IBM Joins IJIS Institute as a Sustaining Member

May 4, 2010 - PRLog -- 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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The IJIS Institute is a nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of industry, uniting the private and public sectors to improve mission-critical information sharing for those who protect and serve our communities. Find out more at www.ijis.org.