MUMBAI, India, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

UBM India, a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd. (LON: UBM), has
today announced IFSEC India 2008. To be held between 16 and 18 October 2008
at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, the event is one of South Asia's leading
trade fair of its kind, which will deliver to end users and suppliers a
unique communication platform which includes an exhibition and conference.
This year will see the inclusion of FIREX India 2008 into the event.

IFSEC India 2008 is part of IFSEC, held annually for the past 36 years at
Birmingham, UK which attracts more than 30,000 trade visitors and is
recognized as the world's leading Security and Fire exhibition.

"The security market in India is growing at a tremendous rate and there
is a continuous demand for high standard security across industries and the
Government. IFSEC India 2008 is an exceptional platform that gives an
opportunity to security solution companies to showcase various products. The
response and reach that we as an exhibitor get here, is impressive, extremely
client centric and productive. We are proud to be a part of IFSEC India 2008
and are excited about showcasing our 'next level' of innovations at the
exhibition, which we are certain will exceed our expectations," Says Mr.
David I. Hudson MBE, Regional President, Group 4 Securicor Pvt Ltd.

This year will see the event build on IFSEC India 2007, which saw
participation of over 170 companies from 20 countries and more than 8,000
business visitors worldwide. It also played host to the 14th Annual APSA
International Conference entitled, "Security on Tap: Comprehensive Concepts
and Technology for a safer Tomorrow", which comprised of participants from 10
countries. It also hosted The Internal Security Conference entitled "Meeting
the Challenge of Terrorism", which was open only to the police & organized on
behalf of the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).

Informs Deepak Thakur, Director South Asia, Honeywell Security,
"Honeywell will continue to showcase new products and solutions, equipped
with state of the art technologies through events such as IFSEC India 2008.
This event has been a successful platform for Honeywell to exhibit our domain
expertise to our customers across various verticals, year-on-year. We are
pleased with our association with such an esteemed exhibition in India."

Added Anindya Sarangi, Project Director, UBM India, "Visitors to the
event will be looking at IFSEC India 2008 as a single point where they will
be able to access the latest products and trends in the security industry.
The event will build upon its predecessor and will be positioned as an
international forum for enabling existing relations with customers as well as
develop new business contacts."

FIREX India 2008 will focus on the various dimensions of fire protection
and a dedicated hall has been earmarked for the same. Supporting this event
is one of India's foremost trade associations, The Fire and Safety
Association of India (FSAI). Set-up in 2002 with a core objective is to
promote best practice, high ethical standards and awareness of the science of
fire safety in India, FSAI in association with FIREX India 2008, with provide
valuable influence and promotional opportunities to the fire safety community
in the country.

"The management of FSAI and its members are excited about being
associated with FIREX India 2008 and IFSEC India 2008, which are considered
to be premium events in the fire and security sectors. Combined with the
strengths of the events and the growth of the FSAI, we will be able to add
great value to the Indian fire safety and security industry by sharing
knowledge with world leaders from across the globe," confirms Arun Khazanchi,
President, FSAI.

IFSEC India 2008 and FIREX India 2008 are organized by UBM India, a
subsidiary of United Business Media plc, one of the world's leading global
business information companies. The events will take place from 16-18 October
2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. For more information and to register for
free entry, please visit www.ifsecindia.com. Companies interested in
exhibiting at the event should contact Anindya Sarangi on +91-22-66122644 or
anindyas@ubmindia.com, or Charlie Cracknell on +44-(0)-207-921-8069 or
ccracknell@cmpi.biz.

Notes to Editors

About United Business Media Limited

United Business Media Limited is a leading global business media company.
We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at
events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business
successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from
doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from
farmers to pharmacists around the world.

Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist
teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their
markets to work effectively and efficiently.

For more information, go to www.unitedbusinessmedia.com

For further information please contact:
    In India: Anindya Sarangi, Project Director, CMP India,
    Tel: +91-22-6612-2600
    Email: anindyas@ubmindia.com

    In UK: Jo Hudson, PR & Communications Executive CMP Information
    Tel: +44-0-20-7921-8067
    Email: johudson@cmpi.biz

    Web site: http://www.ifsecindia.com
              http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com