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Executive Alliance Announces Open Call for Nominations for the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Southeast Award™ 2007

The Nation's Largest and Most Widely Recognized Awards Program for IT Security Expands Beyond U.S. and Includes 2 Day Leadership Summits

ATLANTA, Ga., December 4, 2006 – Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums, announced today the official Call for Nominations for the fifth annual Information Security Executive of the Year Southeast Award 2007 (ISE Southeast Award™ 2007. )

The ISE Southeast 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 southeast region of the United States.

Nomination forms, eligibility criteria and other details for this prestigious award are currently available at www.infosecaward.com. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, January 19, 2007. The winner will be named at an exciting evening Awards Gala on Thursday, March 22.

Nominees for the ISE Southeast Awards will be invited to network with fellow security professionals and executive peers at the Executive Alliance Leadership Summit Featuring the ISE Southeast Awards. This special program, including the Awards Gala, is to be held March 22-23, 2007. In the fifth year of the ISE Award Program Series™, Executive Alliance saw the opportunity to blend the intimate celebration and recognition factor of the Awards Ceremony with a special program comprised of cutting-edge presentations, speakers and content. The two day program creates a unique atmosphere for interaction, information exchange and camaraderie among industry peers. The nomination process, the judging process and the experience of the ISE Southeast Awards combined with the cumulative impact of the two day program will provide eligible Information Security Executives with an unparalleled platform for visibility.

Executive Alliance also announced the 2007 ISE Award Program Series™ schedule which includes five regions in the U.S., a U.S. National Program and a new program designed specifically for the United Kingdom, to be held in June in London. Details of the 2007 schedule may also be found at www.infosecaward.com

"2007 holds promise to be another banner year for the ISE Award Program Series," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "ISE Southeast broke attendance records in 2006 and we're capitalizing on that wave by expanding the program into a two day leadership summit which will bring increased value to both the nominees and the attending industry community."

The Executive Alliance Leadership Summit Featuring the ISE Southeast Awards 2007™, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: Megabyte - Intellitactics and Kilobyte - CSC. Sponsorship opportunities are available; interested parties may contact Executive Alliance via email to sales@infosecaward.com.

About Executive Alliance and 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 (Orlando, FL). For more information on this prestigious award, visit www.infosecaward.com