"A strong voice in the government relations function is critical to
helping shape legislative issues today," said Rick Rudman, president and CEO
of Vocus. "It is particularly
gratifying to see a service that our customers consider so important receive
this kind of industry-wide acknowledgement . Merry, president and publisher of Congressional
Quarterly Inc.

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Hundreds of corporations, non profits and associations manage their
grassroots networks, influence legislation and run their federal and state
PACs with Vocus software. Vocus' web-based software helps companies meet today's
local and global corporate communications challenges, and to build and manage
relationships with reporters, analysts, elected officials and other key
audiences.5572. CQ. The recently enhanced site now offers expanded
information on members of Congress, new tools to create mailing campaigns to
representatives, and new methods to keep track of upcoming events and
schedules on Capitol Hill.

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Its award-winning software helps customers manage media relations,
news monitoring and analysis, interactive email campaigns, online newsrooms,
and government relations activities. A complete listing
of finalists is available online at
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publications.

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CQ is owned by the Times Publishing Co.

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Vocus GR5 includes dozens of new features that help organizations increase
the productivity of the government relations function including streamlining
time-consuming tasks and ensuring timely compliance and reporting.345.
CQ Homeland Security received a finalist nomination in the Best Online
News Service category.

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"GR5 is so intuitive that it already feels like I've been using this
system for years. and offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
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Vocus has received broad industry
recognition and is used around the world by more than 1,000 organizations in
five languages. Vocus is a privately held company with headquarters in
suburban Washington D.
Winners of this year 's Codie Awards will be announced and recognized at
the 20th Annual Codie Awards Gala that will be held on May 25, 2005 at
Universal Studio's Globe Theatre in Universal City, Calif. Its readership includes nearly every member of Congress, as well as
the Executive Branch, leaders in business and associations, top academic
institutions and important media outlets.

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Vocus GR5 Includes Dozens of New Enhancements

LANHAM, Md.vocus. For further information, visit
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com, Congressional Quarterly's revolutionary online service that
combines award-winning reporting with the most efficient legislative tracking
tools available, was nominated as a finalist in the Best Online Government
Information Service category.net/codies/2005/finalists.
CQ's award-winning product line includes: CQ Weekly, CQ Today , CQ.

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com and CQ Homeland Security Named Finalists for 2005 Codie Awards

WASHINGTON, Congressional Quarterly Inc. (CQ), the
nation's premier provider of news and analysis on Congress, politics and
public policy, today announced that two of its Web sites were nominated as
finalists for the prestigious Software + Information Industry Association's
(SIIA) 2005 Codie Awards.

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We are proud to be providing the most
comprehensive and easy to use government relations management system available
in the market today.

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Using Vocus' comprehensive government relations software,
organizations can create targeted lists and distribute action alerts and other
messages by mail, fax and interactive email; track projects, activities and
legislation; maintain a professional online advocacy site; and analyze
lobbying efforts and legislative success.

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"Government relations professionals need to have all the tools
necessary to win their issues, communicate with their membership, grow their
PAC and measure their results.siia."

About SIIA
The Software + Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal
trade association for the software and digital content industry.

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Vocus GR5 features a comprehensive database of
federal and state legislative contacts with management capabilities which
allow professionals to keep track of all information pertaining to contacts,
including notes , legislative activity, committee assignments and a history of
prior interactions.
Vocus is the global leader in on-demand software for public relations and
government relations. Established in 2002, CQ Homeland Security is
Congressional Quarterly's exclusive Web site and daily electronic newsletter
providing coverage of homeland security news, policy and legislation."
"On the anniversary of our 60th year in business I am very proud that
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"We are honored to receive these nominations," said David Rapp , editor and
senior vice president of Congressional Quarterly.

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, the global leader in
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announced the release of Vocus GR5 , the latest version of its online software
for government relations management.
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Congressional Quarterly Sites Nominated for National Awards

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Notable new
features include:

* Enhanced user interface designed for ease of use
* New mapping technology allowing users to map individuals by state and
federal districts
* Integrated news monitoring
* Expanded reporting technology, including output of reports into PDF,
MS Excel and Word
* And dozens of other exciting features and product enhancements

Audrey Burzynski , PAC Coordinator for Florida, Power + Light has been
relying on Vocus software for more than two years to manage their government
relations program.

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leaders in government, business, media and academia with comprehensive,
credible and objective information on government, politics and public policy.

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"We will continue to rely on Vocus
for the friendly and expert technical support staff and have confidence that
all our reports will to be timely and accurate. SIIA
provides global services in government relations, business development,
corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 600
leading software and information companies.com, CQ
Homeland Security , Governing Magazine, and a line of books and directories
under the CQ Press imprint.

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Vocus Inc. Announces New Version of Government Relations Software

The array of charts and graphs now available at the click of
a button allow us to immediately visualize the status of our PAC and is
another great time saver," said Burzynski.C. of St.

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"It confirms the value of our investment in creating our
state -of-the-art electronic delivery platform.net.
With more than 125 reporters, editors and researchers on Capitol Hill, CQ
keeps readers updated in print and online on a weekly, daily and real-time
basis .

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Vocus software is delivered as an
easy-to-use and cost-effective annual subscription, with no need for internal
hardware, software or IT support.asp.