S3 Investment Company Market Conference Call Addresses Details of Secure System Solutions Subsidiary

Business Wire, Feb 3, 2005

TEMECULA, Calif. -- S3 Investment Company (OTCBB:SEIH) today announced that yesterday's successful market conference call with shareholders and investors can be heard in a rebroadcast for one week by dialing 1-719-457-0820 or 1-888-203-1112 and using reference number 8578642. Shareholders who were unable to participate in yesterday's call can listen to Secure System Solution's Chief Executive Officer Greg Dawson's opening presentation and the question and answer period that followed.

Mr. Dawson's discussion provided an outline of the three operating divisions of Secure System Solutions: Compliance Products and Services, Business Process Solutions and Professional Services, and the significant growth potential in all three divisions. Mr. Dawson also presented specifics of the Secure System Solutions business, such as the three-tiered marketing strategy for the COMPLY product, revenue expectations for 2005 and other details of the company's operations.

"I was pleased to take part in yesterday's conference call and continuing the open dialogue that S3 Investment Company has established with its shareholders. The participants were genuinely interested in finding out more about Secure System Solutions' business and how we expect it to build value in the S3 investment fund. We hope that investors came away from the call with a clearer picture of this subsidiary, and why we feel so strongly that the revenue projections for Secure Systems Solutions are conservative and that the company will continue to grow," commented Mr. Dawson.

S3 Investment Company is planning a conference call featuring Chief Executive Officer Chris Bickel in approximately two weeks, and Mr. Bickel is expected to address additional topics, including the company's upcoming quarterly report, which will be filed before the call.

Company Profile

S3 Investment Company Inc. (http://www.s3investments.com) is a Business Development Company regulated by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its first operating subsidiary, Securesoft Systems Inc. (http://www.securesoftsystems.com), was acquired in April 2003 and has been combined with recently acquired TSPartner to form Secure System Solutions, a security, compliance, business process and professional services solutions company. S3 Investments has also acquired 100 percent of Redwood Capital to participate in the fast-growing investment banking market in China. S3 is currently seeking to acquire additional synergistic companies and is focused on assembling a portfolio of investments that will provide value to its shareholders.

Any statements contained herein related to future events are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. S3 Investment Company, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect actual events.