February 18, 2005

Air Security International Announces Partnerships with BBC World Service and HTH Worldwide
Partnerships Provide ASI's World Watch^® Online Subscribers With News & Global Medical Information

HOUSTON, TEXAS February 18, 2005 - Air Security International (ASI), a leading provider of travel and security information, announced that it has entered into alliances with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and HTH Worldwide (HTH), an innovative company dedicated to helping corporate travelers stay safe and healthy when they're away from home. Together, they will provide a wide range of news and medical-related services to its ASI World Watch^® online subscribers.

Both services will be available on an updated version of World Watch^® Online available from February 15, 2005. "These collaborative programs are an example of our desire to provide our World Watch^® Online subscribers with the best service in the world," said Charlie LeBlanc, ASI vice-president operations. "Both partners help strengthen our already top level intelligence products. At the same time, each brings a unique expertise to the intelligence field."

Through its alliance with BBC World Service, ASI will be incorporating headlines from the BBC World News website's World Edition fed into World Watch^® Online and updated every five minutes. "Our relationship with the BBC represents a tremendous opportunity for our ASI World Watch subscribers to have constant access to news from the one of the world's most prestigious news organizations," LeBlanc said. "We can tap into as many as 40 different news feeds that cover the world or specific regions."

HTH will be providing World Watch^® Online subscribers with international health care resources specifically tailored to meet the needs of individuals, traveling, living and working outside their home country. Through this partnership, they will gain online access to a wide range of global health information and services including:

• Access to a comprehensive database of hospitals worldwide vetted by medical professionals. Information includes hospital's name, address, clinical services and facilities, emergency room phone number, entrance address and hours of operation
  
  
• In depth reviews of local pharmacies including types of pharmaceutical drugs each dispenses
  
  
• Online medical translation guides providing common medical terms and phrases in 10 widely spoken languages as well as brand name equivalents for prescription and over-the-counter drugs
  
  
• Access to health related articles written by medical professionals

"No one expects an illness to hit them when traveling," LeBlanc said. "Now, ASI World Watch® Online subscribers can prepare to travel, reside and work overseas with greater peace of mind, knowing they have access to medical care abroad faster than ever before."

ASI's World Watch^® Online was one of the first travel security and intelligence information systems available on the Internet. Originally launched as a dial-up service in the early 1990s, it made the transition to the Internet in 1997. To receive more information or a free demonstration of World Watch^® contact ASI's marketing department at (713) 430-7300 or by e-mail at marketing@airsecurity.com

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Founded in 1989, ASI is a leading provider of intelligence, security and consulting services to Fortune 500 Companies, major international organizations and government agencies. ASI maintains a 24-hour Command Center at its Houston headquarters to monitor changing world events and support client needs around the globe. With representatives in most major cities, ASI offers a variety of on-the-ground services including crisis management planning, kidnap and ransom support, executive protection, secure transportation, due diligence investigations, and product tampering response. Its intelligence services include World Watch Online, Airline Insider and the daily HOT SPOTS report. ASI is also the premier name in corporate aviation security, providing specialized services to flight handling companies, fractional ownership operators and corporations that operate their own aircraft.

BBC World Service broadcasts programs around the world in 43 languages and is available on radio and online. It has a global audience of 146 million listeners. The BBC's international websites, which receive around 280 million page impressions every month, draw their strength from an unparalleled network of resources of BBC Newsgathering including around 250 specialist correspondents, foreign correspondents and world affairs specialists, 45 foreign bureau and a network of experienced stringers.

HTH Worldwide is an innovator and leader in helping world travelers stay safe and gain easy access to quality healthcare services around the globe. HTH combines its health and safety research, advanced Internet applications, and extensive experience in designing and delivering international health insurance plans to ensure customers' health, safety and peace of mind. HTH is the leading provider of primary health insurance for more than 120,000 international students at U.S. universities and also provides web-based personal medical and security knowledge tools to thousands of global and leisure travelers. Our company's growing global online physician community gives members access to contracted providers in over 160 countries, and HTH's health and security tools cover more than 600 popular destinations in the U.S. and abroad. www.hthworldwide.com

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