Onvia Receives 2008 Model of Excellence Award

Posted by g5 on June 11th, 2008

SEATTLE-June 11, 2008-Onvia has been named a 2008 Model of Excellence award winner by information industry experts InfoCommerce Group. The award recognizes Onvia’s unique approach to delivering sales intelligence on government bids and RFPs that turn into government contracts.

Onvia helps companies plan, market and sell to federal, state, local and educational agencies with real-time government bid opportunities and historical purchasing data.
“Every day, Onvia delivers extensive information on actionable government bids and government contracts that help clients connect with over 200,000 active buyers,” said Mike Pickett, CEO of Onvia. “Especially in a slow economy, companies need to expand their sales pipelines by knowing precisely who is buying and when.”

“The Onvia Government service exemplifies the power of true sales intelligence,” said Russell Perkins, managing director, InfoCommerce Group. “It doesn’t just deliver a list of government procurement opportunities; it provides context as well, with historical data and other critical competitive insights, even forecasting upcoming procurement opportunities. This is a potent, data-driven selling tool that really represents where the data publishing industry is heading.”

InfoCommerce is a consulting, publishing, conference and research company. Its Models of Excellence awards recognize the database information industry’s most innovative data products and publishers. Onvia will accept the award in November at the InfoCommerce 2008 conference in Philadelphia, which is attended by industry publishers from around the world.

About Onvia
Onvia (NASDAQ: ONVI) helps businesses achieve a competitive advantage by delivering timely and actionable sales opportunities and information. More than 8,100 subscribers across the United States rely on Onvia (www.onvia.com) as a comprehensive resource for industry-specific information needed to make intelligent sales decisions. Onvia offers unparalleled coverage of government purchasing activity in addition to commercial and residential projects in development for markets such as architecture and engineering, construction, IT/telecom, business consulting services, operations and maintenance, and transportation. Onvia was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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