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Call for Nominations Underway for Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Northeast Award™ 2007

Executive Alliance Returns to Times Square, New York City to Recognize Information Security Leaders

ATLANTA - May 8, 2007 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums, announced today the Call for Nominations is now underway for the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Northeast Award 2007. Nomination forms for this prestigious award are currently available at www.infosecaward.com and will be accepted through Friday, August 3, 2007. The winner will be announced at a gala celebration to be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel in New York City on Thursday evening, October 4, 2007.

The ISE Northeast Award will be presented to a chief security officer or an executive in an equivalent position who demonstrates outstanding leadership and has overall responsibility for risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and/or information/network security.

Nominees are sought from all private and public companies, as well as government agencies and academic institutions in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. The nominees will be evaluated by a distinguished panel of industry experts and past ISE nominees and winners to determine five finalists and a winner which will be revealed on the evening of October 4th.

The awards gala and ceremony follow a day-long program of events including the ISE Executive Forum which is held in the afternoon, also at the Marriott Marquis. The Executive Forum allows the nominees and their peers a chance to discuss industry issues, challenges and solutions.

"Together, the events provide visibility and recognition for talented security executives," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "The ISE Northeast Award also fosters awareness of the important role these executives play in the safe and successful conduct of business in the United States and globally."

About the ISE Northeast 2007 Sponsors

The Information Security Executive of the Year Northeast Award 2007™, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: Megabyte -Intellitactics; Kilobyte - Courion, Lancope, Ounce Labs, Passlogix, Stonesoft; National Media - Information Week Magazine, Network Computing Magazine and Optimize Magazine.

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 Mid-Atlantic Award (Washington DC), ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Award (London, England), ISE Northeast Award (New York, NY) ISE West Award (San Francisco, CA), and the CSI Executive Retreat Featuring the ISE National Award (Washington, DC). For more information on this prestigious award, visit www.infosecaward.com