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I E I    INTERNATIONAL
         ELECTRONICS, INC.                          NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact:  John Waldstein  (617) 821-5566
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                                          Diane Balcom  (412) 781-1314


                INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS, INC. REPORTS EARNINGS
                        FOR FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL 1996

Canton, MA, January 5, 1996--- International Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IEIB)
today reported operating results for the fiscal 1996 first quarter ended
November 30, 1995.

Net sales increased to $1,945,323 for the first quarter of fiscal 1996, a gain
of 22% compared to the $1,595,281 reported for the first quarter of the prior
year. Operating income for the three months ended November 30, 1995 was $44,347,
compared to an operating income of $1,246 for the comparable period of the prior
year. Net income was $30,269 or $.02 per share for the three months ended
November 30, 1995, compared to a $11,957 or $.01 per share in the previous year.

IEI president, John Waldstein, commented, "In our first quarter of fiscal 1996,
we are pleased to report record sales representing a 22% increase over the
comparable quarter from last year. We continue to show growth in our keypad and
access control product lines as well as our OEM and global business. Our
marketing efforts are aimed at supporting our leadership position in the keypad
and small systems access control markets. I am also encouraged that the target
markets we are in with our core products are growing and present world wide
opportunities."

IEI designs, manufactures, and markets electronic security equipment used in
residential, industrial, and commercial security systems. The Company's product
lines include its Door-Gard/TM/ keypad and access control products, glassbreak
sensors, VoiceKey/TM/ products and its PowerKey/TM/ line of industrial controls.
The Company markets to the leading distribution and installation companies
serving the electronic security industry in the U.S as well as in Europe,
Eastern Europe, South America, Canada, Australia and Asia.

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                        INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
                        COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 


 
                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED
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                               NOVEMBER 30, 1995  NOVEMBER 30, 1994
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Net sales                             $1,945,323         $1,595,281
Income from operations                    44,347              1,246
Net income                                30,269             11,957
Net income per common share           $      .02         $      .01
Weighted average number of
shares outstanding                     1,407,669          1,423,669



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       Premium Quality Security Products for a Profitable Day's Work/TM/

           INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS, INC. . 427 TURNPIKE STREET . 
                          CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02021