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                        INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
              SECOND ADJOURNMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Irving, Texas - April 23, 2001 - Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (OTCBB
Symbol: IZZI) today announced that it intends to reconvene its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders as rescheduled on April 25, 2001 and then immediately adjourn the
meeting to reconvene on May 10, 2001. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders was
originally scheduled for April 12, 2001, but was convened and adjourned until
April 25, 2001. The reconvened Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2001
will be held at the Company's executive offices, 8200 Springwood Drive, Suite
230, Irving, Texas 75063, at 10:00 a.m., Dallas, Texas time. The Company is
planning this adjournment in order to give additional stockholders a further
opportunity to vote on the Annual Meeting proposals. All previously scheduled
agenda items will remain the same.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the Company is a high technology company that
designs, develops and markets security software to the commercial, industrial
and governmental marketplaces. The Company's Intelli-Site NT provides users with
a software solution that integrates existing subsystems from multiple vendors
without incurring the additional costs associated with upgrades or replacement.
Intelli-Site NT features a user-defined graphics interface that controls various
security devices within one or multiple facilities. The Company is also a
provider of traffic control and safety systems within the road and bridge and
perimeter security gate industries. In addition, the Company designs,
manufactures and distributes automatic gates for highway railroad crossings
including FHWA-accepted safety barrier gates that are designed to prevent
vehicular intrusion onto railroad crossings. The Company conducts its design,
development, manufacturing and distribution activities through two wholly-owned
subsidiaries: Intelli-Site, Inc. and B&B Electromatic, Inc.

This press release may contain statements that constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. It is important to note that the Company's actual results could differ
materially from those projected by forward-looking statements. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
operations may not improve as projected, new products may not be accepted by the
marketplace as anticipated, or new products may take longer to develop than
anticipated. Additional information concerning the factors that could cause the
Company's actual results to differ materially from the Company's current
expectations is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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