BasicGov Selected for Force.com's Final 40 Partner Showcase

July 29, 2009, Vancouver, BC – CloudBench Applications has been selected for Force.com's Final 40 Partner Showcase after demonstrating its BasicGov web-based software for local governments at Salesforce.com's Innovation Showcase in June.

From the Final 40, the top winners will be chosen by the community voting on the IdeaExchange beginning November 2. Results are announced at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce '09 cloud computing event of the year November 17-20 in San Francisco.

"We are very excited to be among the final 40 in Salesforce.com partners' program. We built our community development applications for cities and local governments on Force.com because Salesforce.com's cloud computing platform ensures our customers have reliable access to our affordable, easy-to-use solutions with best-in-class security," said David Roberts, President & CEO of CloudBench Applications.

To view product overview demos of BasicGov software for local government go to www.basicgov.com. Demos of BasicGov community development software include code enforcement, permits and inspections, and planning.

About Force.com Forty
The Force.com Forty is a year-long program culminating in November at Dreamforce ’09. Nominations begin March 2, 2009, with three selection rounds happening throughout the year. After 40 finalist apps are selected for the showcase, top honours will be decided by community voting on the IdeaExchange beginning November 2, with results announced at Dreamforce ’09. http://www.salesforce.com/campaigns/forty/forty_gallery.jsp

About BasicGov
BasicGov Systems, Inc. (TSX Venture: BSG) develops, sells and supports web-based software, also known as Software as a Service (SaaS), for local governments throughout North America. BasicGov software suite includes: Permits & Inspections; Code Enforcement; Licensing; Planning; and Citizen Portal. The software allows cities and local governments to improve productivity and provide better services to citizens by streamlining and automating processes in its community development to achieve smart growth and sustainability goals. To help small or large government agencies lower IT costs BasicGov has an aggressive SaaS subscription pricing model. BasicGov has partnered with Salesforce.com and its Force.com cloud computing platform used by more than 55,000 organizations worldwide to deliver industry leading performance, security and scalability to government customers.
www.basicgov.com

Media contact: Susan Kirk
susan.kirk@basicgov.com, 1.604.315.9959

Sales contact: Roula Fredrikson
roula.fredrikson@basicgov.com, 1.866.999.1846 ext. 1