GSA Technology Council

Atlanta – ATLANTA — Executive Alliance, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc. , the Presenting GigaByte Sponsor, today announced the extensive list of 27 nominees for the third Information Security Executive of the Year (ISE) Southeast Award(TM) 2005. This Award, which recognizes information security excellence across the southeast, will be presented at a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, in Atlanta, Georgia on March 24, 2005.

Following are the nominees for the ISE Southeast Award 2005:

Herbert Baines, III
Director, Information Security
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia

Peter Myo Khin
Manager Corporate Information Security
United States Post Office
Raleigh, North Carolina

Becky Barrer
IT Supervisor of Information Security
Verizon Wireless
Atlanta, Georgia

Steve Lanzl
CIO
Bowater, Inc.
Greenville, South Carolina

Larry Barrett
Information Security Officer
St. Thomas Health Systems
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ali Marashi
Chief Technology Officer
Internap
Winter Park, Florida

David Black
Director, Enterprise Information Security
Earthlink, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia

David McCampbell
VP, Worldwide Information Systems
Immucor, Inc.
Norcross, Georgia

Wilbur Brown
Manager, Technology Services
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Chris McDaniel
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Mutual Services Corporation
Palm Beach, Florida

Mark Burnette
Global Information Security Officer
Willis
Nashville, Tennessee

John Miles
Senior Vice President Global Systems and Services
Lend Lease Corporation
Atlanta, Georgia

Tammy Clark
University Information Security Officer
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Patricia Morrison
Chief Information Officer
Office Depot, Inc.
Delray Beach, Florida

James Day
Director of Enterprise Technical Services
MAPICS, Inc
Atlanta, Georgia

Wayne Proctor
CISO
Certegy, Inc.
St. Petersburg, Florida

Joseph DiBenedetto
Global IT Security Manager
Office Depot, Inc.
Delray Beach, Florida

Juan Gomez Sanchez
Director, Systems Security
Checkfree Corporation
Atlanta, Georgia

Ann Franks
VP, Information Technology
Lanier Worldwide
Atlanta, Georgia

David Stackhouse
Manager, Technology Security
PBS&J
Orlando, Florida

J Arthur Grubbs
Associate Director of Risk and Compliance Assessment
TSYS
Columbus, Georgia

Robert Taylor
Chief Information Officer, Director of Information Technology
Fulton County Government
Atlanta, Georgia

Rodney Harrigan
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology &
Telecommunications/CIO
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

David Vaillancourt
President
Virginia College at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Chip Kelly
Information Security Manager
SAS
Cary, North Carolina

Scott C. Woodison
IT Audit Manager
Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Michael Kessler
Director of Investigations
Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety
Atlanta, Georgia

“Executive Alliance is excited that in our third year, we have expanded to the southeast with this award and continue to showcase the most outstanding security executives as nominees,” said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. “This award recognizes the executives that have contributed to the security industry with their innovation and thought leadership.”

“Computer Associates is excited to be part of the ISE Award in its third year and to honor the executives who are making a difference in the security industry,” stated Deb Tummins, Senior Vice President at Computer Associates. “The nominees serve as role models for organizations that are aligned with their company’s strategies and are working on implementing best practices, leveraging innovative technologies, and developing their employees to ensure their company’s assets are protected.”

Fritz Nelson, vice president of the Group Publisher Network for CMP Media, will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening Award Ceremony. Tickets are now on sale on-line. Individual tickets are $75 and tables of 10 are available for $750. Visit http://www.infosecaward.com to learn more about this prestigious award.

About Executive Alliance

The Information Security Executive of the Year Southeast Award 2005, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc. is brought to the business community by the following sponsors: GigaByte – Computer Associates; MegaByte – Courion; KiloByte – Trusted Network Technologies, Lancope, Stonesoft; National Media – Network Computing, Network Magazine, and Secure Enterprise; Local Media – TechLINKS; Associations – Technology Association of Georgia and InfraGard Atlanta.

Based upon the success of previous ISE Award Galas, Executive Alliance, the premier provider of leadership-recognition forums, launched the ISE Award Program Series TM to recognize outstanding leadership and exemplary achievement in the field of information security. Nominees are information security pioneers from private, public, government and academic institutions that have made contributions to their organizations and the security industry. Previously, the ISE Georgia Award was presented to Rich Baich, CISO of ChoicePoint, in 2004 and to Monique Shivanandan, VP of IT Strategy, Security and Business Continuity for BellSouth, in 2003. Ann Garrett, the CISO of the State of North Carolina was the winner of the ISE National Award in 2004. In 2005, the ISE Award Program Series will include the ISE Southeast Award (Atlanta, GA), ISE Midwest Award (Chicago, IL), ISE New England Award (Boston, MA), ISE Tri-State Award (New York, NY) and the ISE National Award (Washington, DC). For more information on the award, please visit www.infosecaward.com.
—–

Greenville, SC – January 27, 2005- The GSA Technology Council and the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce have jointly formed a professional networking group aimed at bringing senior level IT professionals together in a quarterly forum. The group will provide facilitated discussion and professional networking opportunities to the group as they come together to discuss the strategic issues facing technology organizations in the upstate.

