ION Networks Schedules Fiscal First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Business Wire, July 16, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

ION Networks Incorporated (NASDAQ: IONN), a leading provider of security and management solutions that protect critical infrastructure from internal and external security threats, today announced that it will release financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2002 on Wednesday, July 31, 2002, after the close of the market.

A press release will also be available on ION Networks' web site at http://www.ion-networks.com.

Following the release on July 31st, management will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT. To participate in the conference call, local and international callers can dial 212-896-6038. A replay will be available approximately one hour after the call until 7:00 p.m. EDT on August 7, 2002. The telephone number for the replay of the call is 402-977-9140, pass code: 20761355.

The conference call will also be available via the Internet by accessing: www.ion-networks.com

Please access the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the conference call will also be available via the web site. Follow the directions in the Investors section for the link to the archived audio replay.

About ION Networks

ION Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of infrastructure security and management solutions. The ION Secure suite helps customers protect critical infrastructure and maximize operational efficiency while lowering operational costs. ION Networks' customers include AT&T, Bank of America, British Telecom, Citigroup, Entergy, Fortis Bank, Oracle, Qwest, SBC, Sprint and the U.S. Government. Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, the Company has installed tens of thousands of its products worldwide from its sales and operations facilities in the United States, Livingston, Scotland and Antwerp, Belgium, and its distribution channels on four continents.

ION Networks(TM) and ION Secure(TM) are trademarks of ION Networks, Incorporated. All other trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are the properties of their respective owners. Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.

The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the following: fluctuations in customer demand; fluctuations in spending on technology generally and security solutions in particular; sufficiency of operating capital; general economic conditions (both domestic and abroad); the rapid technological change which characterizes the Company's markets, the risks associated with competition; the risks associated with the expansion of the Company's distribution channels; the risk of new product introductions and customer acceptance of new products; the risks associated with international sales as the Company expands its markets; and the ability of the Company to compete successfully in the future, as well as other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission Filings, including but not limited to those appearing within the Company's most recent Form 10-KSB and amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2002.