Onity™ Secures Asia Pacific’s First Pullman by Accor at Sydney Olympic Park

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | With the opening of the 212-room Pullman at Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney's only new 5-star hotel to open this decade and western Sydney's first 5-star hotel, Onity has completed the electronic locking solution for the Accor properties at Sydney Olympic Park. The Pullman selected the ADVANCE by Onity electronic locking system with custom handles to complement its contemporary design and décor. Onity, one of the world’s leading providers of electronic locking solutions, is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

ADVANCE by Onity is an electronic locking solution that offers a wide range of flexibility in both aesthetic design and operational features. The newly developed electronic lock features a unique, modular, two-piece design that minimizes hardware on the guestroom door. The ADVANCE solution offers dual and MIFARE® upgradeable technology, so as security technology continues to advance, upgrades and retrofits are both simple and affordable.

At Sydney Olympic Park, Onity was also selected to provide the locking solution for the Formula 1, which chose the Onity HT24 Magnetic Stripe to secure both its guest room doors and car park access control system. In early 2008, Onity upgraded the electronic locks at the Novotel and IBIS Sydney Olympic Park to the traditional Onity HT24 Magnetic Stripe lock.

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About Accor | Accor, the European leader in hotels and tourism, and a global leader in corporate services, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees worldwide. With over 300 hotels and resorts in the Asia Pacific region, Accor's properties are based in 18 countries around Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, and this continues to grow. Accor offers to its individual and corporate clients 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses of hotels and services to corporate clients and public institutions.

About Onity | Onity (formerly TESA Entry Systems, Inc.), a leading global provider of electronic locking systems, offers innovative technological solutions and services for the Hospitality, Corporate, Education, Government and Marine markets. The company’s ever-expanding family of facility management solutions includes electronic locks, in-room safes, and Senercomm® energy-management systems. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, Onity has R&D and manufacturing operations in Spain, Mexico, China, and the U.S., as well as an extensive sales and service network that spans more than 115 countries around the globe. For information about Onity’s electronic hospitality solutions please visit .

About UTC Fire & Security | Onity is part of UTC Fire & Security, which provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers around the world. Headquartered in Connecticut, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide. More information can be found at .