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INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. LAUNCHES EXPANDED BARRIER PRODUCT LINE THAT PROVIDES SAFETY SOLUTIONS FOR RAILROAD CROSSINGS  
Irving, Texas - March 18, 1999 - Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq Symbol: IZZI) today announced the expansion of its railroad safety barrier product line. IZZI is the only manufacturer that currently offers railroad safety barriers that have successfully passed independent laboratory car and truck crash tests and are approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The two new barriers are the VT-6800 and VT-6802-HD which are designed to lock down railroad intersections preventing vehicles from driving through and around the barrier. The VT-6802-HD is an enhanced version of the already tested and approved VT-6802 barrier installed at a Highway Rail Crossing (HRC) in Madison, Wisconsin in October of 1998, at the direction of Mr. Rodney Kreunen, State of Wisconsin Commissioner of Railroads. Both the VT-6802 and VT-6802-HD contain a proprietary cable system designed to restrain vehicles from entering the crossing's "no traffic zone."

Three of the Company's four safety barrier products feature a proprietary, patent-pending cable restraint system designed to capture a vehicle and bring it to a complete stop before entering a railroad crossing. The VT-6801 is a crash-resistant barrier designed for highway use, which can lock down a roadway up to 50 feet wide. The VT-6802 and VT-6802-HD barriers lockdown railroad intersections on roads up to 45 feet and 55 feet wide respectively. The VT-6800 safety barrier does not contain a restraining cable system but can lock down a railroad intersection up to 60 feet wide. The safety barriers are designed to physically prevent vehicle intrusions onto the railroad right-of-way. Prior to the new safety barrier technology, warning gates, designed to deter but not prevent, vehicular passage through the visual and physical presence of obstructing arms, have been deployed at approximately 31,000 of the 162,000 public HRCs in the U.S.

According to industry statistics in 1998, there were 3,030 accidents reportable to the Federal Railroad Administration at HRCs resulting in 422 deaths. Of all the reportable accidents, approximately 74 percent were attributable to motor vehicle intrusions on railroad crossings. Of those accidents, many occurred at crossings with active warning devices such as gates, flashing lights and bells.

"These new proprietary products expand IZZI's safety solutions for the railroad barrier market estimated to be in excess of $500 million," said Mr. Jack Caldwell, President of B&B Electromatic, the wholly owned subsidiary of IZZI that designs and manufactures the new safety barrier gates. "We continue to improve our position as an industry leader and are responding proactively with forward-looking officials such as Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson and Railroad Commissioner Rodney Kreunen to the public's need for greater railroad crossing safety," he added.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, IZZI is a leading provider of traffic control systems within the road and bridge and perimeter security gate industries and has recently begun delivery of the new safety barrier technology for highway railroad crossings. IZZI conducts design, development, manufacturing and distribution activities for these products through its wholly owned subsidiary, B&B Electromatic, Inc. located in Norwood Louisiana.

This information contains certain forward-looking statements. It is important to note that IZZI's actual results could differ materially from those projected by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the 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. 		 

 
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