Exhibit 99.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Anthony C. Pizi, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Level 8 Systems, Inc.;

2.  Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this annual
report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included  in this annual  report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and  15d-15(e)) and 15d-14) for the registrant and
have:

      a)    designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that
            material  information  relating  to the  registrant,  including  its
            consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within
            those entities,  particularly during the period in which this annual
            report is being prepared;

      b)    designed such internal control over financial  reporting,  or caused
            such internal control over financial  reporting to be designed under
            our  supervision  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the
            reliability of financial  reporting and the preparation of financial
            statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally
            accepted accounting principles;

      c)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
            and  procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
            of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

      d)    presented  in  this  annual   report  our   conclusions   about  the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
            evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent  evaluation of internal  control over  financial  reporting,  to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      a)    all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
            controls which could adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
            record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data  and have
            identified for the registrant's  auditors any material weaknesses in
            internal controls over financial reporting; and

      b)    any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's
            internal controls; and

6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
annual report whether there were significant  changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: March 29, 2004                               /s/ Anthony C. Pizi
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                                                   Anthony C. Pizi
                                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                                   (Principal Executive Officer)


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