NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Lisa Counts OK.gov Office: 405-524-3468 x101 Mobile: 405-514-7239 lisa.counts@www.ok.gov

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OKLAHOMA CITY – April 8, 2005 – OK.gov, the state of Oklahoma's official Web portal, has been recognized for innovation for the second consecutive year by The Journal Record of Oklahoma City.

In November 2004, Governor Brad Henry announced the newly designed, developed and branded state portal at www.OK.gov. The portal is a central gateway for citizens and businesses to interact with Oklahoma government via the Internet. In addition to the new design and brand identity, the portal provides citizens, businesses, and state government with a number of self-service tools for which it was recognized as a 2005 Innovator of the Year.

Some of the key features of the new portal include:

• A statewide newsroom for agencies to publish news releases either using RSS feeds or manual online publishing
• A statewide calendar of events
• Live Help – real-time online customer service from the OK.gov help desk
• An enhanced Google search engine in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries
• New information architecture that features improved usability and accessibility
• Fresh, ever-changing content on the home page

"The new portal has made Oklahoma government more consumer and business-friendly," said Governor Henry. "I am extremely pleased that the new Web site has been singled out for the services it provides."

"OK.gov is committed providing the state with high-quality online applications that save state government time and money," said Lisa Counts, OK.gov general manager. "The new portal and its services, which took more than a year to design, develop and deploy, were built with absolutely no cost to the state."

The 2005 Innovator of the Year Award ceremony was hosted by The Journal Record on March 31 in Midwest City.

About OK.gov
OK.gov (www.OK.gov) built and manages the official Web site for the state of Oklahoma and partners with state agencies to bring new government services online. OK.gov is managed by eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV).

About NIC
NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,000 state and local agencies that serve more than 55 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com.

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