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ATLANTA, Ga., September 26, 2005 - Executive Alliance , creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums announced today a record number of outstanding nominees for the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year National Award 2005™. The Call for Nominations period has closed and a distinguished panel of judges is scheduled to meet to select the finalists and a winner.

Those results will be revealed at the second annual ISE of the Year National Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 14, 2005 . ISE National will be held in conjunction with the CSI 32nd Annual Computer Security Conference and Exhibition at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC .

The ISE National 2005 nominees include persons with titles such as Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Security Officer, Vice President and Director within industries that span a wide range including healthcare, insurance, government, education, finance and communications.

The nominees are invited to attend a series of networking events over three days, November 13 though 15, 2005. These events are staged in an environment of celebration to highlight the success of these individuals. Beyond the celebration, the events are opportunity rich from a relationship building and networking perspective for all who attend.

The nominees are:

	Dr. Edward G. Amoroso CISO, Vice President, AT&T Security Center of Excellence AT&T Florham Park, NJ			Linda Betz Director, IT Policy and Information Security IBM Corporation Services, Inc. Somers , NY
	Dave Bixler Information Security Officer Siemens Business Services, Inc. Rye Brook, NY			Dennis Brixius Vice President, Risk Management and Chief Security Officer The McGraw-Hill Companies New York, NY
	Wilbur Brown Manager, Technology Services Emory University Atlanta , GA			Tim Callahan CISSP, CPM, Group Vice President and Manager, Access Control and Support Services SunTrust Banks, Inc.
	Tammy L. Clark CISSP, CISM, CISA, University Information Security Officer Georgia State University Atlanta, GA			Curtis Coleman MSIA, CISSP, CISM, ISSAP, ISSMP, Director, Global IT Governance Seagate Technology Scotts Valley , CA
	Elisa R. Cruz Director, IT Security Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC			Dave Cullinane Chief Security Officer Washington Mutual Bank Seattle, WA
	Albert H. Decker Executive Director of EDS Security and Privacy Services Electronic Data Systems Cary, NC			Bernard Donnelly Vice President of Quality Assurance Group Philadelphia Stock Exchange Philadelphia, PA
	David Escalante Director of Computer Policy and Security Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA			Todd Fitzgerald CISSP, CISA, CISM, Systems Security Officer United Government Services, LLC Milwaukee, WI
	Lynda Fleury Chief Information Security Officer UnumProvident Corporation Chattanooga, TN			Stanton S. Gatewood Chief Information Security Officer University of Georgia Atlanta, GA
	Eric F. Guerrino CISSP, CISM, Managing Director The Bank of New York New York, NY			Suzanne Hall CPA, CISA, CISM, Director, IT Operations and Security, Information Security Officer AARP Washington, DC
	Tim Harrison CISSP, Information Security Officer Catholic Healthcare Partners Youngstown, OH			Christofer Hoff CISSP, CISA, CISM, IAM, Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Enterprise Security Services WesCorp Federal Credit Union San Dimas, CA
	Mary Stone Holland CISM, Director, Office of Computer Security, Diplomatic Security Service U.S. Department of State Arlington , VA			Jeff Huegel Chief Security Officer USinternetworking Annapolis, MD
	LJ Johnson Global Information Security Officer Nike Inc. Portland, Oregon			Al Kirkpatrick CISSP, CISM, Chief Security and Privacy Officer S1 Corporation Atlanta, GA
	Dan Lohrmann Chief Information Security Officer, Director, Office of Enterprise Security Michigan Department of Information Technology Lansing, MI			Chris McDaniel Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Mutual Services Corporation Palm Beach, FL
	Timothy McKnight CISSP, Business Unit Director and Chief Information Security Officer Northrop Grumman Corporation			Richard Menta Information Security Awareness Officer iBase Milltown, NJ
	Mark Moroses Senior Director Technical Services & Security Officer Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY			David Mortman CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer Siebel Systems, Inc. San Mateo, CA
	Jane Scott Norris Chief Information Security Officer U.S. Department of State Washington, DC			Kimberly Van Nostern Chief Security Officer Allstate Insurance Company
	David O'Berry Director of Information Systems and Services State of South Carolina Columbia, SC			Jairo A. Orea Head of Enterprise Information Integration (EII) ING Insurance Americas Hartford, CT
	Cheryl Peace Director, Cyberspace Security Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Homeland Security Council The White House Washington, DC			Ken Pfeil CSO Capital IQ - A Division of S & P New York, NY
	Jeffrey N. Reich CISSP, CHS-III, CTM, Information Security Officer CompuCredit Atlanta, GA			Eric W. Schmidt Chief Security Officer Indiana University School of Medicine on the Indiana University Indianapolis, IN
	Michael Shisko Director of Information Technology Hitachi Consulting			Robert Shullich CISA, CISM, CISSP, SSCP, SCNP, TICSA, GSEC, GCIH, GHTQ, CHS-III, MCSE:Security, Security+, Senior Security Technology Advisor Bowne & Co., Inc. New York, NY
	Craig Shumard CISO CIGNA Corporation Hartford, CT			Paul Smocer Senior Vice President and Manager - Technology Assurance Services Division Mellon Financial Pittsburgh, PA
	Marc S. Sokol CISM, CHS-III, Chief Security Officer The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America New York, NY			Tony Spurlin Manager, Information Risk Management The Home Depot Atlanta, GA
	Robert Taylor Chief Information Officer, Director of Information Technology Fulton County Government Atlanta, GA			W Hord Tipton CIO U.S. Department of the Interior Washington DC
	David Vordick Corporate IT Director USEC, Inc Bethesda , MD			Gerald Werner Security Manager/Architect PepsiCo International Valhalla, NY
	Robert Weaver Information Security and Privacy Officer ING DIRECT USA Wilmington, DE

All the nominees, particularly the five finalists, are expected to attend the gala on November 14. Events that day include a VIP breakfast, an executive forum and the evening awards gala during which sponsors, judges and nominees will address industry events and trends as well as celebrate the successes of the nominees.

"The energy at the ISE Award Series events is always at a very high level," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "I can't wait to experience ISE National 2005. With the tremendous number of outstanding, quality executive nominees, we expect an electric atmosphere."

About the ISE National 2005 Sponsors

The Information Security Executive of the Year National Award 2005™, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: Terabyte: Presenting Gigabyte and ISE/CSI Member's Choice - Symantec Corporation; Megabyte - Intellitactics and Lancope; Kilobyte - CSC, The Human Factor, Tizor, Trusted Network Technologies and Webroot; National Media - IT Architect, Network Computing and Secure Enterprise; National Association - CISO Executive Membership of ISSA; Friend - Ad Hoc Communication Resources.

About Executive Alliance and ISE Awards

Executive Alliance, Inc. provides premium leadership-recognition forums that honor and recognize outstanding achievement of executives. These forums allow industry members to build deep relationships within a network of peers; the programs provide visibility for executives and their companies, and offer access and insight into the people leading these industries. Through an extensive platform of collaborative events, which include Industry Award Events, Summits, Executive Roundtables, Executive Forums, Private Receptions, and Customized Programs, Executive Alliance creates interactive forums for bringing together top executives, industry innovators and practitioners.

Based upon the success of the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Award™, the ISE Award Program Series™ was launched in 2005 to include the ISE Southeast Award (Atlanta, GA), ISE Midwest Award (Chicago, IL), ISE New England Award (Boston, MA), ISE Tri-State Award (New York, NY), and the ISE National Award (Washington, DC), to recognize outstanding leadership and exemplary achievement in the field of information security. For more information on this prestigious award, visit www.infosecaward.com.

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