MDI, Inc. engages in manufacturing and marketing physical and electronic security technologies primarily in the United States. Its technologies include open architecture security command and control software, intelligent access control hardware, and video surveillance management solutions. The company offers SAFEnet operating system, an open architecture access control, intrusion detection, and video security software; Pointguard Xtreme, a simplified version of SAFEnet; Viewpoint digital video recorders; and a line of standard design products, such as digital video recorders, video cameras, small access control systems, and related products. It offers its standard design products through marketing co-ops or channel distribution partners, as well as through its owned sales staff to dealer network. The company also provides Learn Safe Initiative, which provides the tools and training for public and private school systems to decrease the risk of violence that kids face; and TEACh Safety curriculum to provide Learn Safe Initiative the components to offer the school safety program. In addition, it offers construction management and contractor services, such as initial project review, pay application reviews, and funds disbursal services for construction lenders; construction management advisor services for property developers, REIT’s, and other investors in North and South America; and security assessments, risk audits, security consulting, professional project management, and construction management services. It serves government agencies, financial institutions, healthcare organizations, manufacturing companies, energy and power providers, gaming and entertainment establishments, and educational institutions. The company was founded in 1979. It was formerly known as Ultrak, Inc. and changed its name to MDI, Inc. in 2004. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDII) - Tuesday's shares increased 0.05% to $0.4102. 60,622 was the volume. The LearnSafe Initiative, a division of MDI, Inc., announced June 17th that it will be presenting the LearnSafe Initiative and distributing the new LearnSafe Direct school safety and security products catalog at the 2008 Texas School District Police Chiefs’ Association annual training conference in Houston, Texas on July 17th thru the 20th. The conference will empower Texas school law enforcement officials to learn what is necessary for school security and police officers to prevent, defend against and respond to a terror attack against our schools. This training is based on the blueprints used for terror attacks in Israel, Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan in which hundreds of hostages have been taken in drawn-out sieges, or attacked outright. This training presents hard-hitting information on exactly what must be done for American schools to be prepared.

MDI, Inc., companies deliver security technology products, services and training for high-security government, commercial and educational markets as well as comprehensive construction management solutions on an international scale. Since 1979, MDI has been the leading provider of unified command and control solutions designed to protect people, facilities and assets. These solutions are united by the ONE™ Unified Technology™ Command & Control Operating System. ONE C2OS™ unifies security point products, systems and subsystems into a common management platform. Far beyond the Integrated Security Management software promoted by industry competitors, ONE delivers an open architecture environment that adapts each individual application and device into its platform - promoting global collaboration as ONE system. The MDI product family currently protects over 8 million alarm points across the globe for many of the world’s most recognized organizations including Microsoft, MBNA Worldwide, John Deere, Pepsi, FBI, TSA, Fidelity Investments, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, American Express, Department of Defense, IRS, Disney, Smithsonian Institution and MIT to name a few.