I.D. Systems, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

HACKENSACK, N.J., July 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- I.D. Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq:IDSY) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of
2008. Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008, were $5.5 million,
compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. GAAP net loss
for the quarter was $1.5 million, or ($0.14) per basic and diluted share,
compared to GAAP net loss of $2.6 million, or ($.23) per basic and diluted
share, for the second quarter of 2007.

Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2008 was $671,000, or ($0.06) per
basic and diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $1.8 million, or
($0.16) per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007. Non-GAAP
results were calculated by adjusting GAAP net results for the impact of
stock-based compensation, which was $857,000 for the second quarter of 2008 and
$835,000 for the second quarter of 2007. A table entitled "Reconciliation of
GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" is included in this press release.

"Our wireless technology for controlling, tracking and managing industrial
vehicles continues to earn repeat business from core customers, most notably the
U.S. Postal Service, Walgreens and other leading U.S. retailers," said Jeffrey
Jagid, I.D. Systems' chairman and chief executive officer. "We also continue to
develop a broader customer base and diversify our sources of revenue; for
example, we added Xerox as a customer during the second quarter. We have made
significant progress building our sales pipeline and we remain confident about
reaching our financial goals for 2008, including $24 million in revenues."

For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, gross profit margin was 52.5%, compared to
46.2% for the corresponding period in 2007.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter were $4.3 million,
including $721,000 in stock-based compensation, compared to $3.9 million,
including $629,000 in stock-based compensation, for the second quarter in 2007.
The increase was attributable primarily to increased payroll and related
expenses resulting from the hiring of additional employees to position the
company for growth.

Research and development expenditures for the second quarter of 2008 were
$708,000, including $119,000 in stock-based compensation, compared to $594,000,
including $195,000 in stock-based compensation, for the corresponding period in
2007. The increase was attributable primarily to the fact that, in 2007, a
greater amount of research and development payroll expenses was offset by
customer funding.

Interest income for the quarter was $593,000, compared to $768,000 for the same
period in 2007. The decrease was attributable to lower interest rates and a
decrease in the amount of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in
2008.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, revenues were $9.8 million,
compared to $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. Gross profit
margin for the six-month period was 50.8%, compared to 47.8% for the comparable
period in 2007. GAAP net loss for the six-month period was $3.6 million, or
($.33) per basic and diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $4.1 million,
or ($0.36) per basic share and diluted share for the first six months of 2007.

Adjusting for $1.6 million in stock-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net
loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008, was $1.9 million, or ($0.18) per
basic and diluted share. For the corresponding period in 2007, also adjusting
for $1.6 million in stock-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net loss was
$2.5 million, or ($0.22) per basic and diluted share. A table entitled
"Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" is included in this
press release.

For the six months ended June 30, 2008, SG&A expenses were $8.5 million,
compared to $7.7 million for the same period in 2007. The increase was
attributable primarily to increased payroll and related expenses resulting from
the hiring of additional employees. Research and development expenditures for
the period were $1.4 million, compared to $1.3 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2007. Interest income for the first six months of 2008 was $1.4
million, compared to $1.6 million for the same period a year ago.

As of June 30, 2008, I.D. Systems had $56.3 million in cash, cash equivalents
and marketable securities, and $29.9 million of working capital, compared to
$65.0 million and $31.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2007. During
the three months ended June 30, 2008, the company purchased approximately
120,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions under the
company's stock repurchase program initiated in May of 2007. The average cost
per share for these transactions was $7.09, for a total cost during the quarter
of approximately $851,000. As of June 30, 2008, I.D. Systems had purchased a
cumulative total of approximately 898,000 shares of its common stock at an
average cost of $9.73 per share, for a cumulative total cost of approximately
$8.7 million. As of June 30, 2008, the maximum dollar value of shares that may
yet be purchased under the program is approximately $1.3 million.

Highlights of the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, included:

-- I.D. Systems' core customers continued to expand their
investments in the company's Wireless Asset Net(r) industrial
vehicle management system, including:

- 12 new site deployments ordered by the U.S. Postal Service;

- An additional site deployment ordered by Walgreen Co.,
bringing the total number of Walgreens facilities utilizing
the Wireless Asset Net to 10; and

- A series of site surveys ordered by a major U.S. retailer in
preparation for additional system implementations.

-- I.D. Systems completed the acquisition of PowerKey, the
industrial vehicle monitoring division of International
Electronics, Inc., and simultaneously launched a new wireless
product termed PowerKeyPLUS(tm) targeted at the entry-level
segment of the industrial vehicle management market, as
previously announced.

