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Executive Alliance Invites Nominations for the Information Security Executive and Project of the Year United Kingdom and Ireland Awards 2008

Achievements by Information Security Executives and Project Teams to be Recognised

ATLANTA - 9 June 2008 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums worldwide, announced the official Call for Nominations for the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year and the Information Security Project of the Year United Kingdom and Ireland Awards 2008.

The ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Executive of the Year 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.

The Information Security Project of the Year Award honours the team behind the project. This accolade is presented to a project team that has successfully completed an information security project in the past 12-18 months that greatly impacted an organisationfs risk management or information security posture.

Achievements will be highlighted in the government/academic and commercial categories. Eligible nominees are selected from the United Kingdom and Ireland region including England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland.

Nomination forms, eligibility criteria and other details for these prestigious awards are currently available at www.infosecaward.com. Nominations will be accepted through Wednesday 3rd September 2008. The winners will be named at the celebrated ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Awards Gala on Wednesday 22nd October 2008 at the Cumberland Guoman Hotel, London, England.

The ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Nominees and Project Teams are invited to participate in the Executive Forum comprised of cutting-edge roundtables, speakers, and presentations in a relaxed environment that allows industry leaders to interact and network with their peers.

"The ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Awards bring together an impressive representation of security leadership from a cross-section of industries in the United Kingdom and Ireland," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "The program will be rich in content and provide opportunities for leaders to discuss their challenges and solutions and also recognise the outstanding contributions of their peers in this industry."

Registration for the Executive Forum and tickets for the Dinner and ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Awards Gala will be available Monday 21st July 2008 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 ISE United Kingdom and Ireland Executive Forum and Awards Program is the property of Executive Alliance, and is brought to the business community by these sponsors: Megabyte Sponsor - Courion; Kilobyte Sponsors - Fortify, nCircle, Ounce Labs; Media sponsor - Infosecurity Magazine.

About Executive Alliance

Executive Alliance is recognised worldwide as the premier organisation for creating leadership recognition forums that honour 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.

Recognised by Morgan Keegan as the largest most widely recognised 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 North America/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.