NIC Government Information and Services Launch On America Online's Redesigned GovernmentGuide

Business Wire, March 6, 2001

Business Editors, High-Tech Writers

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001

NIC (Nasdaq:EGOV):

The Nation's Largest Government Information Portal Now Features NIC's

Comprehensive State Government Database

NIC (Nasdaq:EGOV), the world's leading eGovernment provider, today announced that its state government information and services have launched on America Online's enhanced GovernmentGuide, the nation's No. 1 government information portal for consumers.

The new GovernmentGuide 2.0 incorporates NIC's extensive state information and services database into its existing federal and local government content, providing the most accurate and user-friendly interface to information and services at all levels of government. NIC assembled over 26,000 unique state government links for the enhanced GovernmentGuide, making it the most comprehensive single Internet site for state government information in existence. NIC has also built a number of navigational wizards for the Citizen Toolbox that provide shortcuts to finding services and taking care of everyday tasks, significantly enhancing the user experience.

America Online's GovernmentGuide 2.0 is the most comprehensive listing of federal, state and local government information, resources and services online. GovernmentGuide services are provided free, so all Americans can use the power of the Information Age to improve their daily lives. GovernmentGuide is accessible through AOL Keyword: Government and on the Web at www.governmentguide.com. Other America Online brands, including CompuServe, Netscape and AOL Digital City, will also carry GovernmentGuide.

"GovernmentGuide has been successful because we organize government information according to the needs of citizens," said Kathleen deLaski, AOL's Director of Political and Government Programming. "Thanks to the 26,000 state government links supplied by our partners at NIC, GovernmentGuide users will benefit by having a far more comprehensive array of state, local, and federal government information at their fingertips."

"NIC is proud to have our state government information and navigation tools integrated into the redesign of GovernmentGuide," stated Alan Cobb, General Manager of NIC's Strategic Web Properties Group. "GovernmentGuide links users directly to the state officials and agencies they seek, which means accessing government services is now as easy as checking your email. As eGovernment rapidly evolves and more applications go online every day, we continue to integrate new content to GovernmentGuide. With the tools we have built, users are delivered to popular interactive applications such as driver's license renewal and electronic tax filing with a few clicks of a mouse."

About NIC

NIC, "The eGovernment Company(TM)," delivers more Web-enabled government solutions than any other provider in the world. The company is helping to transform the relationships between government and the communities it serves by providing convenient online government services that make life easier for businesses and citizens. Through partnerships at all levels of government, NIC manages transactions for hundreds of state and local agencies that serve more than 44 million people in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit NIC at www.nicusa.com.

Special Note: The statements in this release regarding continued implementation of NIC's business model and its development of new products and services are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These include, among others, the success of the Company in signing contracts with new states and government agencies, including continued favorable government legislation; NIC's ability to develop new services; existing states and agencies adopting those new services; acceptance of eGovernment solutions by businesses and citizens; competition; and general economic conditions and the other important cautionary statements and risk factors described in NIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2000, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.