WIT Announces Nominees for
Eighth Annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards
Fifty-One Nominees Represent Diverse Industries

March 8, 2007 – ATLANTA, GA - Women In Technology (WIT), the leading association devoted to the development of Georgia's businesswomen in the technology industry, is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2007 Women of the Year in Technology awards.

The Awards, now in their eighth year, recognize women who hold leadership positions in business, technology or scientific roles within a technology corporation or those women who hold technology or scientific leadership roles in a non-technology corporation.  The nominees are Georgia residents holding managerial positions, including budgetary responsibility, within an organization that is headquartered or affiliated in Georgia.

The nominees this year represent a broad range of industries outside of traditional technology companies, including banking, retail, health care and utilities.  As testament to the far-reaching achievements of women in technology-oriented roles, the nominees' influence extends to nearly every functional role, encompassing executive leadership at the CEO level and senior management in sales, marketing, operations, customer support and information technology.

In 2007, exceptional women in technology could be nominated in one of three industry categories representing the diverse scope of leadership roles available to women in Georgia:

Emerging/Small Business
Nominees in the Emerging/Small Organization category represent companies or organizations with 100 employees or less, whether they are new or established businesses.  The thirteen 2007 nominees in this category are:

• Claire Lewis Arnold, CEO - Leapfrog Services, Inc.
• Nadia Butler, Chief Executive Officer - ESi (Emergency Services integrators)
• Barbara Carkenord, President - B2T Training
• Cindy Cheatham, Director of Business Development - Advanced Technology Development Center
• Anna Convery, SVP, Marketing and Product Management - Nexidia
• Patti Dismukes, Chief Operating Officer - OnSite Resource Solutions LLC
• Anne Faulk, Chairman & CEO - Swingvote, Inc.
• Lisa Grant, CEO - Enterprise Project Management Solutions
• Sherry Heyl, CEO and Idealist - What a Concept!
• Cynthia Jackson, Deputy Chief Operating Officer - B2B Workforce, Inc.
• Vibha Rustagi, President & CEO - itaas, Inc.
• Michelle Samples, President - Technology Trends, Inc.
• Jennifer Van Fossen, Senior VP, Director of Marketing - Definition 6

Mid-Market/Medium Business
The nine nominees for the Mid-Market/Medium Organization category are employed by companies or organizations with 101 to 1000 employees.  This year's nominees in the Mid-Market category are:

• Jill Harlamert, Vice President of Infrastructure and Data Solutions - COMSYS Services LLC
• Charlene McBrayer, CEO - CCCi
• Elaine O'Gorman, Vice President of Strategy - Silverpop
• Kanchana Raman, President - Avion Systems, Inc.
• Bonney Shuman, CEO - Stratix Corporation
• Tina Stehle, Vice President and General Manager, Agilysys, Inc. Hospitality Solutions - Agilysys, Inc.
• Namita Tarith, Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
• Terry Trout, Vice President, Customer Experience - Cbeyond, Inc.
• Madeline Veltri, Director of Application Delivery - Coalition America, Inc.

Enterprise Business
Nominees for the Enterprise Organization category are employed by large companies or organizations that have more than 1000 employees.  The twenty-nine Enterprise Business nominees for 2007 are:

• Ellen Bailey, Director - Manhattan Associates / Professional Services Organization
• Gisele Bennett, Director, Research - Georgia Tech Research Institute
• Sue Boehlke, Operations Officer - OVE.com
• Maureen Brady, Senior Vice President, Director of eBusiness - SunTrust Banks, Inc.
• Patti Bunker, Director, IT Project Delivery Services - AutoTrader.com
• Ann Carver, Global IT Director - Client Engagement - The Coca-Cola Company
• Cynthia Czabala, Enterpise Architect of Information - The Home Depot, Inc.
• Debbie Dean, VP, Data Applications - Matria Healthcare, Inc.
• Susan Dean, Business Intelligence Manager - Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC
• Beth Duncan, Vice President, Information Services - Consolidated Container Company
• Kavitha Erathara, Director - Manhattan Associates, Inc.
• Patricia Falotico, VP, ibm.com SMB Americas - IBM
• Sally Foster, Director of IBM Internet Security Systems - IBM Internet Security Systems
• Noni Gonzalez, Vice President ERP and DataWarehouse - Cingular Wireless
• Kristin Howlett Gonzenbach, Director of Process Improvement - DeKalb County Government
• Marianne Johnson, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing Services Platforms - Equifax Inc.
• Pamela Joseph, Vice Chairman, U.S. Bancorp; and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta-based NOVA Information Systems, Inc. - U.S. Bancorp
• Rhonda Lowry, Vice President, New Products Group - Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
• Heather Mahan, Director, Professional Services - Manhattan Associates, Inc.
• Deborah McKeen, Vice President Support Operations, the Americas - Infor Global Solutions
• Marie Mouchet, Southern Company Generation VP & CIO; Southern Company Nuclear CIO - Southern Company
• Tammie Pinkston, Partner - Accenture
• Debbie Roberts, Director of Operations, Management Consulting Practice - Kanbay Inc.
• Nadine Routhier, Vice President of Customer Services Retail/Hospitality and Self-Service Solutions - NCR Corporation
• Susan Searle, SVP, Customer Sales and Marketing - Sage Software
• Barbara Smith, Vice President - Customer Credentialing, Implementation and Support - ChoicePoint Inc.
• Veda Storey, Ph.D, A.R.C.T., Tull Professor of Computer and Information Systems and Professor of Computer Science - Georgia State University
• Adrienne Ware, Vice President - Avaya Complex Engagements
• Donna Wright, Vice President, AIDC Solutions Group - NCR Corporation

"WIT is honored to recognize these nominees as women who have demonstrated leadership and success in technology roles," said Judi Vitale, WIT president for 2007.  "These awards acknowledge women who have gone above and beyond expectations, and we look forward to celebrating their outstanding achievements."

Finalists will be announced at a VIP reception on March 20, 2007.  Award recipients will be announced and recognized during the 2007 Women of the Year Awards ceremony on April 26, 2007 at TWELVE Atlantic Station.

Women of the Year in Technology Awards 2007 is presented by founding sponsor, Grant Thornton, as well as gold sponsor, Kilpatrick Stockton, silver sponsor, McKesson, bronze sponsor, Primus Software Corporation and media Sponsor, Atlanta Business Chronicle.

About Women in Technology (WIT)
WIT is a not-for-profit association that promotes 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 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, WIT Mentor, Girls Get IT and WIT On Track.  WIT presents premier annual events including The Women of the Year in Technology Awards and WIT Connect, which is WIT's annual fundraiser.  For more information on WIT, visit www.witinc.org.

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