IBM Joins IJIS Institute as a Sustaining Member

Ashburn, VA, May 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, announces that IBM has upgraded their membership status with the IJIS Institute, becoming the organization’s second Sustaining Member. IBM has been a Member of the IJIS Institute since February 2007.

The Board of Directors of the IJIS Institute approved the creation of the Sustaining Member program in early 2010. This high-level class of membership in the IJIS Institute provides companies a more significant and tangible way in which to support the Institute and its programs. In addition to significant financial support, Sustaining Members will lend expertise and partner with the IJIS Institute in special projects that further the mission of the Institute and promote information sharing successes.

"Effectively sharing information and actionable intelligence is vital to our Nation's national security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement agencies," said Alan Heath, Partner, IBM Global Business Services. "Our biggest leaps forward will come from insights gleaned through perpetual, real-time analysis of data. We value the opportunity to partner with the IJIS Institute and with our federal, state, and local clients in support of these critically important mission objectives."

Sustaining Members of the IJIS Institute receive a number of benefits in addition to those of regular Members, including enhanced recognition on the Institute’s web site and in other promotional materials, expanded allowances for event attendance and participation, invitation-only meetings with industry and government leaders, and private briefings by IJIS Institute executive staff on strategic issues important to the information sharing initiatives and standards.

Paul Wormeli, IJIS Institute executive director, stated, “I welcome IBM as a Sustaining Member. They have a vast amount of business expertise and know-how to bring to the table in support of the many information sharing initiatives of the IJIS Institute.”

For more information about the IJIS Institute Sustaining Member Program, please contact Jennifer Dillon, industry relations manager, at jennifer.dillon@ijis.org.

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About the IJIS Institute—The IJIS Institute serves as the voice of industry by uniting the private and public sectors to improve mission-critical information sharing for those who protect and serve our communities. The IJIS Institute provides training, technical assistance, national scope issue management, and program management services to help government fully realize the power of information sharing. Founded in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with national headquarters on The George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, the IJIS Institute has grown to more than 290 member and affiliate companies across the United States. For more information visit www.IJIS.org.