Intrusion Inc. Reaches Profitability for the Year 2010 Despite a Loss for the Fourth Quarter

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrusion Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INTZ), ("Intrusion") today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.  Intrusion achieved a net profit for the year 2010, the second consecutive year to do so, despite recording a loss for the fourth quarter.

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Intrusion's net loss was $0.3 million in the fourth quarter 2010, compared to a net income of $0.4 million for the fourth quarter 2009.  Net income was $0.2 million for the year 2010, a 22% increase over 2009.

Revenue for the fourth quarter 2010 was $0.9 million, compared to $1.5 million for the fourth quarter 2009.  Revenue for the year 2010 was $5.6 million, a 14% increase over 2009.  

Gross profit margin was 61% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to 66% of revenue in the fourth quarter 2009.   For the year, the gross profit margin was 63%, compared to 66% in 2009.  Differences in gross profit margin are primarily the result of changes in product mix.  

Intrusion's fourth quarter 2010 operating expenses were $0.9 million up from $0.6 million in the fourth quarter 2009.  For the year 2010, operating expenses were $3.3 million, up from $3.0 million in 2009.  

As of December 31, 2010, Intrusion reported cash and cash equivalents of $0.5 million, a working capital deficiency of $0.7 million and debt of $0.2 million.  

"Overall, 2010 was a good year for Intrusion.  Revenue increased 14% over 2009, even though revenue decreased in the fourth quarter due to delays in U.S. Government contracts.  Our total orders booked in the fourth quarter were $1.3 million," stated G. Ward Paxton, Chairman, President and CEO of Intrusion.  "Total debt decreased to $230,000 at year end," Paxton concluded.  

Intrusion's management will host its regularly scheduled quarterly conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operational progress at 4:00 P.M., CST today.  Interested investors can access the call at 1-800-399-2043 (if outside the United States, 1-706-634-5518).  For those unable to participate in the live conference call, a replay will be accessible beginning today at 7:00 P.M., CST until February 16, 2011 by calling 1-800-642-1687 (if outside the United States, 1-706-645-9291).  At the replay prompt, enter conference identification number 43396005.  Additionally, a live and archived audio webcast of the conference call will be available at www.intrusion.com.

About Intrusion Inc.

Intrusion Inc. is a global provider of entity identification systems, high speed data mining, regulated information compliance, data leak prevention and data privacy protection, and network intrusion prevention and detection products.  Intrusion's product families include TraceCop™ for entity identification, Savant™ for network data mining, Compliance Commander™ for regulated information compliance, data leak prevention and data privacy protection, and Intrusion SecureNet for network intrusion prevention and detection.  Intrusion's products help protect critical information assets by quickly detecting, protecting, analyzing and reporting attacks or misuse of classified, private and regulated information for government and enterprise networks.  For more information, please visit www.intrusion.com.

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements, which reflect management's expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Such statements include, without limitations, statements regarding future revenue growth and profitability, the difficulties in forecasting future sales caused by current economic and market conditions, the effects of sales and implementation cycles for our products on our quarterly results and difficulties in accurately estimating market growth, the effect of military actions on government and corporate spending on information security products, spending patterns of, and appropriations to, U.S. government departments, as well as other statements.  These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations are detailed in the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors."

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