SAN DIEGO, CA, February 3, 2005 - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX: IW), a global leader in identity management solutions, today announced that General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has selected the IWS™ Biometric Engine® as the foundation of a federal biometric pilot project. The IWS™ Biometric Engine® is a biometric identity management platform for multi-biometric searching and matching that is scalable, technology agnostic and allows organizations to manage population databases of unlimited sizes.

General Dynamics will use the IWS™ Biometric Engine® as the platform for its biometric project to test the viability of increased accuracy when using multiple biometrics, including face, finger and iris, within a single integrated environment.

“The biometric engine offers a unique architecture, flexible support of multi-modal biometrics and scalability - enabling users to store, search and manage populations with an unlimited number of biometric images and templates,” said Jim Miller, chairman and CEO for ImageWare. “Through this project we will help General Dynamics reshape yesterday’s biometric technology to meet the needs of today and the future.”

The IWS™ Biometric Engine®’s multi-biometric enrollment, management and authentication platform allows users to search and match tens of millions of biometrics for identity confirmation. Searches can be 1:1 (verification), 1:N (identification) and X:N (investigative). IWS™ Biometric Engine® is technology agnostic, enabling users to employ biometric devices and algorithms from any vendor, as well as support the combination of the following biometric types: finger, face, iris, hand geometry, palm, DNA, signature, voice, 3D face and retina.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, headquartered in Arlington, Va., is a leading provider of transformational mission solutions in command, control, communications, and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Customers include those in the defense, intelligence, homeland security and homeland defense communities. More information is available on the Internet at www.gd-ais.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 71,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenue in excess of $19 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation.

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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