-- Xerox Corporation became the first I.D. Systems customer to order
the PowerKeyPLUS(tm) system, to be deployed on a fleet of
forklifts at a distribution center in Ohio, as announced on July
2, 2008.

-- I.D. Systems deployed a wireless rental fleet management system
on a fleet of approximately 500 rental vehicles for a major
U.S.-based rental car company.

-- I.D. Systems executed a strategic agreement with Zetes Industries
(Euronext Brussels: ZTS), a leading European automatic
identification technology systems integrator, under which Zetes
will market I.D. Systems' products and services throughout
Europe, as previously announced.

-- I.D. Systems was awarded U.S. Patent number 7,356,494 for a
"Robust Wireless Communications System Architecture and Asset
Management Applications Performed Thereon", which concerns the
decentralized asset management capabilities and "distributed
intelligence" of the company's wireless system, as previously
announced.
Investor Conference Call

I.D. Systems will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 4:45 p.m.
Eastern Time on July 31, 2008. Jeffrey Jagid, chairman and CEO, will lead a
discussion on the results of the quarter and recent developments. After opening
remarks, there will be a question and answer period. The conference call will be
broadcast live over the Internet via the Investors section of the company's
website at www.id-systems.com. To listen to the live call, go to the website at
least 10 minutes early to download and install any necessary audio software.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement its financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, I.D.
Systems provides certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. These
non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP net income/loss and non-GAAP net income/loss
per basic and diluted share. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should be
considered in addition to results prepared under current accounting standards,
but are not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. These non-GAAP
measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of I.D.
Systems' current financial performance and provide further information for
comparative information due to the adoption of accounting standard SFAS 123R.
Specifically, I.D. Systems believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful
information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses,
gains and losses that may not be indicative of its core operating results and
business outlook. Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure of all non-GAAP
measures included in this press release can be found in the financial tables
included in this press release.

About I.D. Systems

Based in Hackensack, NJ, I.D. Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless
solutions for managing and securing high-value enterprise assets. These assets
include industrial vehicles, such as forklifts and airport ground support
equipment, and rental vehicles. The Company's patented Wireless Asset Net
system, which utilizes radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology,
addresses the needs of organizations to control track, monitor and analyze their
assets. For more information, visit www.id-systems.com.

About the Wireless Asset Net(r)

The Wireless Asset Net(r) system improves productivity in manufacturing and
distribution operations by establishing accountability for use of equipment,
ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining work
flow through automated messaging, and providing management with unique metrics
on -- and controls over -- equipment utilization. The system also improves
workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained,
authorized operators and providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists. In
addition, the system reduces maintenance expenses by automatically uploading
vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems in real time, scheduling maintenance
according to actual vehicle usage rather than on a calendar basis, and helping
determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment.

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, such as the Company's outlook for 2008 financial results. Forward-looking
statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives,
goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and
future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical
fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties, including, but
not limited to, future economic and business conditions, the loss of any of the
Company's key customers or reduction in the purchase of its products by any such
customers, the failure of the market for the Company's products to continue to
develop, the inability to protect the Company's intellectual property, the
inability to manage the Company's growth, the effects of competition from a wide
variety of local, regional, national and other providers of wireless solutions
and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. These risks could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. The Company assumes no
obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

I.D. Systems, Inc.
GAAP Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
------------------------ ------------------------
2007 2008 2007 2008
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Revenue:
Products $ 705,000 $ 3,471,000 $ 3,015,000 $ 6,724,000
Services 1,518,000 1,989,000 3,829,000 3,064,000
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2,223,000 5,460,000 6,844,000 9,788,000
Cost of Revenue:
Cost of products 411,000 1,678,000 1,557,000 3,214,000
Cost of services 785,000 917,000 2,018,000 1,597,000
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1,196,000 2,595,000 3,575,000 4,811,000

