NIC Honored Among Best in Interactive Media for Work with Government Partners

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV), the dominant provider of digital government services, congratulates its team members and government partners for being honored by the Horizon Interactive Awards.

The Horizon Interactive Awards recognize the best web sites, videos, online advertising, print media, and mobile applications, with entries from the U.S. and more than 40 countries worldwide.

“We are proud of the innovative work our teams and state government partners are doing to make government more accessible to citizens nationwide,” said Robert Knapp, NIC Chief Operating Officer. “Not only were these services chosen out of more than 10,000 entries from over 40 countries, these services have helped improve the lives of their constituents, and that is truly honorable. Congratulations to our government partners and NIC teams!”

NIC teams and state government partners received the following awards for their innovative digital government services:

Alabama Interactive

AlabamaCanoeTrails.com, Alabama State Lands Canoe Trails, Government Agency Website, Gold

AlabamaVotes.gov, Alabama Secretary of State — Official Election Center, Government Agency Website, Silver

Colorado Interactive

Colorado.gov, Department of Regulatory Agencies — Military & Veterans Program, Government Agency Website, Bronze
Colorado.gov, Department of Regulatory Agencies — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Government Agency Website, Bronze
Colorado.gov, Estes Valley Recreation & Park District, Government Agency Website, Bronze
Colorado.gov, Division of Criminal Justice — Department of Public Safety, Government Agency Website, Silver

NIC Maryland

Maryland.gov, Official State Website, Government Agency Website, Gold
Maryland.gov, Maryland State Chemist Registration & Reporting Service, Government Agency Website, Bronze
AccessDNR, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Mobile App, Mobile Utility, Bronze

Nebraska Interactive

Nebraska.gov, Official State Website, Government Agency Website, Gold
Nebraska.gov, Department of Motor Vehicles, Government Agency Website, Silver
Nebraska.gov, Department of Natural Resources, Government Agency Website, Silver

Utah Interactive

Utah.gov, Official State Website, Government Agency Website, Bronze

Virginia Interactive

VWDC.org, Virginia Wine Distribution Company Website Redesign, Government Agency Website, Silver
VWDC.org, Virginia Wine Distribution Company Website Redesign, Corporate/Business to Business Website, Bronze

NIC’s Colorado Interactive was also named one of Horizon Interactive’s 2017 Distinguished Agencies.

The Horizon Interactive awards recipients were selected by a judging panel, made up of members of the interactive media industry and related fields, and others not in the industry. The panel judged the entries on the overall design, creativity, message, effectiveness and the level of innovation and functionality.

Congratulations to our team and state government partners on their honor.

About NIC

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation’s premier provider of innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 13,000 digital government services for more than 6,000 federal, state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single platform for all government interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.

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