More than doubling the original estimate of websites going live during the pilot year

Company Website: http://www.colorado.gov
DENVER -- (Business Wire)

Colorado Interactive dba Colorado.gov and the Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) have spent the 2014 year migrating agency partners’ websites to a new Drupal CMS platform.

During the pilot year, an average of five partners per quarter opted to move to the Colorado.gov Drupal platform. Due to the simplicity of setting up new websites, additional partners quickly reached out to Colorado.gov and SIPA requesting inclusion in the 2014 schedule.

“During this first year of migrating our partners’ websites onto our Pacific platform, Colorado.gov and SIPA committed to migrating 20 agency websites. We are very excited to report that 38 partners have been migrated to date,” said Fred Sargeson, general manager at Colorado.gov. “We have exceeded expectations and are on target to see 12 additional websites launched in 2014.”

Drupal offers features and functionality surpassing the current Fatwire CMS in use by Colorado.gov. In addition, it enables state agencies to distribute information for public consumption at no cost to their organizations or constituents.

“SIPA and Colorado.gov oversee more than 200 websites and have seen tremendous growth with the move to Drupal,” said Gregg Rippy, executive director at SIPA. “We are excited to be able to offer this free service to local and state governments in Colorado. We anticipate more governments wanting to create or redesign their websites on Colorado.gov as a result of this improved platform.”

Colorado governmental entities interested in moving their current website or establishing their first website on Colorado.gov can visit https://www.colorado.gov/goingpacific for more information. To view a listing of partners who have already made the move, you can visit https://www.colorado.gov/goingpacific/check-out-websites-pacific.

About Colorado.gov

Colorado.gov is the official website of the State of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov) and is overseen by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority. Colorado.gov helps State and local government entities Web-enable their services and is operated without tax funds through a public-private partnership between the state and Colorado Interactive, LLC. Colorado Interactive builds, operates, maintains, and markets Colorado.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About Statewide Internet Portal Authority

SIPA, a self-funded government organization established in 2004, serves as the oversight body of the Colorado.gov portal. Colorado.gov is the gateway to Colorado government and it is intended to be Colorado's single most comprehensive delivery channel for e-Government services. SIPA’s vision is to transform Colorado government service delivery through the use of technology, allowing a single point of contact for members of the public to access state and local government information, products, and services. In addition to free websites built on the Drupal 7 platform, SIPA provides technology solutions including Google Apps for Government, electronic payment processing (credit and debit card), geospatial maps, CRM tools, and cellular mapping solutions.

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” five times, most recently ranked at No. 11 (2013), and the company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

Contacts:

Colorado Interactive dba Colorado.gov
Fred Sargeson
General Manager
303-534-3468
or
Statewide Internet Portal Authority
Gregg Rippy
Executive Director
720-409-5634

Source: Colorado.gov