Let us look into our Treasure Chest before we leap to develop yet another software package. NIC has dedicated about a quarter of a century in promoting and applying IT solutions in the Central, State and District Administration with the support of client/user community. In the process, besides other IT solutions, a number of software packages and other artifacts have been developed by NIC that are operational in various sectors of Indian development administration. An effort has now been made to collect information about all these valuable products into the Treasure Chest of NIC. Do explore ‘Offerings’ (http://offerings.nic.in) before starting a new application software development venture – it is possible the product matching your client’s specifications is already readily available ! Offerings provides a 24x7 access to NIC Product Base, with a view to prevent re-invention. As a result of collective efforts undertaken by various NIC Units/Divisions, to register into the Offerings web site and post product information, Offerings, the online/dynamic software information system of NIC software packages, now displays around 700 products, operational across the country. The Product Details include information about the Client (Sector, Ministry/ Department/Directorate to which the product belongs), end users, Technical info and the duration since when the product is operational. Meant for the internal usage of NIC, the site is password protected. To maintain authenticity, only HODs and SIOs can enter information and the rest of NIC Officials could have a ‘Read-Only’ access. An important feature is that the site not only gives product information but also allows for uploading the training material and other documents.