ATLANTA – September 17, 2010 – The Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) has enjoyed consistent increases with sponsor participation over the past few years and that trend continues this year. This program delivers a high level of interaction between the CIO members and executives of sponsoring organizations. New features of this annual program provide for growing local business relationships while also increasing the exchange of relevant information about technology trends.

The GCLA is proud to announce and recognize the following sponsors of the 2010 CIO of the Year® Awards:

Gold sponsors: NIIT Technologies, Inc, SunGard Availability Services, Polycom, Inc., Recall Corporation, and for the ninth year of continuous support - Spencer Stuart.

Silver sponsors: First Data, PricewaterhouseCoopers, OnX Enterprise Solutions Inc, Presidio Networked Solutions, Patni Americas, Inc., MATRIX, Qwest Communications, Tribridge, Invest Northern Ireland, and Wipro Technologies.

Bronze sponsors: The Intersect Group, Pyramid Consulting, Inc, AutoTrader.com, The Coca-Cola Company, Verizon Wireless, LexisNexis, Blackbaud, CDW, Avaya, Mahindra Satyam, Tata Consultancy Services, Intel Americas, Accenture, Symantec Corporation, Consonus Technologies, NetApp, PGi, CA Technologies and Aqua Blue Creative Development.

"This is a record breaking year for sponsor involvement for the CIO of the Year® Awards. We are excited to have this level of community interest and appreciate the service of these quality companies. Without their support, the CIO of the Year Awards would not be a reality," said Frank Bell, president of GCLA and founder of Intellinet.

The Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards recognize and honor technology executives based on achievement. Awards are divided in to four categories which are based on approximate size; Global, Enterprise, Corporate and Non-Profit. Video clips about each of the current finalists along with more information about this event can be found on www.cioawards.com. The awards ceremony will take place on October 29, 2010 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

About Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA)

The GCLA is the preeminent professional organization for Georgia's information technology leaders. Founded in 2003, its membership is comprised exclusively of chief information officers or individuals in equivalent positions at companies and organizations throughout the state.

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 events. TechLINKS serves as event manager for the Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards which is the annual program of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA).