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Southern Company is a regional energy company with more than 40,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Southeast. It is one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States. The company supplies energy to a 120,000-square-mile service territory throughout most of Georgia and Alabama, southeastern Mississippi and the panhandle region of Florida. It is ranked in the top 200 in the FORTUNE 500 listing of the largest United States corporations. Southern Company owns five regulated retail electric utilities: Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power and Savannah Electric. It also owns Southern Nuclear and Southern Company Gas. David M. Ratcliffe has been the chief executive officer of Southern Company for more than two years. He has been with the utility company for over 35 years. Ratcliffe attended Valdosta State University. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SO. It is headquartered in Atlanta.

Founded in 1986, EDI is a professional consulting and design firm that specializes in communications technologies, building security and audio-visual systems. As independent design consultants, EDI does not sell, represent or install products for any design disciplines. EDI s core markets are corporate, health care, higher education and government. Its staff delivers solutions in audio-visual and acoustics, communications, network technology and security. EDI uses a consultative approach to help define protection, develop appropriate security policy and design cost-effective security solutions. The company s security practice starts with an assessment of each site. Building layout, landscaping and emergency action plans are all considered prior to its implementations. EDI maintains corporate offices in Atlanta.

The U.S. Security Associates is one of the largest uniformed guard service providers in the United States. It offers security solutions for more than 3,350 clients. The company specializes in loss prevention services. The U.S. Security Associates has a staff of over 25,500 employees. It provides screening, customer support and 24-hour monitoring services. The company has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. The U.S. Security Associates serves the needs of individuals in the manufacturing, finance, retail, distribution facilities and health care industries. The company offers badging systems management, document destruction, emergency preparedness planning and inventory control services. In addition, its list of customers includes Lockheed Martin, JPMorgan Chase and Georgia-Pacific Corporation.