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ATLANTA - March 2, 2007 -Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums, announced today the judges' panel for the third annual Information Security Executive of the Year Central Award 2007 (ISE Central Award 2007™. ) The judges will meet in Dallas on March 16 to evaluate the nominees and select the finalists and winner.

The distinguished panel of judges is comprised of the following information security and risk management leaders:

	Phil Agcaoili, CISSP, CISM Sr. Manager, Global Information Security and Compliance - Consulting Dell Biography >			Tom Boehm Director of IT Security and Risk Management Lucent Technologies, Inc ISE Tri-State Award Finalist 2006 Biography >
	Dan Lohrmann Chief Information Security Officer State of Michigan ISE Central Award Winner 2006 Biography >			John O'Leary Director of Education Computer Security Institute Biography >
	Paul Smocer Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Mellon Financial ISE Mid-Atlantic Finalist 2006 Biography >			Kimberly Van Nostern Chief Security Officer Allstate Insurance Company ISE Midwest Award Winner 2005; ISE Midwest People's Choice Award Winner 2005 Biography >

The ISE Central Award will be presented to a chief security officer or an executive in an equivalent position who has made the greatest positive impact on his/her organization through risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security in the Central region of the United States. T he winner will be named at an exciting evening Awards Gala on Thursday, April 19, at the Westin City Center Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

"We believe the ISE Awards play an important role in achieving a national visibility on security issues," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "The fact that our alumni and other top echelon executives want to support the community through the judging process is a testament to the award's significance here in the Central region and throughout the United States."

About the ISE Central 2007 Sponsors

The Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Central Awards 2007™, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: Presenting Gigabyte - Symantec; Megabyte - Brabeion, Intellitactics and TriCipher; Kilobyte - Courion, Lancope, Ounce Labs and Passlogix; National Media - InformationWeek, Network Computing and Optimize ; Association - ISSA North Texas Chapter. Sponsorship opportunities are available; interested parties may contact Executive Alliance via email to sales@infosecaward.com.

About Executive Alliance and the ISE Awards

Executive Alliance is the creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums that honor and celebrate 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 Mid-Atlantic Award (Washington DC), ISE United Kingdom Award (London, England), ISE West Award (San Francisco, CA), ISE Northeast Award (New York, NY), and the ISE U.S. National Award (Washington, DC). For more information on this prestigious award, visit www.infosecaward.com

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