State CIOs Leading Charge to Invest in Cost Reduction, Green Initiatives

USA (July 24, 2008) –

iLinc (AMEX: ILC), a leading provider of web and video conferencing software and online collaboration solutions, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the state governments of Alaska and Iowa to provide statewide government organizations with a single-point solution for web conferencing and video conferencing. The new contracts bring the number of states now using iLinc to seven.

Iowa and Alaska join Arizona, Utah, South Carolina, Oregon and Louisiana in utilizing iLinc’s web conferencing suite within its state agency operations to save on rising gas costs, reduce travel time and realize substantial environmental benefits.

“We chose iLinc web and video conferencing for the great flexibility it offers in recordings, virtual classrooms and the ability to host large-scale to one-to-one meetings,” said Ed Holland, manager of Risk Management and Employee Benefits for State of Iowa’s Department of Administrative Services. “Of key importance as well is how iLinc ties in with Iowa Governor Chet Culver’s green initiative as we use the web and video conferencing software to more effectively reach employees throughout the state, thereby reducing auto travel expense and environmental impact.”

One of the leading forces behind the push for state government environmental initiatives is the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Recently the organization released a report called “Green IT in Enterprise Practices: The Essential Role of the State CIO” in which it calls on state CIOs to take the lead in their respective states to save money and reduce greenhouse gases through information technology initiatives.

“As with any national phenomenon, executive offices nationwide have taken note – and taken to heart that IT must be utilized in order to implement greener practices in all aspects of government,” the report stated.

Growing fuel costs are increasingly on the minds of governors and mayors across the country as gas prices are causing major government budget shortfalls. At the United States Conference of Mayors in Miami in June, fuel costs were a top issue of discussion.

“State and local governments are certainly feeling the pinch of rising gas costs, and like any other organization they are looking for smart ways to work more efficiently,” said James M. Powers, Jr., president and chief executive officer of iLinc. “Public sectors are choosing iLinc because we offer not only a world-class set of online collaboration tools but also because we provide industry-leading data security and easy integration with other complementary technologies.”

Among the rich feature set offered by iLinc is its patent-pending Green MeterTM, the industry’s first automatic IP address-based CO2 savings and cost calculator application. The iLinc Green Meter uses a mathematical algorithm to detect the locations of the people who are attending a web conference and measures the distance between the meeting participants and the meeting leader, calculating the exact amount of travel that is eliminated and measuring the amount of CO2 and fuel costs saved by meeting via web conference rather than traveling.

The Green Meter provides users with a realistic measurement of carbon savings and can also be used to measure fuel, miles per gallon and auto maintenance savings. The State of Arizona, for example, can show savings of 300,000 pounds of carbon emissions in the first quarter of 2008 and $750,000 in actual cost savings across the 15 state agencies that are using iLinc.

About iLinc

iLinc is a recognized leader in providing Web conferencing software and collaboration solutions for highly secure and cost-effective online meetings, presentations, webinars and virtual classroom training and support sessions. The company’s technology allows people in diverse locations to communicate and collaborate online while avoiding the expense, environmental damage, and productivity losses associated with travel. iLinc provides an award-winning, enterprise-wide suite of Web, audio and video conferencing solutions that can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of any size organization. Offering the industry’s most flexible pricing models, iLinc gives organizations the power to choose an on-premise installed, on-demand hosted, or hybrid solution–whichever model delivers the highest ROI for the customer. iLinc is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more visit www.ilinc.com/investors.

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Source: iLinc