ClickThings Partners with govWorks To Bring Next Generation E-government Portals To Public Sector.

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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, ClickThings.com CEO 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 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. 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, 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 Group, Inc., Holden Ventures, Chase Capital Partners, members of the Rudin family, and the New York City Investment Fund along with Henry Kravis, David Rockefeller, Jerome Chazen, Perry Golkin, Michael Lobdell, Henry M. Paulson, Joseph Reich, Steve Robert, and Richard Salomon.