The WebMaster 50/50 awards program recognizes innovative Internet and intranet development efforts. The award is given to 50 Internet and 50 intranet sites that use the 'Net to meet overall business objectives.

Nearly 900 WebMaster site visitors filled out an electronic ballot at the WebMaster site (www.web-master.com) to nominate a Web environment, a single site or a single application. WebMaster editors judged each nomination based on the following criteria: which organizations use the Web to open new markets, expand existing ones, manage information, and/or maintain cost-effective interactions.

"By providing a timely, accessible environment, the Internet has enabled Quicken.com to become the objective source for making the most of your money," said Intuit Co-Founder and Chairman Scott Cook. "We are pleased to be honored by WebMaster, a leader in recognizing how dramatically the Internet can improve a company's ability to reach and help its customers and prospects."

According to WebMaster magazine Publisher and Editor in Chief Lew McCreary, "These award winners anticipate and adapt to the flow of the mercurial Web, trying not just to go with it but managing to stay out in front. They most clearly represent the benchmarks, circa 1997, of business excellence on the Web."

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), a financial software and Web-based services company, develops and markets Quicken, the leading personal finance software; TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks, the most popular small-business accounting software. Intuit's Quicken Financial Network (http://www.quicken.com) offers a complete set of personal finance news, information, products, and tools, including the leading mutual fund and insurance sites. Intuit's products and services enable individuals, small businesses and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses.

CIO Communications, Inc., was formed in 1987 to help CIOs, IT executives and other senior level managers succeed in business through the use of information technology. The company publishes technology-focused business magazines, produces the award- winning www.cio.com Web site, and develops and produces CIO Executive Programs series of conferences that provide educational and networking opportunities for corporate and government executives who want to expand their knowledge of technology, business management issues and innovative products and services. The company is a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the leading global provider of information services on information technology.