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Executive Alliance Announces Open Call for Nominations for
Quality Leadership Executive (QLE) of the Year Southeast Awards™ 2007
Second Annual Program to Feature Executives in Both Visionary and Application Delivery Roles
within IT Quality Assurance
ATLANTA - June 18, 2007 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums, announced today the Call for Nominations for the second annual Quality Leadership Executive (QLE) of the Year Southeast Awards 2007.
The QLE Awards honor and recognize the achievements of Information Technology executives and their teams for the exemplary practice of quality assurance in software development.
With Tescom (LSE:TSCM) and Compuware (NASDAQ: CPWR) continuing as Founding Sponsors, Executive Alliance invites nominations of IT Quality Assurance executives from the Southeastern region of the United States.
Recognition and Visibility for IT Quality Assurance Executives
The nominees will be evaluated by a panel of industry experts and luminaries who will select the winners at a private meeting. The results will be revealed at the QLE Forum and Awards Gala to be held throughout the day on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at the JW Marriott Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta , Georgia.
The afternoon and evening program includes a Forum during which the executive nominees and other experts will discuss challenging industry issues and solutions.
Nominees will experience other events as well including a VIP Reception, a Sponsor Pavilion, Gourmet Buffet Dinner and the Awards Ceremony itself. The events have a cumulative networking effect and enable peer-to-peer communication and relationship building.
Nomination criteria and nominee applications are available at www.qualityleadershipawards.com. Nominations will be accepted electronically at QLEAwards@qualityleadershipawards.com through Friday, September 21, 2007.
Visionary and Application Delivery Categories
Awards will be conferred in two executive categories; Visionary and Application Delivery.
The Visionary Award recognizes strategic planning, initiative, foresight, thought leadership and the employment of Quality Assurance within software development to support business objectives.
The Application Delivery Award recognizes technical acumen in the practice of Quality Assurance for the recent implementation of a specific software development project that proactively focused on integrating quality best practices into the development lifecycle which, in turn, lead to significant reduced costs, increased productivity, expedited speed to market or improved end user satisfaction.
"Today's rigorous business environment continues to present new and exacting challenges for software development , " said Mika Liss , Executive Vice President of Tescom. "In order to meet the expectations, Executives and their teams are redefining their QA activities to ensure they contribute business value to the entire organization."
"One of the major challenges facing CIOs today is demonstrating that the investment in IT aligns with strategic business objectives." said John Slack, Regional Products Vice President at Compuware Corporation. "The QLE Awards Program recognizes the hard work of IT leaders that effectively deliver value to the businesses they represent."
"Quality Assurance in software development covers such a broad range of deliverables," said Marci McCarthy , CEO of Executive Alliance. "An organization that can manage all these deliverables and use them to build quality into their development lifecycle can achieve real bottom line benefits. As this trend continues, the QLE Awards Program becomes even more important to identify the leaders who are managing with success and who are role models for the industry."
About the QLE Southeast 2007 Sponsors
The Quality Leadership Executive of the Year Southeast Award 2007™, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., is brought to the business community by Founding Platinum Sponsors Tescom and Compuware.
Other, limited sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please visit http://www.qualityleadershipawards.com/sponsorship.php or contact Marci McCarthy at 404.982.8562.
About Tescom Software Systems Testing Ltd.
Tescom is a global leader in independent software quality assurance and testing solutions with over 600 professionals around the world dedicated to helping companies mitigate the technological risks inherent to the development, implementation and integration of software and information technology applications. Founded in 1990, Tescom is a public company (LSE:TSCM) that maintains operations in Australia, France, Israel, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Visit www.tescom-usa.com.
About Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) maximizes the value IT brings to the business by helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com.
About Executive Alliance
For an executive, especially an executive in an emerging area, the keys to success and the success of their organization are a function of prominence, visibility and recognition. Executive Alliance, Inc. provides premium leadership-recognition forums that honor and recognize the outstanding achievement of executives within different industries. These forums allow industry leaders to build rich relationships within a network of peers; the programs provide visibility for executives and their companies, and offer access and insight into the people leading these industries. Through an extensive platform of collaborative events, which include Industry Award Events, Summits, Executive Roundtables, Executive Forums, Private Receptions, and Customized Programs, Executive Alliance creates interactive forums for bringing together top executives, industry innovators and practitioners. For more information, visit www.execalliance.com.