ImageWare(R) Systems Receives BiometriTech(TM) Magazine's ''Product of the Year'' Award for Second Consecutive Year; IWS(TM) Desktop Security Honored for Outstanding Innovation.

SAN DIEGO -- ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW), a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s BiometriTech magazine (www.biometritech.com) has named the IWS(TM) Desktop Security as a recipient of a 2005 Product of the Year Award. This is the second consecutive year that the company has received this Award.

"Each year BiometriTech magazine bestows its Product of the Year awards on companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements in the biometrics industry. ImageWare has demonstrated to the editors of BiometriTech that it has gone the extra mile to create a truly innovative product," said Rich Tehrani, President and Group Publisher of BiometriTech.

IWS(TM) Desktop Security is a comprehensive and highly scalable authentication management infrastructure specifically designed to provide enterprise networks with the most advanced authentication mechanisms including biometrics, RFID technology, USB flash memory modules, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and smart cards. IWS Desktop Security enables organizations to maintain a simplified, yet secure method of seamlessly integrating various security devices within a centralized authentication platform. Utilizing the platform, organizations are able to replace passwords, strengthen user authentication and condense existing authentication technologies.

"We are very pleased to be a recipient of this award for two consecutive years," said Jim Miller, ImageWare's chairman and CEO. "The IWS Desktop Security is an extension of ImageWare's identity management offerings and a key component in our strategy to empower government and private sector organizations with infrastructure tools that have the ability to combine identification and verification capabilities with additional layers of authentication and authorization. This product has positioned us to participate in commercial and consumer markets for biometrics. In fact, NEC Corporation has already integrated our authentication security technology into NEC's personal computer product lines, providing added security to enterprise networks and computing system."

IWS Desktop Security enhances information security and user convenience. Additional features of IWS Desktop Security include:

--Integration with IWS(TM) Biometric Engine(TM) for searching and match capabilities (1:1, 1:N, X:N and N:N)

--Integration with IWS(TM) EPI Builder for the production and management of secure credentials

--Support for both BioAPI and BAPI standards

--Supports a single-sign on feature that securely manages Internet Explorer and Windows application ID and password information

--Supports file and folder encryption features

--Supports various operating systems, including Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro, and Windows Server 2003

For more information on IWS Desktop Security, please visit www.iwsinc.com/Biometrics/IWSDesktopSecurity.cfm or call 800-842-4199.

About ImageWare Systems, Inc.

ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, the Company's biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare's identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports, driver licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative capabilities. The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow solutions for the professional photography industry. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com.

About TMC(R)

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print magazines: Customer Interaction Solutions, Internet Telephony, IMS, and SIP; five digital publications, SIP Magazine, Speech-World, WiFI Telephony Magazine, VoIP Developer, WiMAX Magazine; and the online publications TMCnet.com, Planet PDA Magazine, WiFi Revolution, Alternative Power and BiometriTech. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC also produces The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World Conference, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.

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