Atlanta, GA - Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) recently named their 2009 Business Partner Award Winners, recognizing EnerGov Solutions at the ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference this year in Palm Springs California. This award recognizes EnerGov Solutions, the leading provider of innovative land use management, permitting and licensing software solutions, as a focused and dedicated development partner of ESRI.

Mr. Ryan Hountz and Mr. Chuck Newberry with EnerGov's Business Development division accepted the award from Mr. Jack Dangermond, President and Founder of ESRI. According to ESRI, this award "recognizes partners for outstanding achievements over the past year in the areas of sales, innovative product development, and the fostering of ESRI technology into key markets. This partner exemplifies the culture and ideology of ESRI."

"We are very proud to receive such a distinguished award from ESRI," said Ryan Hountz. "As a committed development partner of ESRI, EnerGov is always striving to enhance our land management software solutions by leveraging ESRI's leading ArcGIS platform and products. I'm convinced our commitment to product innovation is a primary reason that despite a difficult economy, we have attained record growth again this quarter – entering into contract negotiations with 6 new government agency clients, ranging in contract size from $400,000 to 1.95 million."

About ESRI- For more than 30 years, ESRI has been helping organizations manage and analyze geographic information. ESRI offers a framework for implementing GIS technology in any organization with a seamless link from personal GIS on the desktop to enterprise-wide GIS client/server and data management systems. ESRI GIS solutions are flexible and can be customized to meet the specific needs of users. ESRI is a full-service GIS company ready to help begin, grow, and build success with GIS.

About EnerGov Solutions- EnerGov Solutions is the leading provider of innovative land management and licensing management software designed specifically for government agencies. EnerGov provides transparent online solutions that make government services available 24/7 to the citizens they serve. Information about EnerGov Solutions products and services can be found at www.energov.com. "EnerGov" is a registered trademark of EnerGov Solutions, LLC. All other trademarks mentioned in this press release are the property of their respective owners.

Contact: Ryan Hountz – V.P. Marketing, ([email protected]) Phone: 888 355 1093 x 3200