NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Jamie Gage Vermont.gov jgage@nicusa.com (802) 229-4171

---

MONTPELIER, Vt. – February 20, 2008 – The Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) and the Department of Health has introduced an easy way to order vital records through the state’s official Web site at http://www.Vermont.gov.

The service allows citizens to pay for vital records by from any computer with an Internet connection. Vital records include birth, death, marriage, divorce, civil union, and civil union dissolution certificates.

“We’re very excited to add this online service for the citizens of Vermont,” said Mark Reaves, Public Records Officer for the state. “Especially in light of recent policy changes regarding identification and travel, this service will allow the public to retrieve vital records conveniently in a secure and timely fashion.”

Accessible at https://secure.vermont.gov/BGS/vitalrecords or directly from Vermont.gov, the service offers the public the ability to purchase vital records for $10.00 – the same price they would pay if they drove to Middlesex to buy them in person. The online service accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit card payments that are processed through Vermont.gov’s secure payment server.

The online service culminates a collaborative effort between the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services, the Vermont Department of Health, and Vermont Information Consortium to streamline an ordering system for vital records that had been previously handled by each department independently.

About Vermont.gov
Vermont.gov is the official Web site of the state of Vermont (http://www.Vermont.gov) and a collaborative effort between the state of Vermont and Vermont Information Consortium to help government entities web-enable their information services. Vermont Information Consortium is a Montpelier-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) that markets, operates and maintains Vermont.gov.

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.

-- 30 --