“Outsourcing, Security, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, IT as a commodity and Strategic Alignment are the CIO hot buttons” says Philip Yanov, Executive Director of the GSATC. “We want to bring these top level professionals together to address their issues and help them be successful” continues Greenville Chamber President, Ben Haskew.

The group’s steering committee, which first met in 4th quarter 2004, is formed of top level IT professionals from Nuvox Communications, Kemet Corporation, Furman University, Michelin, Rockwell Automation Power Systems Division, Fluor Daniel, and Ameco.

This group was made possible by a donation from the Kearns Corporation.

About the GSATC:
The GSA Technology Council is a non-profit IT Networking group that provides networking, education, and community service opportunities to IT professionals throughout the upstate. The group publishes a weekly e-newsletter and meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Roper Mountain and I-385. More information at www.GSATC.org or contact Executive Director, Phil Yanov at 864-303-6887.

About the Greenville Chamber:
The Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary, non-profit organization of businesses and professionals in Greenville County and the surrounding Upstate dedicated to building business, community, and the future of the area. For more information on the Greenville Chamber, call 864-242-1050, or visit www.greenvillechamber.org.

###
—–

The Upstate Women In Technology meet for lunch on Thursday February 10 to talk about designing the new UWIT website. The group invites participation in developing the project plan and plans to take photos for the site at the meeting. Contact uwit@gsatc.org. Lunch is at Cityrange Grill. $11.
—–

ScanSource, Inc. has been named to Forbes Magazine’s Platinum 400, Best Big Companies in America list for 2005. Based on its five-year total return of 28.4% as computed by Forbes, ScanSource ranks #83 on the list.

According to Forbes magazine, “To create the Forbes Platinum 400 – the Best Big Companies in America – we ran computer screens across 26 industries for companies with at least $1 billion in revenue and high rankings for corporate practices, as well as long- and short-term sales and earnings growth and stock market performance. After additional scrutiny, our writers and editors selected the best-managed company in each industry.”

“We appreciate the recognition offered by Forbes Magazine,” said Mike Baur, president and CEO, ScanSource, Inc. “We understand that to have a successful company requires a team effort, with contributions from each employee and support from our business partners and shareholders.”

—–

Acumen IT is hosting a SalesLogix seminar on February 16, 2005. It will be held at the Thornblade Club, 1275 Thornblade Blvd in Greer. The presentation will be held in the upstairs ballroom from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm.

SalesLogix is the industry leader in customer relationship management software for small to medium-sized businesses that require flexible, easy- to-use solutions that help acquire, retain and develop profitable relationships.

Acumen IT will be presenting the many options SalesLogix software has created to improve the efficiency of all businesses. This new innovative software is a great organizational and time-saving tool designed to increase productivity of any size company.

A complimentary lunch will be served. Please call to register for this free event as space is limited. Call 864-331-2400 or email: dale.ducker@acumenIT.com
—–

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is looking for Tech volunteers this weekend, Saturday January 15. Tasks will likely be all indoor activities in the lab or server areas. As ice and weather can cause cancellation, volunteers are encouraged to register with Charles Osborne before the date. Contact: Charles Osborne, cosborne@pari.edu. >>>
—–

In response to the overwhelming demand of our dedicated following, all of the regular GSATC meetings in 2005 will be learning lunches at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Greenville. We have also standardized on a date that will keep us from bumping into any of our affiliates.
Mark Your calendars for GSATC 2005!

What: GSATC Meetings
Date: 2nd Wednesday of every month
When: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Crowne
Plaza Hotel, I-385 at Roper Mtn.

—–

QS/1 Data Systems has partnered with Zebra Technologies to provide customers with a speedy, affordable and quiet thermal printer that supports workflow and is small enough to place printers at all workstations without sacrificing counter space. Thermal printer technology provides a cost-effective solution that complements QS/1’s workflow module and allows for a more efficient use of pharmacy resources.

Desktop thermal printers are ideal for printing prescription bottle labels, warning labels, shelf labels and bar code labels. QS/1 will offer Zebra’s 3844-Z printer which prints up to a four inch wide label at 300 dots-per-inch (dpi) at a speed of 4 inches per second. This printer enables high quality printing of composite graphics, two-dimensional bar codes and fine text. Thermal printers have fewer moving parts and very short paper paths, reducing paper jams and making them very reliable.

—–

UWIT will meet for lunch at noon on January 13 at City Range on Haywood Road. ECPI College will lead the discussion about women in the IT field. Topics covered will be: Trends in the information technology field, How women have contributed and how we’ve been successful in the industry, How women can continue to make an impact. RSVP to UWIT@GSATC.org.
—–