CompuDyne Announces $33.7 Million of New Awards for May, 2007; Represents Largest Reported Awards Month.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- CompuDyne Corporation (NASDAQ:CDCY), an industry leader in sophisticated security products, integration and technology for the public security markets, announced that it had a total of $33.7 million in new awards during the month of May, 2007. This represents the highest awards month since CompuDyne began tracking monthly awards.

Institutional Security Systems ("ISS") reported $16.0 million of awards for the month. This includes the previously announced $7.9 million award for a Torrington, Wyoming project. Activity related to prospective projects remains at very high levels in ISS' market and awards during 2007 are expected to exceed those in 2006.

Public Safety & Justice had $14.5 million in selection awards and maintenance renewals.

Attack Protection had $1.5 million of new awards during the month. Of this total, $0.9 million was in our Fiber SenSys perimeter alarm system company.

Integrated Electronic Systems had $1.7 million in awards.

The pipeline of project opportunities in process or expected at most of our businesses remains quite active.

"Awards," while evidenced by written confirmation from the customer, generally remain subject to negotiation of a definitive contract with detailed conditions and agreements. While it is unusual not to reach agreement, it remains a possibility until the definitive agreement has been signed by all parties.

Certain statements made in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those statements concerning the Company's expectations with respect to future operating results and other events. Although the Company believes it has a reasonable basis for these forward-looking statements, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, among others, capital spending patterns of the security market and the demand for the Company's products, competitive factors and pricing pressures, changes in legislation, regulatory requirements, government budget problems, the Company's ability to secure new contracts, the ability to remain in compliance with its bank covenants, delays in government procurement processes, inability to obtain bid, payment and performance bonds on various of the Company's projects, technological change or difficulties, the ability to refinance debt when it becomes due, product development risks, commercialization difficulties, adverse results in litigation, the level of product returns, the amount of remedial work needed to be performed, costs of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and the impact of the failure to comply with such requirements, risks associated with internal control weaknesses identified in complying with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, the Company's ability to realize anticipated cost savings, the Company's ability to simplify its structure and modify its strategic objectives, and general economic conditions. Risks inherent in the Company's business and with respect to future uncertainties are further described in its other filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, such as the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports.