October 23, 2003 – Irving, TX – Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (ISSI), (OTCBB Symbol: IZZI) announced today that it’s wholly owned subsidiary, B&B ARMR Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high security crash rated barriers and parking control equipment for commercial and institutional use, reported a cumulative sales backlog for their road and bridge division at $2.4M, the highest level it has been in six years.

B&B ARMR’s sales backlog is dominated by contractors servicing the state and federal government, indicating an emphasis by the government on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure. Backlog figures consist of firm customer orders for which a purchase order has been received and satisfactory credit or financing arrangements exist.

“Given our strength in our market segments, we expect these improved results to be sustainable over the next several quarters,” Peter Beare, Chairman and CEO, of B&B ARMR Corp, said. “Furthermore, this will translate into continued improvement in B&B ARMR’s overall profitability.”
About B&B ARMR Corporation

B&B ARMR Corporation engineers and manufactures high security crash rated barriers and parking control equipment for commercial and institutional use throughout the world. B&B ARMR offers turn key installation services for its security and control products and supplies parts and services for vehicle barriers manufactured by other companies. The company’s roots can be traced to 1925, and they assert a high profile customer list that includes the Pentagon, San Diego Naval Station, G.E. Headquarters, Hertz, FDA, FAA Headquarters, Department of State and several foreign embassies. For additional information, please visit www.bb-armr.com.

About Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (ISSI)
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, ISSI is a technology company that designs, develops and markets safety equipment and security software to the commercial, industrial and governmental marketplaces. ISSI is a leading provider of traffic control and safety systems within the road and bridge and perimeter security gate industries. ISSI designs, manufactures and distributes warning gates, crash barriers (anti-terrorist and traffic control barriers), lane changers, airport and navigational lighting and perimeter security gates and operators. ISSI’s Intelli-Site® 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® features a user-defined graphics interface that controls various security devices within one or multiple facilities. ISSI conducts its design, development, manufacturing and distribution activities through two wholly owned subsidiaries: BB ARMR Corporation and Intelli-Site, Inc. For more information, please visit www.integratedsecurity.com, www.bb-armr.com or www.intelli-site.com.

This information contains certain forward-looking statements. It is important to note that ISSI'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.