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ImageWare Signs Three International Clients For EPIWEB(TM) Internet ID System

Wednesday, February 20, 2002

SAN DIEGO and STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Security technology company ImageWare Systems, Inc. (Amex: IW) has signed


three clients for its EPIWEB(TM) Internet-based photo ID solution, through its wholly-owned European subsidiary, Digital Imaging International GmbH.

Tailored Card Services Limited (TCS), United Kingdom, C-SAM S.A., Switzerland, and Emirates Photo Marketing (EPM), United Arab Emirates, will incorporate ImageWare’s EPIWEB technology as part of their product and service offerings.

EPIWEB is a secure, easy-to-use software solution for designing, creating and purchasing personal identification cards via the Internet. It is a unique, pure Web solution that allows ID service bureau organizations to deploy business-to-business ID card services. EPIWEB empowers a service provider to deliver professional quality ID cards to customers that previously could not afford nor maintain expensive identification systems. EPIWEB offers an Internet-based client application, as well as a complete ID card production system including e-commerce, print management, invoicing and shipping, administration and client management.

The three companies will employ ImageWare’s EPIWEB technology as follows: – TCS will offer the EPIWEB service with its suite of golf management software for golf clubs in the United Kingdom and Ireland. EPIWEB will allow TCS clients to purchase and create ID cards for their members at the click of a mouse. “We expect the EPIWEB product to provide us with an edge over other providers,” said Simon Tayor, Managing Director of TCS. – C-SAM will add EPIWEB to its offering of smart ID card system solutions that provide authentication and electronic access to businesses, recreational and parking facilities, and hospitals. “EPIWEB makes sense as an addition and complement to our core technology,” said Jurgen Gunther, Director of C-SAM. – EPM, a leading imaging company in the UAE, will leverage ImageWare’s technology to enhance the security of identity cards and passports. “By offering a sophisticated and secure way to order and produce ID cards utilizing the Web, EPM will extend its leadership position of integrating Internet solutions to meet business and government application requirements,” said Abdullah Murad, principal of Emirates Photo Marketing.

“We are happy to work with these international partners to complement their suite of products,” said Harald Zinn, Director of Marketing and Sales for Digital Imaging International GmbH in Stuttgart. “Our goal is to increase security and at the same time offer a smart solution for ID card production that is easier and more cost-effective to use for organizations around the world.”

About Digital Imaging International GmbH

Digital Imaging International GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ImageWare Systems, offers innovative turnkey ID management and passport personalization solutions. From cost-efficient single user entry solutions to integrated, complex systems, Digital Imaging provides a complete range of software, hardware and cardware suited for customer requirements in international markets. Trained system engineers guarantee well-known, worldwide customer support. ID card service via the Internet completes the product portfolio.

About ImageWare Systems

ImageWare Systems, Inc. is a security technology company that specializes in digital imaging for crime-solving and smart ID. Through its ID Group, ImageWare applies its core technology to create secure identification systems. The company’s smart card ID systems include an associated information database, and are designed to provide facility security for public and private organizations including airports, universities, government agencies and businesses of all sizes. Through its C.R.I.M.E.S.(R) product line, ImageWare empowers its customers to quickly capture, archive, search, retrieve, and share digital photographs and criminal history records on a stand alone, networked or Web-based platform. ImageWare clients include the United Nations, the US Senate and House of Representatives, FBI and the New York Police Department, as well as corporations including Prudential Insurance, IBM, Volkswagen AG, JP Morgan Bank, Viacom and Intel. Through its Digital Photography Systems Group, ImageWare creates software and Web-based solutions for professional photographers.

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