Onvia Adds Sales Veteran Peter Noble to Management Team

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 27, 2005–Onvia (Nasdaq:ONVI) today announced Peter Noble has been appointed Senior Vice President of Sales for the company, which provides comprehensive and industry-specific government sales intelligence for over 26,000 companies seeking to do business with the government. Noble, a sales veteran with nearly 20 years of experience, will be responsible for building Onvia’s enterprise sales strategy and creating a professional, consultative sales organization. As the company continues to grow and evolve its brand in the business-to-government market, Onvia will also leverage Noble’s proven sales leadership to increase customer retention and drive stakeholder value for the company.

“We’re thrilled to have Peter join the management team at Onvia. His depth of experience and consistent top sales performance at nationally-recognized companies make him a critical addition to our sales organization,” said Mike Pickett, CEO of Onvia. “We look forward to his leadership and unique insights to maximize Onvia’s growth potential in the business-to-government market.”

Noble joins the Onvia team from Gartner, where he served nine years as a key member of the company’s sales team. As regional vice president of Executive Programs North America, he developed and executed a North America market plan that delivered 21% year-over-year growth for Gartner. Noble’s leadership in his previous position as regional vice president of Gartner’s inside sales organization resulted in significant increases in client retention. Prior to Gartner, Noble spent eight years at Xerox Corporation, where he held several sales positions; as a senior account executive, he produced an average of 15 percent growth in annual revenue and was responsible for two of the largest regional outsource agreements in two consecutive years. At both Gartner and Xerox, Noble was consistently recognized for top sales performance. Noble has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of Puget Sound.

“I’m very excited to be joining Onvia’s team of passionate, proven professionals,” said Noble. “From a sales standpoint, I see a company with huge growth potential and I am excited about the opportunity to help clients and prospects discover the value Onvia can provide to businesses who want to sell to the government. We live in a world driven by the need for timely, effective information, and Onvia provides an incredible service by enabling customers to become more efficient at gathering and processing the data they need to win business in the government marketplace.”

Noble’s work at Onvia will focus on driving strategic sales initiatives for the company and its products, which include the Onvia Guide, an electronic notification service for companies seeking more effective ways to identify the right government procurement opportunities for their business; and DemandStar, a program that allows procurement specialists at government agencies to keep vendors up-to-date with RFP and bid requests.

About Onvia

Onvia (Nasdaq:ONVI) helps business-to-government (B2G) companies achieve a competitive advantage by delivering timely and actionable government procurement opportunities and information. More than 26,000 subscribers and enterprise licensees across the United States rely on Onvia as a comprehensive resource for tailored, industry-specific information needed to make intelligent sales decisions. Onvia offers unparalleled coverage of 55,000 federal, state, and local purchasing entities and across such markets as architecture, engineering, IT/telecom, consulting services, operations and maintenance, office equipment, transportation, and medical equipment. In 2004, Onvia published 641,724 advance notices, bids, quotes, RFPs, and award notifications. Onvia was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

CONTACT: Onvia, Seattle
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Infotech Strategies
Jennifer Boone, 202-585-0247
boone@itstrategies.com
SOURCE: Onvia

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