminals lose." CST. Rob Harrison R.C.M.P. Williams Lake Detachment   SUBJECT: DNA REGISTRATION AND WINDW ETCHING "I would like to extend my appreciation to your Company for donating the DNA system and the Window Etching on Vernon Crime Prevention Vehicle. I am also enclosing the registration forms to be forwarded to your registries." James A. Line Crime Prevention Vernon R.C.M.P.   "Thank you for your quick response in outfitting our vehicles with your vehicle Disablers. After experiencing a break-in to a couple of our vehicles, we were anxious for a low cost solution to our security problems. To date we have had no further incidents but we feel much more confident about leaving our vehicles parked when not in use." Debbie Dahl Operations Superintendent BC Building Corporation   "On behalf of ICBC I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for supporting and participating in our Combat Auto Theft public awareness campaign. Auto theft is increasing at an alarming rate and with your help we have raised public awareness about this problem and what steps citizens can take to protect themselves and their property."Again, thank you for joining our team in the efforts of reducing auto crime." Kevin Irvine Regional Coordinator Public Affairs & Corporate Marketing Insurance Corporation of British Columbia   Re: Vehicle Disablers "The Ministry of Transportation and Highways in Quesnel, BC has recently had your Vehicle Disablers installed in our vehicle fleet.""I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation, for the way in which your company accommodated our operation by installing the disablers at our convenience. The disablers appear to work quite well, and are a cost-effective means of protecting our vehicle fleet from further theft in the future." Grant Lachmuth, C. Tech District Highways Manager North Cariboo Highways District   "On behalf of McDonald ' s Westbank, I would like to say thank you for security marking our restaurant valuables with your security D.N.A system. I was quite impressed with the quality of product, service, and the fact that there was no interruptions or inconvenience to our customers. Once again thank you for a job well done." Rick Giroux, Owner McDonalds Restaurant Westbank, British Columbia   "Riverside Forest Products Limited has chosen your Company to outfit its fleet of company vehicles with anti-theft switch devices. In response to an increase in theft of our vehicles, and after carefully considering the cost and effectiveness of other anti-theft systems, we chose your services. Your devices meet our criteria of being simple, effective, and affordable. The installations have been done professionally, blending in with the original equipment wiring of our vehicles. You were also willing to work to our schedule and timeframe for the installations." Patrick J. Whittingham, CGA Senior Cost Accountant "Woodlands "Thank you for your recent efforts security marking our computer equipment and other smaller equipment (i e video monitors, cameras, photocopiers, etc) While I hope that it proves to be unnecessary to try and track stolen items through this marking system, it should prove to be a deterrent to theft." "Your crew, which came and marked the equipment acted professionally and kept disruptions to our normal business activities to a minimum. Once again, thank you for your efforts installing the marking system." Byron Johnson Controller, Lumber Division Weldwood of Canada   RE: DNA Product and Service. Island Snow would like to thank-you for your co-operation and providing us with high quality product and support service pertaining to your Security DNA. To date the product has been selling quite well as customers are becoming aware of the increasingly high snowboard theft rate." Riley Darke "Island Snow Kelowna B.C.   \"We are very active in the community and recently donated our time and your Security DNA services to the Kiwanis Youth Bicycle Rodeo in our town. The Bicycle Rodeo is sponsored by the RCMP, the Insurance Corporation of BC and the Kiwanis Service Club. A total of seventy Bicycles were marked with your DNA and tagged with a warning label. In addition to the above numbers we had several bicycles come through that were marked and labeled two years previously. The DNA was as good as the day we installed it and the tamper proof label was intact and in excellent condition. The system of recording the markings on a computer database and issuing a printed copy to the RCMP is proving successful." W.R. (Bill) Loiselle Westland Protection Services Quesnel B.C.   "Your Security DNA was a great decision by us because of the protection it provided the new owner of any bicycle we sell. The bicycle business is a very enticing place where thieves can get rid of a product to anyone who wishes to buy. Your DNA deters this very well but most importantly can provide a safety net in claiming the bike back with the personal marking code. We would like to thank you for increasing sales and providing us and our customers with peace of mind. OUTBOUND CYCLE would recommend this service to any person or business who want to protect what they have worked so hard for." Curtis Wandler OUTBOUND CYCLE & SPORT Westbank B.C.   "We currently have installed your immobilizers for Transportation and Highways and British Columbia Buildings Corporation, both Government entities. There is no end to the possibilities of your security products especially with the support and encouragement of local law." Patricia A. Harrison Quesnel Security Patrol Ltd. Quesnel B.C   "Since we initiated this program in late 1980"we have only lost one vehicle out of 150,000 vehicles marked: and that vehicle was a 1977 Datsun 280Z""the Avis National car rental agencies are marking their vehicles in a manner similar to our program in areas where they have experienced high theft of their rental units such as New York, Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago. Both Companies have experienced an increase in their recovery rate from65% to 96%. The Truck Rental and Leasing Association, TRLA, in Atlanta, Georgia, experimented with a security marking technique"Prior to marking they had lost approximately 25 units each year; and the first year the vehicles were marked, they lost only one." Lt. Richard McQuown, Vehicle Investigation Section Kentucky State Police, 919 Versailles Road, Frankfort 40601   ""there is no doubt that the concept of vehicle marking is a useful one. The marking of windows and other components will serve to reduce criminal opportunity and should enhance property recovery efforts." NORM Brown, Program Manager, Crime Prevention Ministry of Attorney General, Provi nce of B.C.   "I have read with interest your process for dramatically reducing auto thefts, and it would appear that those who take advantage of your service can be assured that potential car thieves will give these vehicles a wide birth." Hon. K. Walter Davidson, M.L.A. Delta Office of the Speaker, Legislative Assembly Province B.C.   "I like the idea of Security Marking and Decals that glow in the dark" D.B. Lemieux, C.F.I., Manager Western Division Insurance Crime Prevention Bureau   "The Edmonton Police Department recognizes the concept of security marking the vehicle identification number (V.I.N.) onto vehicle components parts and windows as a deterrent to theft and as an assistance in identifying recovered stolen property." L.Chahley, Chief of Police Edmonton, Alta.   Customer Validation of the Independent Witness Asset Protection System Desert Cab"s policy is that no vehicle can be on the road without a Witness box in it. Chris Krouch, Op. Mgr., has used the Witness data to deter approx. 15 workers comp. Claims. The Witness data showed a low or extremely low injury probability. He shows the drivers the data, they return to work and do not file a claim, saving Desert Cab money. Their incident history was analyzed from 1998-2001. In a fleet of 160 taxicabs they experienced a 4.37% decrease in 2001 in their at-fault incidents, which equates to around 29 incidents. Their average claim payout was $2,528. This equates to a savings of more than $73,000 in payouts. Simply put, a reduction in incidents equates to a reduction in claims and decreased operating costs. C & H Taxi installed their entire fleet of taxicabs and paratransit vans in November 2000. They have used the data from the Witness to reduce dollars paid out to bodily injury claims. They requested, "witness event summaries"to help fight off fraudulent bodily injury claims. To date, for every summary provided to claimant and/or attorney, the claim has gone away. Richard Corey would be more than happy to talk about how he has used the Witness as a practical tool to protect his assets and reduce their operation costs. Altamonte Springs fleet of 60 police vehicles experienced six crashes per month prior to installing the Witness EDRs. Units were installed in 50% of the police vehicles. During the first seven months of IWI"s Asset Protection Program, the fleet experienced one incident. The average repair cost decreased from $1,800 to $350 and an estimated 234% ROI was returned to Altamonte Springs based on their initial investment. City of Gainesville , Florida Regional Transit Systems: Two weeks after installing the Witness, one of the city"s full-length buses was involved in a very low impact accident. Six passengers were transported to a medical facility for treatment and the driver was released from duty for the remainder of the shift. Passengers at the medical facility were informed that the bus was equipped with an EDR. All passengers were released with no injuries. The City is certain that the Witness"objective data protected them from subsequent injury claims by the driver and passengers. In essence, RTS was able to see a 100% return on investment in 1 week. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District installed 125 buses at their Richmond facility for a 6-month test and evaluation. Jan 1"Jul 31, 01 = 98 accidents Jan 1"Jul 31, 02 = 72 accidents They had 26 fewer accidents while instrumented with the Witness, which EQUALS a 27% drop in their accident rate. If the trend continues they could finish the year with 132 accidents, which is less, then they have seen in three years" 2001 = 179 2000 = 179 1999 = 145 NASCAR has installed the Witness in every vehicle in their Winston Cup Series, Busch Series and Truck Series. Each time there is an incident either during practice, qualifying or the race, the Witness records the events. The data from the Witness is then entered into the IWI ASIP database along with all the incident data. ASIP is accruing; vehicle damages, track conditions, incident locations (corners), temperatures, injuries, etc. All this information can be queried to see if one corner on a track stands out, track conditions, etc. NASCAR is using the data to improve safety.