COLUMBUS, OH -- (Marketwire) -- 01/14/13 -- 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 new sales campaign with its channel partner Tiburon (www.tiburoninc.com). This campaign, which is expected to launch this month, will target Tiburon's client base of over 600 leading public safety agencies in North America.

Since 1980, Tiburon has set the standard of excellence for the delivery of computer aided dispatch, mobility, records management and corrections management solutions built to meet the rigorous demands of state, local and federal law enforcement, fire & rescue and corrections agencies. To support market needs and further extend the service and value provided to clients, Tiburon selected Intellinetics as its strategic partner for Enterprise Content Management. Intellinetics' combination of advanced, mission-critical technology, public sector experience and flexible deployment models made it the best ECM partner for Tiburon.

"We are proud to be Tiburon's ECM provider," stated William "BJ" Santiago, CEO of GlobalWise. "As a market leader, Tiburon could choose any ECM partner. It is gratifying they selected us to fulfill a critical need within the Public Safety markets in which they serve. The Intellivue™ Total Command Electronic Document Management Solution (ITCE) is an affordable, simple to purchase and install bundle designed exclusively for Tiburon's TotalCommand client base. With an attractive entry point of approximately $50,000, ITCE will be well received in this space. The Tiburon team has been great to work with throughout the process of integrating all the technical, sales and marketing aspects of this exciting new campaign."

"Intellinetics has become one of our benchmark partners, setting a high standard for partner support, technology integration and hard work to deliver results," stated Kirke Kurtis, Marketing Director for Tiburon. "The Intellivue™ platform has the unique blend of advanced privacy features, integration flexibility and ease of use that is absolutely vital to our clients. Intellinetics has been an important part of winning new clients for our company, and we are excited to bring that success into our large installed client base."

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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