Solutia Selects Vocus Software for Online Government Affairs Management

LANHAM, MD – July 29, 2003 -- Vocus, Inc., the market leader in online software for corporate communications, today announced that Solutia Inc., a world-class applied chemistry company, selected Vocus online software to help manage its political action committee (PAC).

Solutia is a specialty chemicals company that manufactures items including high-performance window films and nylon products such as Wear-Dated carpet fiber. The $2.2 billion company employs approximately 7,000 people at manufacturing plants, administrative offices and technical centers around the world. Solutia selected Vocus Political Action Committee to manage all state and federal PAC reporting requirements and to enable its employees to participate more actively in the U.S. political process.

The Vocus online software suite for corporate communications includes solutions to manage public relations, government relations and political action committees (PACs). The PAC solution helps customers plan, execute and measure the success of their PACs. The software automates the management of receipts, disbursements, PAC events and FEC and state filings.

“We selected Vocus Political Action Committee to direct and manage our PAC while alleviating the complicated and burdensome processes of complying with giving limits and reporting requirements,” said Glenn Ruskin, Solutia’s vice president of public affairs and chairman of the Solutia Citizenship Fund. “We wanted to have the staff spend its time focusing on the PAC’s mission, not worrying about compliance and reporting schedules.”

Built on a fast and secure network, Vocus’ online software for Political Action Committees is the fastest selling PAC management software. Vocus Political Action Committee automates FEC and state compliance reporting, provides users with an easy way to create targeted correspondence and helps effectively manage all the crucial workflow of a PAC, including tracking of receipts, fund-raising events and check requests.

“Our clients are looking for a solution that allows them to participate in the political process without having to spend inordinate amounts of time researching and complying with the ever changing election laws,” said Rick Rudman, president and CEO, Vocus, Inc. “Our online software eliminates the need for expensive hardware and internal IT support, allowing our customers to run a great political action committee without overburdening the staff.”