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<TYPE>EX-21.1
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<FILENAME>g68103ex21-1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.0

                        INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION

           LIST OF PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AS OF MARCH 1, 2001

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<CAPTION>
   SUBSIDIARY NAME                           STATE OF ORGANIZATION
   ---------------                           ---------------------

<S>                                          <C>
ChemFree Corporation                                Georgia
QS Technologies, Inc.                               Georgia
Quadram Corporation                                 Georgia
</TABLE>

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