SAN ANTONIO, Texas - August 28, 2008 - MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDII), today announced that its LearnSafe® Direct Sales Team has received a purchase order for campus digital video surveillance systems from North East Independent School District in San Antonio, TX. These systems will be part of a district-wide digital video surveillance initiative that is being coordinated by the LearnSafe Initiative enterprise sales team in conjunction with security and information technology personnel from the district.
NEISD is the 9th largest district in the State of Texas and LearnSafe is preparing these video security products for shipment and immediate installation. As an approved vendor with the district, the order was facilitated through MDI’s national Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) contract, which is managed by the Region 4 Education Service Center.

MDI’s LearnSafe Direct inside sales team and the LearnSafe Initiative enterprise sales team are actively working together with numerous public school districts across the State of Texas to promote, design and sell LearnSafe® certified products, services and district-wide unified safety and security solutions. These solutions include district-wide unified access control, video surveillance, alarm management, emergency communications, bus safety and door security solutions as part of the LearnSafe comprehensive program.

In addition, the LearnSafe sales and marketing team will be announcing the launch of the LearnSafe Direct website next week. The new catalog-based ecommerce website will feature online shopping, live interactive sales assistance and real-time customer service capabilities for school districts, private schools, universities, municipalities and county governments.

These organizations routinely purchase safety and security products throughout the calendar year and LearnSafe Direct is designed to respond to their daily needs, while assisting them in designing systems for the future. To register and receive the LearnSafe Direct product catalog, to receive the LearnSafe Newsletter via email, or to visit the new LearnSafe Direct ecommerce website, please visit www.learnsafe.org.

About MDI, Inc.
MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDII), is the parent company of a diverse set of wholly-owned subsidiaries that have successfully serviced the construction and security industries for over 28 years.  MDI companies deliver security technology products, services and training for government, homeland security, commercial and educational markets as well as comprehensive construction solutions for a variety of clients on an international scale.  MDI companies include:

MDI Security Systems® - www.mdisecure.com
MDI Professional Services Group - http://www.mdiincorporated.com/MDI_PSG.pdf
The LearnSafe Initiative® - www.learnsafe.org
FAS Construction Management - www.fascompanies.com
FAS Construction, LLC

For more information on MDI or its diversified line of products and professional services, please visit www.mdisecure.com.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Except for historical information and discussions contained herein, certain statements included in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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