IBSS: In the News

COLUMBIA, SC - (BUSINESSWIRE) - January 4, 2005 - Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. (IBSS) (OTCBB:IBSS) today unveiled and announced the immediate availability of its new intelligent tracking application product, SynTrack™. Enabled by IBSS' Synapse(tm) application development and deployment technology, SynTrack(tm) is initially bundled to aid the healthcare industry in reducing costs and improving patient care by intelligently tracking personnel and assets. SynTrack(tm) uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to efficiently manage hospital staff and equipment, and enables healthcare professionals to benefit from improved asset management.

SynTrack™ uses RFID tags to track in real-time the location of assets and personnel at any given time. Healthcare workers can electronically locate any asset and person in the medical facility or on the campus, freeing up time to better care for patients. Types of assets that may be tracked using SynTrack(tm) include infusion pumps, ultrasound equipment, portable cardiac monitors, ventilators, monitoring equipment, wheelchairs, gurneys and diagnostic equipment, and other medical tools and technologies. Personnel may include doctors, nurses, patient escort services staff, hazardous waste managers, and other human resources on site.

The initial release of SynTrack™ includes support for long-range UHF-active RFID tag technology from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, as well as low frequency directional reader and active tag technology from USM Systems. In addition, the initial release of SynTrack(tm) supports patient RFID wristband technologies that are compatible with 13.56 MHz and ISO 15693-1, 2, and 3, as well as, contactless smart card technologies that adhere to the MIFARE ® standard. MIFARE ® complies with ISO14443 A, which is the most widely used contactless smart card technology available in the market. Additional proven RFID technologies will be certified and incorporated into future releases of SynTrack(tm).

In conjunction with the release of SynTrack™, IBSS also reported that it has been appointed an Authorized System Integrator for the full line of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' products. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' technology features their patented " speak-when-spoken-to " RFID tags. These RFID tags have an LED that will " blink on demand " to help pick one item from among many - a feature fully exploited by the SynTrack(tm) product to gain maximum efficiency when managing critical physical assets in a professional healthcare environment.

"We are excited to form this strategic relationship with IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. Their proven engineering savvy and reputation for unsurpassed quality has gained them an impressive list of customers that include some of the world's largest organizations," stated Dr. George Mendenhall, CEO of IBSS. "We have taken full advantage of the power and intelligence of the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS reader and tag technology within SynTrack™ and have even integrated the administration of their hardware into our product platform. The combination of SynTrack(tm) and the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS technology creates a powerful UHF active tag solution with an attractive return on investment (ROI) applicable for many industries. However, our first industry focus is specifically on healthcare, because the notable improvement in patient care that can be achieved with SynTrack(tm)."

"We are very pleased to welcome IBSS aboard as a solution partner of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. IBSS' SynTrack™ package offers an ideal way to take our proven data capture technology and apply it to eliminate real business problems for frustrated employees in a hospital setting," stated Barry Allen, CEO of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. "We firmly believe that healthcare institutions will save money by improving equipment utilization. Simply put, SynTrack(tm) eliminates the wasted time and resources looking for equipment and people, thus empowering healthcare professionals to focus on patient care. We are proud to know that our technology is being applied to readily improve the delivery of quality healthcare."

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS specializes in Intelligent Asset Management systems that help customers improve asset utilization to save millions of dollars in operational costs related to their supply chain processes. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' RFID system, Intelligent Long Range (ILR), can identify, locate and track assets at a distance of 100 meters (300 feet) to deliver superior real-time visibility in dynamic, demanding environments. ILR is used to streamline business operations in a variety of areas including vehicle tracking and container management. Over the past seven years, the company has built a top-drawer roster of clients including General Electric, Volkswagen, and Deutsche Post.

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks associated with the Company's ability to satisfy its obligations incurred in recent private placements of secured debt, risks in product and technology development and integration, market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-QSB under the heading "Risk Factors That May Affect Our Financial Condition and Operating Results" and in other public filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission at its principal office in Washington, DC at prescribed rates by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. These filings are also available electronically through the Internet World Wide Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Internet address: http://www.sec.gov.