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ATLANTA - Mar 11, 2008 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE Central Awards 2008.

The ISE Central Awards recognize executives and their teams for outstanding leadership and innovation in the information security industry across the central region, including executives in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

The finalists and winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony held on the evening of Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Westin Galleria Dallas, Texas.

These nominees are recognized for their achievements in the field of information security:

	Gregory Allender, CISSP, CWSP Director Of Global Information Security Convergys Cincinnati, OH Biography >			Michael Allgeier, CISSP, CISM Chief Information Security Officer Lower Colorado River Authority Austin TX Biography >
	Larry L. Burwell, CCUE Chief Information Officer Advancial Dallas, TX Biography >			AJ Charbonneau, CISSP Global Chief Information Security Officer, Executive Director ABN AMRO North America Chicago, IL Biography >
	Jerry Freese, CISSP Director, Enterprise Information Security & IT Security Engineering American Electric Power Columbus, OH Biography>			Mauricio Guerra Director, Global Information Security Dow Chemical Company Midland, MI Biography>
	Donna Haggard Information Security Officer Veterans Affairs Office of Information & Technology, Office of Information Protection & Risk Management Little Rock, AR Biography >			Tim Johnson, CISSP, ECSA, CEH, CHFI Manager, Corporate Security & System Administration Audiotel Corporation Addison, TX Biography >
	Ricky Johnston Vice President - Information Systems, Operations Tenet Healthcare Corporation Dallas, TX Biography >			Scott Ksander Executive Director IT Networks and Security, Chief Information Security Officer Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Biography >
	Christopher Leach Chief Information Security Officer ACS (Affiliated Computer Services Inc.) Dallas, TX Biography >			Mark Littlejohn Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Stewart Information Services Corporation Houston, TX Biography >
	Louis A. Lyons, CISSP, CHSP Chief Information Officer U.S. Department of Transportation - Vehicle Research & Test Center, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration East Liberty, OH Biography >			Gail Miller Director - Parts and Services IT Cummins Inc Columbus, IN Biography >
	Dave Morrow, CISM Chief Security and Privacy Officer EDS Plano, TX Biography >			Jerry Murtland, CISSP Information Security Risk Manager Grange Mutual Casualty Company Columbus, OH Biography >
	Neeraj S. Rajpal Chief Information Officer Bryan Cave LLP St. Louis, MO Biography >			Chad Renfro, CISSP, CISM, IAM Information Security Executive Bank of America Dallas, TX Biography >
	Anne Rogers, PMP, CISSP, CCE Director, Information Safeguards Waste Management Houston, TX Biography >			Cynthia R. Whitley, CISSP, CISM Chief Information Security Officer Allstate Insurance Company Northbrook, IL Biography >
	Brian Wrozek IT Security and DR Manager Texas Instruments Incorporated Plano, TX Biography >

These companies are nominated for implementing an outstanding information security project completed in the last 12-18 months.

	ACS (Affiliated Computer Services) ACS Encryption Services Project Wayne Scalf Vice President of End User Computing Global Service Delivery Rhonda Johnson Director of Encryption Services			Allstate Insurance Allstate's Local Data Protection--Laptop Encryption Project Cynthia Whitley Chief Information Security Officer
	Cummins Inc. Worldwide Identity Management System (WWIMS) Gail Miller Director - Parts and Services IT			EDS (Electronic Data Systems) Information Protection Program Mike Sample Vice President, Executive Ops & Enterprise RM
	Maritz Maritz Loyalty Marketing PCI Certification Attainment Gil Hoffman Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer			Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Counter-Phishing Project Scott Coghill Vice President, Information Security Department
	OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital Identity and Access Management Project Mary Jo McElroy Vice President, IT Compliance and Standards			Tenet Healthcare Corporation Enterprise Single Sign-On Beta Implementation Ricky Johnston Vice President - Information Systems, Operations
	Waste Management 2007 PCI Compliance Project Zachary Lowe Vice President, Corporate Security and Chief Security Officer			Wm Wrigley Jr. Company Information Classification Ian Robertson Senior Director Global Shared Services

In addition to the awards, the nominees and executives participate in the ISE Executive Forum comprised of cutting-edge speakers, panelists and presentations focused on business issues, best practices, and solutions.

"We have a terrific list of exemplary leaders as nominees for the ISE Central Awards in both the information security executive and project award categories," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "We couldn't think of a better testament to the significance of the award in its sixth year, as it continues to bring visibility to the information security and risk management industry and to the men and women who lead it."

Registration for the ISE Executive Forum, Gourmet Dinner, and Awards Gala is currently available at www.infosecaward.com.

Limited sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Executive Alliance at sales@infosecaward.com or 1-404-982-8562.

About the Sponsors

The Executive Alliance Leadership Summit Featuring the ISE Central Awards 2008 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Megabyte Sponsors - Agilysys, Aveksa, nCircle, Qualys, and Symantec; Kilobyte Sponsors - Apani, ArcSight, Courion, Fortify Software, Marshal, Ounce Labs, Passlogix, Reconnex, Sourcefire, and Verdasys; and Media Sponsors - InformationWeek Magazine and Infosecurity Magazine US Edition.

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About Executive Alliance

Executive Alliance is recognized worldwide as the premier organization for creating leadership recognition forums that honor and celebrate outstanding achievements of executives in different industries. These forums facilitate deep relationships and provide visibility for executives and their companies while offering access and insight to the key people leading these industries.

Recognized by Morgan Keegan as the largest most widely recognized awards program for IT security executives, the Executive Alliance ISE Award Program Series includes these regions and cities, Southeast/Atlanta; Central/Dallas; Mid-Atlantic/Washington, DC; United Kingdom/London, England; West/San Francisco; Northeast/New York City; and National/Washington, D.C. Included in the Executive Alliance series is the Data Center Executive of the Year Awards (DaCEY). Visit www.infosecaward.com or www.datacenterawards.com.

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