NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Chris Neff (435) 645-8898 cneff@nicusa.com

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OLATHE, Kan. – December 4, 2007 – eGovernment services provider NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV) recently won a national award for being the best information technology provider. NIC received the Center for Digital Government’s Long Train Corporate Award based on nominations from nearly 25 percent of the states it serves.

“It’s clear that NIC is setting the standard in eGovernment,” said Cathilea Robinett, executive director of the Center for Digital Government. “The nominated projects are models of innovation and cover the spectrum of government online services.”

The Center for Digital Government is an international research and advisory institute on the use of information technology in government. It inaugurated the Best Fit Integrator Awards in 2007. Public sector information technology organizations nominated integrators that collaborated with them on exceptional projects. NIC chief executive officer Jeff Fraser and president Harry Herington accepted the Long Train Corporate Award in September at an event in Hilton Head, S.C.

“There is no greater honor than the approval of your customers,” said Herington. “No one knows our work or our results better than they do, and we are thankful to our state partners – and to the Center for Digital Government – for this honor.”

States that nominated NIC include:

• Hawaii – for Hawaii Compliance Express (https://vendors.ehawaii.gov/hce/splash/welcome.html)
• Indiana – for enterprise portal management (http://www.in.gov)
• Montana – for eGovernment services (http://www.mt.gov)
• South Carolina – for enterprise portal management (http://www.sc.gov)
• Utah – for On the Spot vehicle tag renewals (https://secure.utah.gov/spot/howdoes.htm)

“We emphasize that our portal relationships are long-term partnerships and not just contracts,” said Fraser. “Our partnerships are successful because we understand the challenges governments face, the demands of their constituents, and the eGovernment solutions that meet the needs of both groups.”

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 2,600 state and local agencies that serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com.

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