ClickThings Partners with govWorks To Bring Next Generation E-government Portals To Public Sector.Business Editors, Hi-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2000 Silicon Alley An area in New York that has become known for its companies devoted to multimedia and the Internet. It is located in Manhattan's "Soho" district, which does not stand for Small Office Home Office, rather it is SOuth of HOuston Street. Players Deliver Rapidly Deployable, Easy-to-Use Solutions The leader in providing fully-functional Websites to small-to-medium sized businesses, ClickThings Inc., (www.ClickThings.com), has formed a new partnership with the nation's leading e-government portal and solutions provider, govWorks, Inc., (www.govworks.com), that will deliver custom-designed Websites with robust functionality to public sector organizations, John Underwood This article is about the early 17th century actor. For the U.S. Representative from Georgia, see John W. H. Underwood. John Underwood (d. October 1624) was an early 17th century actor, a member of the King's Men, the company of William Shakespeare. , ClickThings.com CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. announced today. "This first-of-its-kind strategic partnership significantly supports the transformation to electronic government by quickly bringing sophisticated Websites to public sector organizations, and providing people with easy on-line access to completing transactions, securing information, and resolving problems with government, from anywhere in the world," Underwood said. "Whether someone is looking to secure a building permit, a drivers license or pay a parking fine, this new "in-a-box" solution simplifies the process and makes government much more accessible." The partnership helps simplify the interactions between government and its constituents by combining govWorks government content and transactional applications with ClickThings target-marketing technology, user-friendly designs and Webtop management tools. ClickThings will provide govWorks with access to its suite of Definer publishing tools to enable govWorks to build content, site navigation and designs specific to the public sector, with the goal of creating individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. government-branded portals that will contain govWorks' proprietary e-government engines, Underwood said. This will enable government entities to manage, update and edit their own professional web site, pre-built with the govWorks transactional capabilities and relevant content. In addition, governments will benefit from the ability to tie their online transactions and interactions back into the govWorks database and billing platform. Under the terms of the agreement govWorks will become ClickThings' partner in the public sector category of the ClickThings Website creation solution. govWorks will lead both content development and distribution of this jointly offered service. About govWorks, Inc. govWorks, Inc., is a private company that collaborates with local, state and federal governments to facilitate a wide variety of Internet-based services that enhance interactions with government agencies, citizens and businesses. For governments, govWorks' suite of e-government products enables them to provide better services, lower costs, increase revenues and free up resources that can be used to address other needs. Consumers and businesses benefit from 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week access to enhanced government services, with expanded options for transacting with government, participating in government auctions and accessing job listings, other relevant government information and original content online. govWorks' e-government products and services are offered through the www.govworks.com consumer portal, as well as through co-branded and private label solutions customized for government clients. About ClickThings, Inc. ClickThings, Inc. is a leader in the world of creating and managing digital business-to-business relationships. ClickThings technology combines an innovative server-based platform with solid business logic to help companies and organizations of all sizes effectively compete in today's rapidly evolving Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . By providing intelligent, cost-effective solutions, ClickThings helps companies use the Web to understand their customers' needs, deliver superior value-added solutions, strengthen customer relationships, and pursue new revenue opportunities. Its growing roster of Sponsors includes MasterCard International and BusinessWeek Online. ClickThings has also established technology relationships with such companies as Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Oracle, Frontier GlobalCenter, F5 Networks, Storage Networks, RealMedia, Portal, and Affina. ClickThings, Inc. will launch additional Web-based products and services throughout 2000, including enhancements to its business Web solutions as well as extranet solutions to facilitate communication and direct e-commerce operations between companies and their partners, suppliers, and customers ClickThings has raised $16.6 million in venture capital and additional funding from chinadotcom corporation. Investors include chinadotcom corporation, Psilos Group, Paine Webber Paine Webber and Company was an American stock brokerage firm that was acquired by the Swiss bank UBS AG in 2000. The company was founded in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts, by William Alfred Paine and Wallace G. Webber. Group, Inc., Holden Holden, town (1990 pop. 14,628), Worcester co., central Mass., a residential suburb of Worcester; settled 1723, set off and inc. 1741. Manufactures include electrical and metal products, plastics, and machinery. Ventures, Chase Capital Partners, members of the Rudin family, and the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Investment Fund along with Henry Kravis Henry R. Kravis is an American business financier and investor, notable for co-founding and heading the leading private equity firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). With an estimated current net worth of around $5. , David Rockefeller David Rockefeller, Sr. (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American banker, philanthropist, world statesman, and the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family. He is the youngest and only surviving child and grandchild, respectively, of the prominent philanthropist John D. , Jerome Chazen, Perry Golkin, Michael Lobdell, Henry M. Paulson, Joseph Reich, Steve Reich, Steve (Stephen Michael Reich), 1936–, American composer, b. New York City. A well-known exponent of minimalism, he attended Cornell (B.A., 1957), the Julliard School of Music (1958–61), and Mills College (M.A. Robert, and Richard Salomon. |
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