PICA Corporation Opens Panama Office

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - April 1, 2008) - PICA Corporation, the global leader for brand protection, loss prevention, risk management and security consulting services, has opened an office in Panama, under the direction of Janice Becerra, Regional Manager.

For 25 years, PICA has been protecting the world's most valuable brands with creative and innovative solutions, best global practices, and a unique, integrated business model specifically developed to service an international clientele in the apparel, automotive, consumer products, energy, food and drug, finance, government, insurance, legal, luxury goods, media and entertainment, medical products, retail and technology sectors. PICA has the resources to deliver anywhere in the world. PICA currently has operatives on the ground in over 300 locations worldwide. The addition of the Panama office brings the number of regional offices to 19.

PICA's full line of services includes:

--  Asset Protection
--  Background Research
--  Brand Promotion
--  Brand Protection
--  Compliance Audits
--  Crisis Management
--  Diversion Consulting
--  Due Diligence
--  Environmental Litigation
--  Insurance Defense and Claims Handling
--  Integrated Security Solutions
--  Loss Prevention
--  Market Intelligence
--  Port and Supply Chain Protection
--  Risk Management
--  Security Consulting
--  Training
--  Web and Market Monitoring
    

"We are dominant in Latin America. The Panama office gives us a greater presence in a critical financial and logistics center for the region," Vincent Volpi, CEO of PICA, said.

About PICA Corporation

PICA Corporation, established in 1982, is one of the largest companies in the world dedicated to brand protection, loss prevention, risk management and security consulting, servicing predominantly Fortune 500 clientele and their counsel. Protecting the world's most valuable brands, the Columbus-based company maintains regional offices in Atlanta, Bogotá, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Hong Kong, Lima, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Milan, New York, Phoenix, São Paulo, Tampa, and Washington, DC, and has experienced resident consultants in over 300 other major metropolitan areas of the world. For more, please visit www.pica.net.

Contact Information: Contact: Michelle Moore Paul Werth Associates (614) 224-8114 x 228 (office)