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ATLANTA, Ga., January 26, 2005 – Executive Alliance, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), the Presenting GigaByte Sponsor, today announced the extensive list of 27 nominees for the third Information Security Executive of the Year (ISE) Southeast Award™ 2005. This Award, which recognizes information security excellence across the southeast, will be presented at a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, in Atlanta, Georgia on March 24, 2005.

Following are the nominees for the ISE Southeast Award 2005:

	Herbert Baines, III Director, Information Security Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA Biography >			Becky Barrer IT Supervisor of Information Security Verizon Wireless Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Larry Barrett Information Security Officer St. Thomas Health Systems Chattanooga, TN			David Black CISSP, Director, Enterprise Information Security Earthlink, Inc. Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Wilbur Brown Manager, Technology Services Emory University Atlanta , GA Biography >			Mark Burnette CPA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CITP, CRP, Global Information Security Officer Willis Nashville, TN Biography >
	Tammy L. Clark CISSP, CISM, CISA, University Information Security Officer Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Biography >			James Day CISM, Director of Enterprise Technical Services Mapics, Inc. Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Joseph DiBenedetto CISSP, Global IT Security Manager Office Depot, Inc. Delray Beach, FL Biography >			Ann Franks VP, Information Technology Lanier Worldwide Atlanta, GA Biography >
	JArthur Grubbs CISSP, CISM, Associate Director of Risk and Compliance Assessment TSYS Columbus, GA Biography >			Rodney Harrigan Vice Chancellor for Information Technology& Telecommunications/CIO North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC Biography >
	Chip Kelly GIAC, GCIA, GCIH, CISSP founder, Raleigh ISSA, Information Security Manager SAS Cary, NC Biography >			Michael Kessler NSA-IAM, CIFI, CHSP,CCFS, CCFT, Director of Investigations Georgia Dept. of Motor Vehicles Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Steven G. Lanzl Vice President of Information Technology Bowater Incorporated Greenville, SC Biography >			Peter Myo Khin Manager Corporate Information Security United States Post Office Raleigh, NC Biography >
	Ali Marashi Chief Technology Officer Internap Winter Park, FL Biography >			David McCampbell VP, Worldwide Information Systems ImmucorGamma Norcross, GA Biography >
	Chris McDaniel Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Mutual Services Corporation Palm Beach, FL Biography >			John Miles Senior Vice President Global Systems and Services Lend Lease Corporation Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Patricia Morrison Chief Information Officer Office Depot, Inc. Delray Beach, FL			Wayne Proctor CISO Certegy, Inc St. Petersburg, FL Biography >
	Juan Gomez Sanchez Director, Systems Security Checkfree Corporation Atlanta, GA Biography >			David Stackhouse Manager, Technology Security PBS&J Orlando, FL Biography >
	Robert Taylor Chief Information Officer, Director of Information Technology Fulton County Government Atlanta, GA Biography >			David Vaillancourt President Virginia College at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Biography >
	Scott C. Woodison CISA, CISM, IT Audit Manager Board of Regents, University System of Georgia Atlanta, GA Biography >

“Executive Alliance is excited that in our third year, we have expanded to the southeast with this award and continue to showcase the most outstanding security executives as nominees,” said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. “This award recognizes the executives that have contributed to the security industry with their innovation and thought leadership.”

“Computer Associates is excited to be part of the ISE Award in its third year and to honor the executives who are making a difference in the security industry,” stated Deb Tummins, Senior Vice President at Computer Associates. “The nominees serve as role models for organizations that are aligned with their company’s strategies and are working on implementing best practices, leveraging innovative technologies, and developing their employees to ensure their company’s assets are protected.”

Fritz Nelson, vice president of the Group Publisher Network for CMP Media, will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening Award Ceremony. Tickets are now on sale on-line. Individual tickets are $75 and tables of 10 are available for $750. Visit http://www.infosecaward.com to learn more about this prestigious award.

About Executive Alliance and ISE Awards

The Information Security Executive of the Year Southeast Award 2005, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc. is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: GigaByte – Computer Associates; MegaByte - Courion; KiloByte – Trusted Network Technologies, Lancope, Stonesoft; National Media – Network Computing, Network Magazine, and Secure Enterprise; Local Media – TechLINKS; Associations – Technology Association of Georgia and InfraGard Atlanta.

Based upon the success of previous ISE Award Galas, Executive Alliance, the premier provider of leadership-recognition forums, launched the ISE Award Program Series to recognize outstanding leadership and exemplary achievement in the field of information security. Nominees are information security pioneers from private, public, government and academic institutions that have made contributions to their organizations and the security industry. Previously, the ISE Georgia Award was presented to Rich Baich, CISO of ChoicePoint, in 2004 and to Monique Shivanandan, VP of IT Strategy, Security and Business Continuity for BellSouth, in 2003. Ann Garrett, the CISO of the State of North Carolina was the winner of the ISE National Award in 2004. In 2005, the ISE Award Program Series will 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). For more information, please visit www.infosecaward.com.

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