HAUPPAUGE, NY, July  14, 2009 - Vicon Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VII), a leading designer and producer of physical security information management systems, has been named to the 2009 Fortune Small Business 100 list of the fastest growing small public companies in the U.S.  Vicon was ranked 49^th on the list.

“Vicon is pleased to be recognized by Fortune Small Business” said Vicon Chairman and CEO Ken Darby.  “From product design to customer care we focus on meeting the needs of system users.  Our physical security information management platform, ViconNet®, has paced Vicon’s growth in recent years and continues to receive industry recognition as a world class system for integrated security solutions.”

The Fortune Small Business ranking of the 100 fastest growing small public companies in America is compiled by the financial research firm ZACKS, which analyses public companies with annual revenue of less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1.  Qualifying companies are then ranked based on earnings growth, revenue growth and stock performance over the last three years. 

The list appears in the July/August 2009 issue of Fortune Small Business and at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2009/full_list/.

About Fortune Small Business

Fortune Small Business is a general interest business magazine published ten times a year as a joint venture by The Fortune Group at Time Inc. and American Express Small Business Services.  Each issue provides informative coverage of the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy – small business.  FSB is delivered to 1 million small business owners.  Time Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner.  For more information, please visit http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb.

For more information on Vicon and its products, visit www.vicon-cctv.com.

About Vicon:

 Vicon Industries Inc., listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "VII," designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of products used in integrated video surveillance systems. Vicon's marketing and development efforts focus on today’s leading edge security technologies including digital recording and IP video solutions, matrix controls, cameras, monitors, mounting accessories, remote positioning devices and fiber optic equipment. The company's products are used in a variety of surveillance, security, safety, and control applications, in banks, gaming casinos, traffic control, hospitals, retailing, multiple commercial and industrial installations, etc. For more information regarding Vicon, visit us at www.vicon-cctv.com.

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