ImageWare Systems Secures $525,000 in New Orders

Market Wire, November, 2008

ImageWare Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: IWSY), a leading developer of identity management solutions, has received multiple new orders in late September and October totaling $525,000 from new and existing government and private sector customers. Revenue will be recognized upon delivery of each order, the majority of which are expected to be in the fourth quarter.

"Our core product offering of biometric, identity management, law enforcement and related products and services continue to attract orders from new and repeat customers," said Jim Miller, ImageWare CEO. "Existing customers want additional software seats and new features to augment their original purchases, which we believe is a testament to product quality and the ability to cross-sell our line of solutions. We are also attracting new customers with our core offerings as well as our new software applications developed for handheld portable devices capable of enrolling and managing biometric identity information. We believe this is the start of an anticipated increase in demand for our core products, and we continue to be advised by our partners that we are making progress on pending new project orders that will be significant to ImageWare in terms of revenue and profitability."

Management intends to release third quarter results in mid-November.

About ImageWare Systems, Inc.

ImageWare Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential and law enforcement 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. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Portland, OR, Washington, DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com .

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Company Contact: Wayne Wetherell ImageWare Systems, Inc. (858) 673-8600