Executive Alliance, Inc. and TechLINKS Announce Partnership

ATLANTA, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/10 -- Executive Alliance, the premier provider of a national network of executive technology programs that provides access to leaders across different industries, and TechLINKS, a collaborative IT community for CIOs in Georgia, today announced a partnership to develop and produce content rich programs to connect CIOs across the southeast. With TechLINKS breadth of CIO relationships in Georgia and Executive Alliances deep network of technology executives across the U.S. and expertise in bringing new programs to market, this partnership brings together two of the leading relationship building companies in the region to create programs focused on IT leadership, collaboration and innovation, and building a connected community across the southeast at the C-level.

Since inception, both Executive Alliance and TechLINKS have promoted the visibility of technology executives and executed their vision of building communities that have on-going relationships beyond a specific program or event. The companies joint strategy to deliver a wider breadth and depth of programs across the southeast will provide C-level technology executives with greater content, knowledge sharing, and access to the regions top thought leaders.

"Through our years of providing media and event services to the local IT community, we have developed meaningful relationships with local executive leaders and we understand their professional needs. Opportunities to network with trusted peers and environments which provide informative discussions of relevant IT topics and trends are highly valued by them. This partnering relationship with Executive Alliance will allow us to serve those needs in ways that are unprecedented in this region," commented Mike Adkinson, Pointman at TechLINKS.

"By partnering with TechLINKS, we can bring together the best of what we have in Georgia, a large community of IT executives that collaborate extensively, and connect them with IT communities across the southeast to create one of the countrys most influential groups of leaders and decision makers," said Mary Lou Heastings, CEO of Executive Alliance.

About TechLINKS
Since 1998 TechLINKS has served the technology industry in Georgia by developing business opportunities for technology companies through award-winning media services and popular executive education events. Following a major alteration to the business model, TechLINKS now serves as event manager for the Georgia CIO of the Yearreg ; Awards which is the annual program of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA).

About Executive Alliance
With over seven years of delivering excellence, Executive Alliance is the creator and provider of premier leadership forums and a national network that recognizes achievements of executives in different industries. These forums facilitate the building of deep relationships within a network of peers, provide visibility for executives and their companies, and offer access and insight into the people leading these industries. Visit www.ITsecurityleaders.com to learn more about the Security Leaders Summit series, www.DataCenterLeaders.com to learn more about the Data Center Leaders Summit and programs and www.execalliance.com for information on executive roundtables and custom programs.