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    <periodOfReport>2005-11-03</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000883979</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>POMEROY IT SOLUTIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PMRY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001077149</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>POMEROY STEPHEN E</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>604 PALMER COURT</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CRESTVIEW HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>KY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>41017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President and CEO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>11.19</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-11-03</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
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                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>50000</value>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2005-11-03</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2010-11-03</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock par value $0.01</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>50000</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>618250</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value></value>
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        </derivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents a non-discretionary award of an option to acquire 50,000 shares of the common stock of the Company at the fair market value of such shares on November 3, 2005 pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc. and Stephen E. Pomeroy dated as of November 3, 2003, as amended (the &quot;Employment Agreement&quot;). The Employment Agreement and the amendments thereto were previously filed as exhibits to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 19, 2003, the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 17, 2004, and the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2005.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stephen E. Pomeroy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-11-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
