Onvia Dominion® Named 2007 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist

The Software and Information Industry (SIIA) Honors Onvia for “Best Online Government Information Service,” “Best Online Directory & Business Leads Service,” and “Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution”

SEATTLE (January 9th, 2007) – Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI), which provides comprehensive, industry-specific government sales intelligence for companies seeking to do business with the public sector, today announced that the Onvia Dominon Database has been named a finalist for three of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)’s 22nd annual CODiE Awards. This marks the second year in a row that Onvia has been among the finalists for two of the prestigious awards: Best Online Government Information Service and Best Online Directory & Business Leads Service. Onvia Business Builder took home the awards in both categories at the 2006 SIIA CODiE Awards. Onvia is also making its debut among the finalists for a third award: Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution. The Onvia Dominion® Database is the most comprehensive source of government procurement intelligence available, featuring more than 3 million procurement records with 3500 new leads added daily.

“We are exceptionally proud to have been recognized by the SIIA CODiE awards a second time,” said Mike Pickett, CEO of Onvia. “To have our continued efforts in providing government business intelligence acknowledged by our peers in the software and information industry is an honor. We are pleased to be included among the best products in the industry.”

The SIIA CODiE Awards celebrate achievement and vision in digital content, software, and education technology, and are awarded through journalist and peer review, making them the only peer-reviewed award in the software and information industry. Now in their 22nd year, the SIIA CODiE Awards remain a top honor for the software and information industry’s leading products and services. The 367 finalists for the 2007 CODiE Awards were chosen from over 1200 nominations submitted by over 600 companies. The winners will be announced at a black-tie gala on April 17. For a complete list of the 2007 finalists, go to http://www.siia.net/codies/2007/finalists.asp.

“The 2007 CODiE Finalists represent real winners, even at this stage of the contest,” said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. “Competition is fiercer than ever and that makes selection as a CODiE Finalist a real achievement. All the companies on this year’s list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition.”

The Onvia Dominion database is a multi-dimensional database of government purchasing information, sales leads, and contact information for decision makers at all levels of government. Through customized subscriptions, businesses can research past purchases, find new government sales leads, gather competitive intelligence, and make the right contacts to position their company to win more government business. Clients can search according to industry, procurement type, location, agency, buyer, contract value, and more, making each subscription uniquely suited to the business needs of the subscriber. The ever-expanding Onvia Dominon database provides the most comprehensive government business intelligence available in a customizable, easy-to-use format.

About Onvia
Onvia (NSDQ: ONVI) helps business-to-government (B2G) companies achieve a competitive advantage by delivering timely and actionable government procurement opportunities and information. More than 17,000 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 71,000 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 2005, the Onvia Guide published 744, 971 advance notices, bids, quotes, RFPs, and award notifications. Onvia was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Product Purchasing Information
To learn more about the Onvia Dominion database, visit http://www.onvia.com/storefront/product/product.asp, or call (800) 331-2320 to set up a customized product demonstration.

About SIIA
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education, and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit http://www.siia.net.

Securities Safe Harbor
This release may contain, in addition to historical information, forward- looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs, and involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the features of Onvia’s new products, expected capabilities of the new product features, the business-to- government marketplace, the value of sales intelligence to companies doing business with government agencies, and the features of the government procurement database. Onvia’s actual results could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the Onvia Dominion and Onvia Navigator products fail to meet their expected capabilities; the government procurement records may contain errors and inaccuracies; the laws and regulations may somehow change to prohibit Onvia’s collection and maintenance of government procurement records; Onvia’s technology fails to keep up with the growing demands of businesses in the government market; competitors may develop similar technologies and products; and Onvia has overestimated the value of sales intelligence to companies doing business with government agencies.

For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to Onvia’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including Onvia’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Onvia’s Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 5, 2006.

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