LAS VEGAS, January 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Vanguard Integrity Professionals CEO, CTO and founder, Ronn Bailey,
expressed his "devastation" and "significant disappointment" in light of
today's announcement that, for the first time in 30 years, the Dakar race has
been cancelled. The decision to call off the race was due to direct security
threats made by Al Qaeda to attack the race from Portugal to Senegal.

Bailey, whose company provides enterprise security software to
approximately 500 U.S. and foreign governments, multinational corporations
and large enterprises, has confirmed the significant security risk with his
own sources. Bailey was making his 4th Dakar attempt as part of the only
All-American team, NASCAR veteran Robby Gordon's Team Dakar USA. Bailey
and Gordon joined together in part to highlight American innovation,
determination and international goodwill.

"The organizers of the race made the right decision. The Dakar is the
second most watched sporting event overseas, after the World Cup. It is a
high profile target and the remote terrain the race covers isn't very
secure," Bailey explains. "Despite the danger, you can imagine hundreds of
drivers and support teams that were like horses in a starting gate waiting
for a bell that now won't ring. We hope circumstances are different next year
as we plan to be back."

The 16-day race, scheduled to start tomorrow and cover more than 6,000 km
(3,600 miles) of punishing African terrain, had a route from Lisbon, through
Portugal, Morocco and Mauritania with the finish in Dakar, Senegal. In 2007,
245 motorcycles, 180 cars and 85 trucks started the race, while only
one-third finished.

Bailey's company signed a three-year deal to sponsor Robby Gordon's Team
Dakar USA. Bailey plans to enter other off-road races in the U.S. and abroad.

About Robby Gordon and Team Dakar USA

Gordon, owner of Team Dakar USA, would have made his fourth appearance in
the Dakar Rally in 2008. A three-time Dakar stage winner and the only
American to do so, Gordon has been competing in off-road endurance races
since the early 1980's. A three-time winner of the esteemed Baja 1000 along
with numerous other victories within North American borders, Gordon, along
with his teammate, Ronn Bailey, were attempting to be the first Americans to
get the overall win in the race's history.

About Ronn Bailey

For more than three decades, Bailey has been a recognized leader in
information security technology. He has worked closely with governmental
agencies and Global 1000 companies worldwide to solve security issues at the
highest levels. In addition, Bailey, 58, is a gutsy adventurer who decided
his first off-road race ever should be the 2005 Dakar. Since then, Bailey has
raced in the 2005 Rallye Maroc race in Africa, the Dakar in 2006 and 2007,
and has been a first through third place finisher in six North American and
Mexican races. Dakar 2008 would have been Bailey's 11th race.

About Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Vanguard Integrity Professionals provides enterprise security software
for large enterprises and government agencies that need to solve complex
security challenges and meet regulatory compliance requirements. Vanguard's
security management, identity authentication, and auditing and compliance
solutions are easy to use, automate processes and provide a rapid return on
investment. With Vanguard's solutions, IT, security and auditing
professionals can save time, be more productive and focus their attention on
situations where human judgment is required. For more information, visit
http://www.go2vanguard.com.

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