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ATLANTA - March 3, 2009 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE Central Award 2009. The Awards recognize information security executives and project teams for outstanding achievement in risk management, data asset protection, compliance, privacy and network security.

The finalists and winners will be revealed at a gala ceremony held on the evening of Thursday, April 2, 2009 at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas Texas. Eligible nominees represent the central region including Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

The Nominees for the Executive of the Year Central Award 2009 are:

	Phil Agcaoili, CISSP, CISM Senior Manager, Global Information Security Assurance & Consulting Dell Corporation Austin, TX Biography >			Raymond Biondo Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer Health Care Service Corp. Chicago, IL Biography >
	Larry L. Burwell, CCUE Chief Information Officer Advancial Dallas, TX Biography >			Adrian Butler Vice President, IT-Telecommunications & Support Services Accor North America Carrollton, TX Biography >
	James Carpenter, MSIA, CISSP Chief Security Officer Parkland Health & Hospital System Dallas, TX Biography >			Paul Dial, CISSP, CISM Manager of Application Security Halliburton Company Houston, TX Biography >
	Stephanie Ewing, CISM, PMP Chief Information Security Officer CPS Energy San Antonio, TX Biography >			John Kerber, CISM Manager Information Protection Mid American Energy Co Urbandale, IA Biography >
	Mark Littlejohn, CISSP, CISA, CISM Chief Security Officer Stewart Information Services Corporation Houston, TX Biography >			Tammy Moskites, CISM Vice President, IT Security Officer Huntington National Bank Columbus, OH Biography >
	Jerry Murtland, MSIA, CISSP Information Security Risk Manager Grange Mutual Casualty Company Columbus, OH Biography >			Chad Renfro, CISSP, CISM, IAM Information Security Executive Bank of America Dallas, TX Biography >
	Rosa Rodriguez Manager of IT Fi-Med Management, Inc Wauwatosa, WI Biography >

The Award Nominees for Project of the Year Central Award 2009 are:

Company: Advancial Project Name: Advancial FCU Managed/Monitored Security Services (MSS) Project City/State: Dallas, TX Executive Sponsor: Larry Burwell, Chief Information Officer		Company: AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group Project Name: "Do you know where your information was last night code name" – no data left behind City/State: Frisco, TX Executive Sponsors: Richard Burk, Vice President IT Operation Dale Danilewitz, Chief Information Officer
Company: Applied Materials Project Name: SAP Security and Compliance Project (Part of the Business Transformation Phase I Program) City/State: Austin, TX Executive Sponsor: Matthew Archibald, Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer		Company: CNA Insurance Project Name: Mobile Data Security Project City/State: Chicago, IL Executive Sponsor: John Golden, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Company: CPS Energy Project Name: Information Security Awareness Project City/State: San Antonio, TX Executive Sponsor: Stephanie Ewing, Chief Information Security Officer		Company: CPS Energy Project Name: Mobile Device Security Project City/State: San Antonio, TX Executive Sponsor: Stephanie Ewing, Chief Information Security Officer
Company: Fair Isaac Corp. Project Name: Security in the Cloud City/State: Arden Hills, MN Executive Sponsor: Christopher Rence, Chief Information Officer & Vice President		Company: Fi-Med Management, Inc. Project Name: Secure and Timely delivery of Billing Information Project City/State: Wauwatosa, WI Executive Sponsor: Bill Gebhard, Director of Technology & Operations
Company: Huntington National Bank Project Name: Vulnerability Management Project City/State: Columbus, OH Executive Sponsor: Tammy Moskites, Vice President IT Security Officer		Company: Security Benefit Corporation Project Name: DirectReporter City/State: Topeka, KS Executive Sponsor: Kevin Yeamans, Director, Enterprise Security
Company: Southern Union Company Project Name: Internet Cyber Security IPS Project 2008 City/State: Houston, TX Executive Sponsor: Steve Hotte, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

“The ISE Central Awards are really about celebrating innovation and leadership in the field of information security,” said Mary Lou Heastings, President of Executive Alliance. “Congratulations to all the award nominees and their organizations for their achievements during these tough times.”

The ISE Central Awards are held in conjunction with a one day Executive Forum at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas. The Executive Forum is comprised of cutting-edge roundtable topics, speakers, panelists, and presentations to challenge current thinking and bring to light the innovation and forward thinking of the region’s top information security and IT executives.

"The Executive Forum and Awards promise to bring in prominent industry leaders from across the region," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. “We couldn't think of a better testament to the significance of the ISE Program Award Series in its seventh 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 Executive Forum and tickets for the Dinner and ISE Central Awards Gala are currently available at www.infosecaward.com.

Limited sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Executive Alliance at sales@infosecaward.com or call 404-982-8562.

About the Sponsors

The Executive Forum and Information Security Executive of the Year Central Awards 2009 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Megabyte Sponsors – Agilysys, Fortify, and Qualys; Kilobyte Sponsors – FoxT, Marshal8e6, nuBridges, and Shavlik; Media Sponsors – InformationWeek and Infosecurity magazines.

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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; 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.execalliance.com, www.infosecaward.com or www.datacenterawards.com.

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