Exhibit 99

           NIC to Postpone its First Quarter 2005 Earnings
              Announcement and Investor Conference Call

    OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2005--NIC Inc.
(Nasdaq:EGOV) today announced that it will postpone its first quarter
2005 earnings announcement and conference call in order to allow
additional time for the Company to address a change in management
approach in its California Secretary of State software and services
engagement.
    "Following an internal assessment of our California Secretary of
State contract earlier this week, we are making changes to the
management structure of this project," said Jeff Fraser, NIC's Chief
Executive Officer. "We are currently reviewing the financial impact of
these changes and will proceed with our first quarter earnings
announcement once a final decision has been reached."
    Components of the portal financial statements are not subject to
change and indicate healthy growth in the first quarter. Portal
revenues for the first quarter were a record $13.7 million, a 12
percent increase over the prior year quarter. On a same state basis,
portal revenues grew 16 percent in the first quarter. NIC's online
income tax filings, criminal background checks, and hunting and
fishing licenses performed well in the first quarter, helping same
state revenues from non-driver record exchange (non-DMV) services to
rise 39 percent. During the same period, same state DMV revenues grew
10 percent over first quarter 2004.

    About NIC

    NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the
world. The company is helping governments communicate more effectively
with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC
provides eGovernment solutions for 2,000 state and local agencies that
serve more than 55 million people in the United States. Additional
company information is available at www.nicusa.com.

    The statements in this release regarding continued implementation
of NIC's business model and its development of new products and
services are forward-looking statements. There are a number of
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements.
These include, among others, the success of the Company in signing
contracts with new states and government agencies, including continued
favorable government legislation; NIC's ability to develop new
services; existing states and agencies adopting those new services;
acceptance of eGovernment services by businesses and citizens;
competition; and general economic conditions and the other important
cautionary statements and risk factors described in NIC's 2004 Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A filed on March 16, 2005, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

    CONTACT: NIC Inc.
             Chris Neff, 435-645-8898
             cneff@nicusa.com