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ATLANTA - February 6, 2008 -Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE Southeast Award 2008.

The finalists and winner will be revealed at a gala ceremony held on the evening of Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The coveted ISE Southeast Award is presented to a chief security officer or executive in an equivalent position who has made a positive impact in the industry through risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security. Eligible nominees are selected from the Southeast region, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The nominees are:

	Robert B. Batie Jr., CISM CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, IAM Senior Principal Systems Security Engineer Manager Raytheon NCS St. Petersburg, FL Biography >			Carlos Beceiro, MCSE Manager Information Security Carnival Cruise Lines Miami, FL Biography >
	Scott Blanchette, CISSP, CISM Senior Vice President, Operations Services & Chief Technology Officer/Chief Security Officer Healthways, Inc Nashville, TN Biography >			Dave Dully Chief Technology Officer Baptist Health Jacksonville, FL Biography >
	Lynda Fleury, CISM Chief Information Security Officer Unum Chattanooga, TN Biography >			R. Barronton (Barry) Lloyd Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer and Director of Operational Compliance Delta Technology Atlanta, GA Biography>
	James MacDougall Chief Security Officer State of South Carolina CIO Division Columbia, SC Biography>			Barry Miller, CISSP, CISSAP, PMP, CHSP Chief Information Security Officer The South Financial Group Lexington, SC Biography >
	David Palmer Senior Director and Enterprise Information Security Officer Hilton Hotels Corporation Memphis, TN Biography >			Jerry Perullo Director of Information Security InterContinental Exchange Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Mike Russo Chief Information Security Officer State of Florida, Agency for Enterprise Information Technology Tallahassee, FL Biography >			Lynden (Tony) Samms Director of Information Security Norfolk Southern Corporation Atlanta, GA Biography >
	Gene Scriven, CISSP Chief Information Security Officer The Home Depot Atlanta, GA Biography>			Timothy Searcy, CISSP, CISM Information Security Officer Protective Life Corporation Birmingham, AL Biography >
	Kathy Taylor Information Security Officer Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc. Atlanta, GA Biography >			Wallace Wilhoite, CISSP Vice President, Security Operations SunTrust Banks, Inc. Atlanta, GA Biography >

In addition to the awards, the nominees and executives participate in the extraordinary two-day Executive Alliance Leadership Summit, comprised of cutting-edge forums, speakers, panelists and presentations to challenge current thinking and bring to light innovation and forward thinking from the region's top information security and IT executives.

"We have a terrific list of exemplary leaders as nominees for the ISE Southeast Award 2008," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "We couldn't think of a better testament to the significance of the award in its sixth year, as it continues to bring visibility to the information security and risk management industry and to the men and women who lead it."

Registration for the two-day Executive Alliance Leadership Summit and tickets for the Dinner and ISE Southeast Awards Gala are currently available at www.infosecaward.com.

Limited sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Executive Alliance at sales@infosecaward.com or 1-404-982-8562.

About the Sponsors

The Executive Alliance Leadership Summit Featuring the ISE Southeast Awards 2008 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Megabyte Sponsors - Agilysys, Aveksa, and Symantec; Kilobyte Sponsors - Apani, ArcSight, Brabeion, CSC, Fortify Software, Guardium, Marshal, nCircle, Ounce Labs, Passlogix, Reconnex, Stonesoft, and Watson SCS; and Association Sponsors - Metro Atlanta Information Systems Security Association and the Technology Association of Georgia.

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About Executive Alliance

Executive Alliance is recognized worldwide as the premier organization for creating leadership recognition forums that honor and celebrate outstanding achievements of executives in different industries. These forums facilitate deep relationships and provide visibility for executives and their companies while offering access and insight to the key people leading these industries.

Recognized by Morgan Keegan as the largest most widely recognized awards program for IT security executives, the Executive Alliance ISE Award Program Series includes these regions and cities, Southeast/Atlanta; Central/Dallas; Mid-Atlantic/Washington, DC; United Kingdom/London, England; West/San Francisco; Northeast/New York City; and National/Washington, D.C. Included in the Executive Alliance series is the Data Center Executive of the Year Awards (DaCEY). For more information, visit www.infosecaward.com or www.datacenterawards.com.

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