LAWRENCE, Kan., April 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Protection One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PONE), one of the largest electronic security companies in the United States, has been recognized by Forbes.com as one of America's most trustworthy small-cap companies.
Protection One was included in Forbes.com's second annual listing of top companies with market capitalization of between $200 million and $1 billion. The list is based on independent research by Audit Integrity and recognizes the nation's 100 most trustworthy publicly traded firms for their integrity, transparency in financial reporting, alignment of management with the interests of stakeholders, and overall Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR(r)) ratings. The full report may be viewed at www.forbes.com or downloaded at www.auditintegrity.com.
"We were very pleased to receive this meaningful recognition and believe it demonstrates our strong commitment to corporate integrity, transparency in financial reporting, and consistency in management and governance," said Richard Ginsburg, Protection One's president and chief executive officer. "Our commitment to integrity resonates throughout our organization and complements the dedication our more than 3,000 team members demonstrate every day in providing the highest quality security services in our industry. We were especially pleased to be recognized alongside some of America's best known brands and to be the only security provider named."
Protection One is one of the largest vertically integrated national providers of sales, installation, monitoring, and maintenance of electronic security systems to homes and businesses. Network Multifamily, Protection One's wholly owned subsidiary, is the largest security provider to the multifamily housing market. The company also owns the nation's largest provider of wholesale monitoring services, the combined operations of CMS and Criticom International. For more information about Protection One, visit www.ProtectionOne.com. (PONENR)