GlobalWise Enters New Channel Sales Partnership With Iron Data

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - Jan 7, 2013) - 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 the signing of a new channel sales partnership with Iron Data Solutions, Inc. (www.irondata.com).

Headquartered in Arlington, VA, Iron Data offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, called Intelligent Process Management, that assess, improve, manage and monitor challenging operational process issues for clients in the public sectors. Iron Data has more than 400 employees across 11 offices around the U.S. and the world, including Amsterdam, Toronto and Shenzhen, China.

"Iron Data represents another fantastic channel partner who can further expand our scope in both the public and private sector through their technological expertise and established relationships," stated William "BJ" Santiago, CEO of GlobalWise. "Iron Data has been a proven leader in transforming how government agencies control dataflow and manage information. We are actively working to secure a large government client now and anticipate announcing a new contract with the organization soon. GlobalWise looks forward to working with Iron Data and anticipates many more client opportunities over the coming quarters."

"We deeply value our government clients and relationships," said Tom Gottleib, Vice President of Iron Data. "It was vitally important we found an ECM cloud-based provider who understood the mission critical and privacy needs within the government sector. GlobalWise has served these types of clients since their inception and has a rich and proven legacy to complement our reputation for implementing process management and business automation solutions that reduce waste, fraud and abuse."

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. 

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