Cap Index Inc. and Burns International Form Value-added Relationship.

Business Editors

PHILADELPHIA/CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000

CAP Index Inc. and Burns International Security Services Corp. today announced a new value-added relationship that will make CAP Index's site-specific crime risk data readily available to Burns International's clients throughout the United States and Canada.

Under terms of the agreement, Burns International will have access to CAP's Crime risk database studies to help its clients develop strategic security solutions and make security investment decisions based on the specific threat levels in the areas where their facilities are located.

The two companies will also work together on major, multi-site security outsourcing opportunities.

According to Robert M. Figlio Ph.D., CAP Index chairman and chief executive officer: "Progressive corporations and organizations today are recognizing that the most effective security and risk management programs are data-driven.

"It is critical that security executives understand the many external and internal risks to their organizations' assets, track security incidents in and around their facilities, and measure the effectiveness of their security programs. CAP's pioneering CRIMECAST(TM) database reports and site maps provide compelling data-derived assessments of threat levels.

"Burns International and its clients can use this intelligence to decide on appropriate levels of security safeguards."

"Burns International's Total Security Solutions approach to security begins with a data-driven assessment of the nature and degree of security threats at specific customer sites," said Bernard Greenawalt CPP, vice president of Total Security Solutions at Burns International.

"Our goal is always to provide the expertise our clients need to develop effective security programs in which all of the appropriate security services are seamlessly integrated. We are very pleased to make available CAP Index's research and database in assessing threat levels in the areas in which our clients operate."

About CAP Index Inc.

CAP Index, with headquarters outside of Philadelphia, in Exton, Pa., pioneered crime risk information and vulnerability analysis. Figlio has written extensively on sociological, crime and security issues. He also specializes in premises liability expert testimony.

CAP Index is the only source of precise, site-specific, objective crime risk forecasts for the entire United States and Canada.

CAP Index product offerings include CRIMECAST(TM) database reports and site maps; MALLRISK(TM), a pre-packaged database containing CAP Index scores and maps for each of 4,000 U.S. malls and shopping centers; and CAMPUS CrimeCast(TM) reports covering the nation's 1,497 four-year colleges and universities; and a host of online crime databases available to the real estate industry, most notably through Microsoft's Homeadvisor.com and APBNews.com, the leading crime-oriented Web site.

For additional information, visit www.capindex.com.

About Burns International

Burns International Security Services Corp. is a subsidiary of Chicago-based Burns International Services Corp. (NYSE:BOR), North America's premier provider of physical security and related services, with 75,000 employees and more than 300 offices throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Colombia.

The company offers a complete range of security solutions involving armed and unarmed physical security, foot and vehicle patrol, access control and monitoring, background and drug screening, investigative services, contract staffing, and other specialized security and support services. For more information, go to www.burnsinternational.com.