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ATLANTA, Ga., August 22, 2006- Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums, announced today the nominees for the first annual Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year West Award. With the finalists and winner to be revealed at a gala ceremony held on September 21, 2006, at the W Hotel in San Francisco, the award recognizes outstanding achievement in the fields of information security and risk management.

The distinguished roster of ISE West nominees includes the following industry leaders:

	Henry Bagdasarian Information Technology Audit Director Fox Entertainment Group Los Angeles, CA Biography >			David Barnett Director, Risk Management, Global Information Technology Applera Corporation Foster City, CA Biography >
	Jose Calvillo Manager, Network Security & Firewall Operation First Data Corporation Greenwood, CO			Philip J. Cirulli Executive Director, Information Technology Fluor Corporation Biography >
	Dave Cullinane Chief Security Officer Washington Mutual Bank Seattle, WA Biography >			Gregg Davis Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer Webcor Builders, Inc. San Mateo, CA Biography >
	Jason Hoffman VP and Chief Information Security Officer Greater Bay Bank, N.A. Palo Alto, CA Biography >			Elizabeth King Vice President of Information Management Services Starbucks Corporation Seattle, WA Biography >
	Jeffrey Lucchesi Chief Information Officer Building Materials and Holding Corporation (BMHC) San Francisco, CA Biography >			Scott Mackelprang Vice President of Security and Compliance Digital Insight Westlake Village, CA Biography >
	Theresa A. Masse State Chief Information Security Officer State of Oregon Salem, OR Biography >			David Matthews Deputy Chief Information Security Officer City of Seattle Washington Seattle, WA Biography >
	Melodi Mosley Gates Director - Risk Management, Information Security & CISO Qwest Denver, CO Biography >			Christopher Paidhrin Chief Security Officer Southwest Washington Medical Center (SWMC) Vancouver, WA Biography >
	Cheryl Santor Information Security Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Biography >			Racheal Strider Chief Information Security Officer California Department of Health Services Sacramento, CA Biography >
	Radha Thompson First Vice President, Security and Risk for Card Services Washington Mutual Card Services (Formerly Providian) Pleasanton, CA			Russell Walker Vice President of Information Security Warner Brothers Entertainment Burbank, CA Biography>
	John Williams Business Program Manager, Communications & Information Management Systems, Space & Communications Group The Boeing Company Sunnyvale, CA Biography >			Preston Wood Chief Information Security Officer Zions Bancorporation Salt Lake City, UT Biography >

To select the finalists and winner, a panel of distinguished judges will utilize stringent criteria that support effectiveness in leading information security organizations, developing innovative solutions to meet business challenges, and mentoring and motivating staff members.

Providing added content to the award gala and other networking and celebratory events held on September 21, Executive Alliance has partnered with the ISSA CISO Executive Membership to host a 2 nd day Executive Forum on Friday, September 22, 2006 (also to be held at the W San Francisco.) This forum will bring together the ISE West Nominees, ISSA CISO members and leading security executives from the region for panel discussions, presentations and interactive group discussions.

"The high caliber of nominees validates our desire to introduce the successful ISE of the Year Award Program Series™ to the western region," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "With these compelling leaders as nominees, a content-rich agenda at the ISSA CISO Executive Membership Forum and the exciting venue of the W San Francisco, we expect a strong turn-out of the information security community."

Tickets are still available for the Award Gala and may be purchased online at www.infosecaward.com

About the ISE West 2006 Sponsors

The Information Security Executive of the Year West Award 2006™, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: Megabyte - Cisco Systems, Intellitactics and Tizor; Kilobyte - Brabeion, Cenzic, Courion, Crossbeam Systems, CSC, ENDFORCE, Lancope, Passlogix, Patchlink Corporation and Voltage Security, Inc.; National Media - Information Week Magazine, Network Computing Magazine and Optimize Magazine ; Research Sponsor - Symantec, National Association Sponsor - CISO Executive Membership of ISSA

About Executive Alliance and the ISE Awards

Executive Alliance is the creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums that honor and record outstanding achievement of executives. These forums facilitate deep relationships within a network of peers; provide visibility for executives and their companies, and offer access and insight into the leaders of industries. Through an extensive platform of collaborative events, which include Industry Award Events, Summits, Executive Forums, Private Receptions and Customized Programs, Executive Alliance creates interactive assemblies for bringing together top executives and innovators in their field.

Recognized by Morgan Keegan as the largest and most widely recognized awards program for IT security executives, the ISE Award Program Series™ includes the ISE Southeast Award (Atlanta, GA), ISE Central Award (Dallas, TX), ISE New England Award (Boston, MA), ISE Mid-Atlantic Award (Washington DC), ISE West Award (San Francisco, CA), ISE Tri-State Award (New York, NY), and the ISE National Award (Orlando, FL). For more information on this prestigious award, visit www.infosecaward.com

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