Gross Profit 1,027,000 2,865,000 3,269,000 4,977,000

Selling, general
and administra-
tive expenses 3,880,000 4,278,000 7,704,000 8,539,000
Research and
development
expenses 594,000 708,000 1,300,000 1,419,000
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Loss from
operations (3,447,000) (2,121,000) (5,735,000) (4,981,000)
Interest income 768,000 593,000 1,560,000 1,419,000
Interest expense (3,000) -- (7,000) --
Other income 38,000 -- 76,000 --
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Net loss $(2,644,000) $(1,528,000) $(4,106,000) $(3,562,000)
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Net loss per
share - basic
and diluted $ (0.23) $ (0.14) $ ( 0.36) $ (0.33)
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Weighted average
common shares
outstanding -
basic and
diluted 11,347,000 10,857,000 11,324,000 10,869,000
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I.D. Systems, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2007 2008 2007 2008
Net loss
attributable to
common
stockholders $(2,644,000) $(1,528,000) $(4,106,000) $(3,562,000)

Stock-based
compensation 835,000 857,000 1,602,000 1,642,000

Non-GAAP loss $(1,809,000) $ (671,000) $(2,504,000) $(1,920,000)

Non-GAAP net
income (loss)
per share -
basic and
diluted $ (0.16) $ (0.06) $ (0.22) $ (0.18)

I.D. Systems, Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets

December 31, June 30,
2007 2008
(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,103,000 $12,450,000
Marketable securities - short term 21,385,000 8,957,000
Accounts receivable, net 2,875,000 5,672,000
Unbilled receivables 580,000 1,494,000
Inventory 4,420,000 3,313,000
Interest receivable 142,000 254,000
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 291,000 301,000
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Total current assets 34,796,000 32,441,000

Marketable securities - long term 38,515,000 34,907,000
Goodwill -- 200,000
Other intangible assets -- 178,000
Fixed assets, net 1,398,000 1,196,000
Other assets 87,000 87,000
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$74,796,000 $69,009,000
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses $ 2,594,000 $ 1,773,000
Current portion of long term debt 19,000 --
Deferred revenue 291,000 794,000
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Total current liabilities 2,904,000 2,567,000

Deferred revenue 167,000 254,000
Deferred rent 55,000 44,000
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Total liabilities 3,126,000 2,865,000

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock; authorized
5,000,000 shares, $.01 par value;
none issued -- --
Common stock; authorized 50,000,000
shares, $.01 par value; 11,561,000
and 11,910,000 shares issued at
December 31, 2007 and June 30,
2008, respectively, shares
outstanding, 11,015,000 and
10,936,000 at December 31, 2007
and June 30, 2008, respectively. 115,000 118,000
Additional paid-in capital 97,076,000 99,821,000
Accumulated deficit (19,492,000) (23,054,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) 11,000 (1,451,000)
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77,710,000 75,434,000
Treasury stock; 546,000 shares and
974,000 shares at cost at December
31, 2007 and June 30, 2008,
respectively (6,040,000) (9,290,000)
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Total stockholders' equity 71,670,000 66,144,000
----------- -----------
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $74,796,000 $69,009,000
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I.D. Systems, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

Six months ended
June 30,
--------------------------
2007 2008
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Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss $(4,106,000) $(3,562,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss
to cash used in operating
activities:
Inventory reserve 75,000 126,000
Accrued interest income 75,000 33,000
Stock-based compensation expense 1,602,000 1,642,000
Depreciation and amortization
expense 265,000 283,000
Deferred rent expense (11,000) (11,000)
Deferred revenue 14,000 590,000
Deferred contract costs 16,000 --
Changes in:
Accounts receivable 2,649,000 (2,797,000)
Unbilled receivables 671,000 (914,000)
Inventory 201,000 1,171,000
Prepaid expenses and other
assets (154,000) (10,000)
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses (1,517,000) (821,000)
----------- -----------
Net cash used in operating
activities (220,000) (4,270,000)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets (176,000) (77,000)
Business acquisition -- (572,000)
Purchase of investments (7,295,000) (4,526,000)
Maturities of investments 7,937,000 18,955,000
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Net cash provided by investing
activities 466,000 13,780,000
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of term loan (109,000) (19,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options 166,000 1,106,000
Purchase of treasury shares (1,267,000) (3,250,000)
Collection of officer loan 6,000 --
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Net cash used in financing
activities (1,204,000) (2,163,000)
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Net (decrease) increase in cash
and cash equivalents (958,000) 7,347,000
Cash and cash equivalents -
beginning of period 9,644,000 5,103,000
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Cash and cash equivalents - end of
period $ 8,686,000 $12,450,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash
flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest $ 7,000 $ --
Non-cash financing activity:
Shares withheld pursuant to
stock issuances $ 344,000 $ 89,000
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CONTACT: I.D. Systems
Ned Mavrommatis, CFO
201-996-9000
fax: 201-996-9144
ned@id-systems.com