The Advisory Committee emerged from the Local Government Advisory Committee established to advise the NYS Office for Technology on its eCommerce/eGovernment initiative. It provided overall direction, initial planning, and feedback at various points during development. The Prototype Team worked with CTG and corporate partners (CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants, Inc. and Keane, Inc.) on Prototype planning, design, and development. CTG was the primary project manager and liaison between the Prototype Team and corporate partners, while corporate partners were the primary Gateway Prototype developers. Two additional corporate partners provided resources to the project. AT&T Foundation made a grant award of $20,000 which was used to support local involvement and extended evaluation. Microsoft provided software used to build one of the Prototype applications. Eighty individuals, representing eight state agencies, nine counties, nine cities, 18 towns, two universities, two professional organizations, and two private sector companies participated as Prototype Team Members, Advisory Committee Members, and field testers. In addition, 15 individuals from the four corporate partners joined seven CTG staff in this effort. A full listing of participants is presented in Appendix B.