GlobalWise Announces Channel Sales Partnership With FormFast

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - Apr 17, 2012) - GlobalWise Investments, Inc. (OTCBB: GWIV) (OTCQB: GWIV) (www.GlobalWiseInvestments.com) and its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., a leading-edge technology company focused on the design, implementation and management of cloud-based Enterprise Content Management ("ECM") systems in both the public and private sectors, today announce a Channel Sales Partnership has been executed with FormFast.

Since 1992, FormFast (www.formfast.com) has been the recognized leader in e-forms software that has enabled healthcare organizations to achieve significant process improvement across the enterprise. With custom workflow solutions ranging from HR, contract management, risk management and compliance, FormFast is the top-ranked workflow provider for over 950 high performance hospitals in achieving their goal of being paperless.

"We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Intellinetics and the addition of the Intellivue™ ECM Solution to our product portfolio," said Rob Harding, CEO of FormFast. "Intellivue™ will help us expand in several key markets where we already have a presence. Intellivue™ has focused on tight integration with key line-of-business applications, with an aggressive pricing strategy that fits a wide range of our healthcare customers."

"By partnering with Intellinetics, FormFast expands their product portfolio to include an affordable, cloud-based ECM solution for healthcare providers," stated William. J. "BJ" Santiago, CEO of GlobalWise. "We expect this relationship will open many new doors in the healthcare industry for Intellinetics. FormFast has an extensive hospital and healthcare provider network of clients who have a primary need to implement an affordable ECM solution like Intellivue™. Channel Partnerships such as this one are a key component in our growth strategy and I expect to see multiple new healthcare client relationships as a result of this exciting new Channel Partner."

"Healthcare organizations are very cost conscious and we believe the Intellivue™ platform is the perfect fit for organizations whose budget limitations fall within a range of $60,000 to $100,000 for an ECM solution. I look forward to working with FormFast to generate new sales opportunities in the coming months," concluded Mr. Santiago.

About FormFast

FormFast is a veteran and leader in the Document Automation field and is continuously expanding their product portfolio to deliver the most complete document automation and management solutions. FormFast's technology is designed to improve business processes, streamline workflows, and increase overall efficiency in your business. Our business partnerships ensure the highest level of support and integration regardless of your technology. The FormFast solutions are scalable and flexible enough to meet the needs any size organization. Regardless of where you are on the path to electronic documentation, FormFast has the experience, the people, and world-class customer service to make the transition successful. For additional information, please visit the Company's corporate website: www.formfast.com

About GlobalWise Investments, Inc.

GlobalWise Investments, Inc., via its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., is a Columbus, Ohio based Enterprise Content Management (ECM) pioneer with industry-leading software that delivers cloud ECM based solutions on-demand. The Company's flagship platform, Intellivue™, represents a new industry benchmark and game-changing solution by enabling clients to access and manage the content of every scanned document, file, spreadsheet, email, photo, audio file or video tape - virtually anything that can be digitized - in their enterprise from any PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone from anywhere in the world.

For additional information, please visit the Company's corporate website: www.GlobalWiseInvestments.com

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