Business Services Industry

Randall Eckel Appointed Integrated Information Systems' Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Business Wire, May 29, 2002

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TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002

Integrated Information Systems Inc. ("IIS") (Nasdaq: IISX), an innovative technology and business consultancy, Wednesday announced that it has named Randall Eckel as senior vice president of sales and marketing responsible for business development and market programs for pre-engineered technology solutions.

Prior to joining IIS, Eckel was chief executive officer and president of InfoImage, a leader in collaborative solution technologies. Eckel, an expert in knowledge management and collaborative solutions, transformed InfoImage from a small, Phoenix-based IT services provider into a nationally recognized leader in collaborative software solutions.

He was instrumental in growing the company from a three-person operation into a 300-person national services and software business. During his tenure with InfoImage, the company was recognized as Lotus Development's Partner of the Year in 1998; Consumer Reseller News Customer Service All-Star in 1998; and was an established Microsoft Strategic Alliance Partner.

In addition, Eckel was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 1998. Previously, he was an independent business consultant helping companies become operationally efficient and financially stable. Eckel was also a general manager for Rural Metro's Electronic Security and Life Safety Systems Division. He holds a bachelor of science in finance and MIS from the University of Arizona.

"My role at IIS enables me to implement strategies that can take IIS' offerings to a new level," commented Eckel. "Based on my experience in technology and business development, I believe there are great opportunities for me to help each IIS Division and Practice Area cross-sell services and products that will help increase IIS' marketshare."

"I am very pleased to announce Randy Eckel's appointment as senior vice president of sales and marketing for IIS," said Jim Garvey, chairman, CEO and president of IIS. "He is an experienced and professional executive who understands the challenges in the technology industry.

"From his extensive experience in growing InfoImage, Randy will guide IIS through expansion and the marketing of our service offering, as well as refine our business development program so we know we are consistently reaching our market base. He has the client relations, business development, and technology marketing expertise needed to support IIS' growth.

"All of us at IIS welcome Randy Eckel as our new senior vice president of sales and marketing."

About IIS

Integrated Information Systems(TM) is an innovative technology and business consultancy providing extensive experience and insight to create a sustainable competitive edge for clients. For companies who seek measurable results from business and technology investments, IIS offers cost-conscious, productive, profit-minded solutions across the entire service value chain with single provider accountability.

Founded in 1989, IIS employs approximately 300 professionals, with offices in Bangalore, India; Boston; Denver; Madison; Milwaukee; London; New York; Phoenix; and Portland, Ore. Integrated Information Systems' common stock is traded on Nasdaq under IISX.

For more information, please visit the IIS Web site at www.iis.com.

Cautionary Statement

This press release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expect," "may," "anticipate," "intend," "would," "will," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "should," and similar expressions identify forward- looking statements.

Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements concerning the company's ability to grow revenues, improve utilization of billable professionals, survive current market conditions and achieve profitability.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements and cause the company's stock price to decline.

Such factors include, without limitation, the expected impact of, and the ability of the company to execute, its business plan and the introduction of new national service offerings, lower demand for the company's services, downward pricing pressure for the company's services and products, the inability of customers to pay their invoices when due, the ability to renegotiate or settle facilities leases, equipment leases and other obligations on terms favorable to the company, obtain financing, continue to comply with the listing requirements of The Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the incurrence of unexpected costs, unfavorable outcome of litigation, expenses and liabilities by IIS resulting from recent and future transactions, including debt service and the ability of the company to stay at the forefront of technological changes.

Other factors identified in documents filed by IIS with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public statements, including those set forth under the caption "Factors That May Affect Future Results and Our Stock Price" in the company's Form 10-K for the year ended 12/31/01 and its Form 10-Q for the period ended 3/31/02, as well as future economic and other conditions both generally and in our specific geographic and vertical services markets, could negatively impact its results of operations and financial condition and cause actual results to vary from those expressed by the forward-looking statements in this press release.

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