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ATLANTA, Ga., February 1, 2005 – Executive Alliance, Inc. and Courion Corporation, the Presenting Gigabyte sponsor announced today the opening of the Call For Nominations for the first annual Information Security Executive of the Year New England Award™ 2005 (ISE New England Award 2005). Nomination forms for this prestigious award are currently available at www.infosecaward.com and will be accepted until Friday, April 1, 2005. The winner of this award will be named at an evening Award Gala on Thursday, June 16, 2005 at the Marriott Longwharf in Boston, MA.

Built upon the foundation of very successful award programs celebrating security executives in the southeast and on a national basis, the ISE New England Award will be presented to a chief security officer or an executive in an equivalent position who has overall responsibility for network and/or Internet security and who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the field of information security in the New England region.

Since this award applauds the information security pioneers whom have made a contribution to their organization and the industry, nominations are encouraged from security executives in all private and public companies, as well as government agencies and academic institutions. These nominees will be evaluated by a distinguished panel of industry experts and past ISE nominees and winners.

“The New England area is such a hotbed of innovators and professionals in the information security industry”, stated Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. “We are excited about introducing the ISE New England Award in 2005 to celebrate the successes of the security executives and their companies and the industry in this region.”

“We are proud to be sponsoring a program that honors and recognizes outstanding leadership in the information security industry,” said Chris Zannetos, president and CEO, Courion Corporation. “Focusing on the security practitioners that are doing a remarkable job of managing the complex issues of business and technology and constant change raises the visibility of the whole industry and moves us all forward.”

Nominee Criteria

The Information Security Executive of the Year is defined as a leader who guides the effective use of information/Internet/network security to improve his or her company's cyber security posture while proactively implementing security technology and processes. This person can be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, director or manager from IT, networking or security departments, but cannot be a network security vendor or service provider. Other characteristics of the Information Security Executive should include the following:

• Must be primarily responsible for the information security performance of the company or organization as well as tactical security and business decisions
• Promotes a security vision that supports the organization’s strategy
• Must be a member of management
• Must have a proven track record of information security leadership
• Must be employed by a business or oversee the security infrastructure of a subsidiary that is located in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire or Rhode Island.
• Creates a work environment that is positive and rewarding to employees
• All nominees are asked to attend the awards reception and gala on the evening of June 16, 2005 at the Marriott Longwharf in Boston, MA.

Nominations must be received by Friday, April 1, 2005 via email to isenewengland@infosecaward.com or by fax to 404.633.4492.

About the ISE New England Award 2005 Sponsors

The Information Security Executive of the Year New England Award 2005, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc. is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: ; Gigabyte – Courion Corporation; Megabyte – Intellitactics and Lancope; Media – Network Computing, Network Magazine, and Secure Enterprise.

About Executive Alliance and ISE Awards

Executive Alliance is the premier organization for creating leadership-recognition forums that honor and recognize outstanding achievements of executives in different industries. These forums facilitate the building of deep relationships within a network of peers, 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 and innovators in their field.

Based upon the success of the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year AwardTM, the ISE Award Program SeriesTM 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 and for other Executive Alliance programs, please visit www.execalliance.com.

About Courion Corporation

Courion Corporation provides award-winning extensible identity management solutions in Identity Management Suite™. Over 240 enterprise customers worldwide including 60 of the FORTUNE 500 utilize the Suite to securely automate routine, manual processes for user provisioning, password management, industry and regulatory compliance, profile management, and digital certificate management. By leveraging the existing infrastructure and integrating disparate workflows within the enterprise, Courion solutions drive operational efficiency, optimize user productivity, strengthen security, reduce costs, and ensure efficiency in achieving policy compliance. For more information, contact Courion’s headquarters in Framingham, MA, USA at 508-879-8400 or visit www.courion.com.

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