WIT Announces 2006 Sponsors of the
Annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards
Grant Thornton LLP returns for seventh year as presenting sponsor.

February 16, 2006 - ATLANTA, GA - Preparations are underway as Women in Technology (WIT), the leading association devoted to the development of Georgia's businesswomen in the technology industry, gears up for the 2006 Women of the Year in Technology Awards.  The Awards recognize women who hold business, technology or scientific leadership roles within a technology corporation or those who hold technology or scientific leadership roles in a non-technology corporation.

The awards ceremony, to be held April 27th at TWELVE in Atlantic Station, brings together community, business and technology leaders in celebration of all nominees, the finalists and awards recipients.  Women of the Year in Technology continues to be the premier awards program for female leaders in the industry, thereby drawing sponsorships from among the top companies in Georgia .

This year's sponsors include:

• Presenting Sponsor - Grant Thornton LLP
• Gold Sponsor - Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
• Silver Sponsor - CIBER®
• Media Sponsor - The Atlanta Business Chronicle

Jacqui Chew, Chairperson, WIT Women of the Year in Technology Awards, said, "The Awards are made possible by our sponsors, who recognize this unique opportunity to honor women in the field of technology and want to be an integral part of it.  Through their participation, our sponsors demonstrate their ongoing commitment to supporting leadership and excellence among women in the workplace."

Presenting Sponsor – Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton is the 2006 presenting sponsor and has been part of the event since its inception six years ago.

Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S.  member firm of Grant Thornton International, one of the six global accounting, tax and business advisory organizations.  Through member firms in 110 countries, including 49 offices in the United States, the partners and employees of Grant Thornton member firms provide personalized attention and the highest quality service to public and private clients around the globe.

"Grant Thornton is a founding sponsor of this prestigious event.  We continue to support this award because we strongly believe that it is an extraordinary way to pay tribute to the women in the Georgia technology community," said André Schnabl, Grant Thornton Atlanta Office Managing Partner.  "This award offers support to women as they develop professionally within the technology industry and is very much consistent with one of our firm's initiatives, which is to support and encourage women to excel at Grant Thornton.

Gold Sponsor – Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Another returning sponsor is Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, who will be the 2006 gold sponsor of the Women of the Year in Technology Awards.  Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service, international law firm with nine offices across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States and in Europe.  The firm delivers innovative business solutions and results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management.

Silver Sponsor – CIBER®
New to this year's sponsor roster is CIBER, who will be the silver sponsor of the Women of the Year in Technology Awards.  CIBER is a leading international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients.  With 8,000 employees in 18 countries, CIBER provides application development and management services in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures.

Media Sponsor – The Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Atlanta Business Chronicle will return as the media sponsor for the 2006 Women of the Year in Technology Awards and as media sponsor will provide complimentary advertisement space so that WIT can further promote the event.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle is a publication featuring local business news and information and exclusive work from Atlanta's best business journalists, along with hundreds of the freshest business leads available.

About Women in Technology (WIT)
WIT is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit association promoting the advancement of women in the field of technology.  WIT is a founding society of the Technology Association of Georgia, an umbrella membership organization that serves more than 5,000 members of the Georgia technology community.  WIT hosts bimonthly meetings featuring nationally recognized speakers who address business issues relevant to members of the technology community.

WIT sponsors a number of initiatives such as WIT Executive Coaching, Executive Roundtable, WIT Mentor and WIT's Executive Speakers Bureau.  WIT presents premier annual events including The Women of the Year in Technology Award, WIT's Best Employer Award and WIT Connect, which is WIT's annual fundraiser.  Through its philanthropic arm, the WIT Foundation, WIT organizes and funds programs like Girls-Get-IT and WIT on Track.  For more information on WIT, visit www.witinc.org.

About the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization that serves the technology community in Georgia.  TAG is dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state's technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving.  TAG helps to bring the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities.  For more information on TAG, visit www.tagonline.org

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