The Web Marketing Association honors Alabama’s official state website with Outstanding Website WebAward

Company Website: http://www.alabama.gov
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (Business Wire)

The Web Marketing Association recently awarded Alabama’s official state website (www.alabama.gov) with the Outstanding Website Award in the government category during its annual WebAward Competition. Judges reviewed more than 2,000 entries from 42 countries during this year's competition, scoring entries on design, copywriting, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation and use of technology.

“Websites continue to evolve rapidly in response to users’ needs and device requirements,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Websites must engage audiences online as well as provide information required by the user. Each year the WebAwards receives amazing entries from around the world that show impressive creativity and functionality. We congratulate all of our winners for developing websites that deliver for their audiences.”

Alabama Interactive, the State’s official eGovernment solutions partner, completed the Alabama.gov site redesign without the use of taxpayer dollars. Some of the newer enhancements to its responsive design include:

• Reorganized content grouping
• Sleek, easy navigation
• Enhanced menu options
• Updated social media portal

About Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and development of the best websites on the Web. Now in its 17th year, the WebAward program is the longest running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

About Alabama Interactive

Alabama Interactive is the official eGovernment solutions provider for the state of Alabama. The company builds and manages interactive government services on behalf of the state and is a wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV). See a full list of previous awards won.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” six times, most recently ranked at No. 36 (2014), and the company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

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Contacts:

Alabama Interactive
Barrett Gilbreath, 866-353-EGOV
barrett@alabamainteractive.org

Source: Alabama Interactive