SAN DIEGO, CA, February 17, 2005 - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX: IW), a global leader in identity management solutions, today announced that the Company’s IWS™ Law Enforcement identity management solution, which includes the IWS™ Biometric Engine®, has received initial FBI certification, providing integrated fingerprint and palmprint biometric management for civil and law enforcement use. This initial certification was obtained using the Smiths Heimann’s LS1 LITE-Ue. Attaining this certification represents compliance with FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality Specifications (IQS).

“Achieving this certificate is a key component as ImageWare completes its goal of providing a totally integrated mug shot and fingerprint solution for our law enforcement customers. In addition, by utilizing the IWS™ Biometric Engine®, ImageWare provides additional solutions from background checking to worldwide identity management," said Jim Miller, ImageWare’s chairman and CEO. "The Company is pursuing additional FBI certifications that will further expand our identity management solutions. By enabling fingerprint Livescan, palmprint and booking technologies with our IWS™ Biometric Engine®, we are providing robust criminal and civilian solutions that will help improve the speed and accuracy of the identity management process."

The IWS™ Biometric Engine® is a biometric identity management platform for multi-biometric enrollment, management and authentication, managing population databases of unlimited sizes. Searches can be 1:1 (verification), 1:N (identification) and X:N (investigative). IWS™ Biometric Engine® is technology and biometric agnostic, enabling the use of biometric devices and algorithms from any vendor, and the support of the following biometric types: finger, face, iris, hand geometry, palm, DNA, signature, voice, 3D face and retina.

The IWS Law Enforcement system is a digital booking, identification and investigative solution that enables users to digitally capture, search, store and retrieve images and demographic data including mug shots, scars, marks and tattoos (SMTs) and fingerprints. Law enforcement can submit fingerprint data directly to the State AFIS, FBI criminal repository, or other agencies as required. Additional features and functionality include real-time access to images and data, creation of digital composite sketches, photo lineups, and production of identification cards and credentials.

About ImageWare Systems, Inc.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW), is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging 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. The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow solutions for the professional photography industry. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com.

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