Onvia’s Government Business Intelligence Database Now Searchable Online

SEATTLE, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) today announced it will offer online search of its government business intelligence database beginning April 3, providing clients with self-directed access to one of the largest databases of government procurement information, placing it at the forefront of business intelligence products.

Known as Onvia Navigator, the tool will provide guided online search of Onvia’s government business intelligence database of more than 2.6 million government procurement records, across 71,000 purchasing offices, representing 292,000 government buyers, and connecting to more than 181,000 companies. Onvia Navigator will enable clients to explore new business opportunities, gather competitive government procurement information, and locate hard-to-find contact information for government decision makers.

Onvia Navigator is just one of the ways clients can access Onvia’s government procurement information database. Clients can also be alerted to new opportunities, award notices, and other current announcements through Onvia Guide, a daily electronic notification service. Clients can research owners, buyers, vendors, and project histories for specific procurement opportunities through Onvia Business Builder.

About Onvia

Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) helps business-to-government (B2G) companies achieve a competitive advantage by delivering timely and actionable government procurement information and opportunities. More than 17,700 clients across the United States rely on Onvia as a comprehensive resource for tailored, industry-specific government procurement information needed to make intelligent sales decisions. Onvia also manages the distribution and reporting of requests for proposals and quotes from more than 485 government agencies nationwide. 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. Onvia was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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 service, expected capabilities of the new service features, the business-to-government marketplace, the value of sales intelligence to companies doing business with government agencies, and subscriber information. 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: Onvia fails to launch its new feature, Onvia Navigator; Onvia’s service fails to meet its expected capabilities; Onvia’s technology fails to keep up with the growing demands of businesses in the government market; competitors develop similar technologies and services; 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, 2004, Onvia’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2005, and Onvia’s Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2005.

SOURCE Onvia (ONVI)
03/14/2006
CONTACT:Cameron Way
(206) 373-9034
investorrelations@onvia.com

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