BroadVision e-Government Customers Recognized for Innovation; BroadVision-powered GSA Advantage! and US Air Force Portal Recognized for Excellence in e-Government.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN BVSN Broadvision, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the leading provider of enterprise business portal applications, today announced that two customers -- the US General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. and the US Air Force -- will be honored today for their innovations in e-government at the E-Gov 2002 Conference and Exposition. The fourth annual E-Gov Awards recognize public sector professionals who have developed innovative e-government programs that increase productivity, save limited public resources, and improve the quality, timeliness, and accuracy of citizen services. The awards highlight federal, state, local, and international government programs that have successfully implemented user-friendly online initiatives. The US General Services Administration (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) will be awarded an E-Gov 2002 "Explorer" award for its "GSA Advantage!" online procurement system (www.gsaadvantage.gsa.gov). Powered by BroadVision(R) applications, the GSA Advantage! site allows registered government buyers to purchase more than 3 million different products and services from more than 7,000 government-approved vendors through an easy-to-use online portal. The US Air Force will be awarded an E-Gov 2002 "Trailblazer" award for the new US Air Force Portal. Powered by BroadVision's enterprise business portal application, the latest version of the Air Force portal will serve all 1.2 million US Air Force personnel and provide them with access to a wide variety of information and services. 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Mark Forman, Associate Director for IT and E-Government, Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. , will present the awards. "BroadVision is proud of our customers' outstanding accomplishments in making government more accessible and more efficient," said Sandra Vaughan, senior vice president of marketing for BroadVision. "The GSA and US Air Force initiatives are both large-scale projects that serve millions of government employees. We're pleased to play a continuing role in helping government agencies at all levels use portal technology to provide a higher level of service to citizens and employees." For more information about the E-Gov Exposition and E-Gov Awards, please visit http://www.e-gov.com. About BroadVision BroadVision's (Nasdaq:BVSN) enterprise business portal applications create immediate business value by transforming the way organizations do business -- moving relationships to a personalized, self-service model that enhances growth, reduces costs and improves productivity. Leading global companies use BroadVision as the basis for their enterprise business portal initiatives -- using the web and wireless devices to unify and extend an enterprise's applications, information and business processes to serve its employees, partners and customers in a personalized and collaborative way. For more information about BroadVision, Inc., call 650/542-5100, email info@broadvision.com or visit www.broadvision.com. Note to Editors: BroadVision is a trademark or registered trademark of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. 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