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Enterprise Social Network Leader Recognized for its Innovation, Loyalty and Success in the Government Sector

May 24, 2007 - Neighborhood America today announced that the company has been named a recipient of the IBM Global Public Sector Business Partner "Top Star" award. The award is given in recognition of the company's innovative technology, dedicated and trusted services and its continued loyalty and strategic commitment to IBM. Neighborhood America is the leader in creating and maintaining structured digital communities for organizations seeking to engage and interact with the public.

Top Star Business Partners are chosen by industry executives and IBM's channel sales teams across public industry sectors including government, education, healthcare and life sciences. One of only 15 IBM solution partners to be honored at this year's PartnerWorld event, Neighborhood America was recognized in the government sector for its software-as-a-service solution that enables government agencies to interact with their constituencies.

"IBM's business is greatly supported and enhanced by the leadership and success of our partners," said Pamela Kaplan, VP of marketing, Global Public Sector, IBM. "The commitment of companies like Neighborhood America, not only to the continued development of its industry leading solution, but also to the growth of its relationship with IBM, has played a key role in our shared success."

As citizens turn to the Web to share ideas and opinions and exchange multimedia content such as videos and photos, government agencies are turning to Neighborhood America to manage the interaction between citizens and the government. Neighborhood America provides governments with a scalable, on-demand solution to enable citizen engagement and involvement through the capture, management and archiving of public comment. From local municipalities to the U.S. Department of Defense, government agencies of all sizes have implemented Neighborhood America's solution to:

• Improve constituent communication between elected officials, legislative bodies, government agencies or political candidates
• Encourage public comment in state transportation, land planning or environmental projects
• Develop national healthcare reform recommendations based on widespread public input
• Enact citizen education and public feedback programs for emergency management before, during and after a crisis
• Institute regional planning requiring multi-jurisdictional stakeholder collaboration and intergovernmental cooperation

"Neighborhood America prides itself as being the leading provider of the ideal solution for government agencies seeking to create digital communities and engage citizens for projects, legislation and rule making," said Dan Bevarly, senior director, business development, Neighborhood America. "We are thrilled to be recognized by IBM as one of its most trusted partners and we look forward to working together to usher in a new era of participatory government and information management."

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