Antares Technology Leads to Award-Winning Medical Mutual Web Site.Business Editors WESTLAKE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003 Antares Management Solutions' technical support guided Medical Mutual's Web site, MedMutual.com, to winning the prestigious Ultraweb Level 3 Award. The Ultraweb Level 3 Award symbolizes beauty in design, depth of content and precise technical operation. This is the sixth major award Medical Mutual's Web site has been honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. with since its redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re in 2002. With Antares' assistance, Medical Mutual's pre-existing Web site was completely rebuilt in design and code. Coded to the World Wide Web Consortium's standards, Medical Mutual's Web site is compatible with virtually any browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used . "We built the site from the ground up to fit Medical Mutual's needs," says Michael Canterbury, manager of e-business at Antares. "Since rebuilding the Web site, traffic numbers have significantly increased for Medical Mutual, which says a lot because a well designed site will not only attract more users but will also retain those users because it's easy to find what they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ." Web sites were judged on overall impression, content, presentation/design and technical operation. Medical Mutual is one of only 16 to be awarded the Ultraweb Level 3 recognition since the award's 1999 inception, selected from more than 2,600 entries. "The information on every page is meaningful to a wide audience, well written and thorough," said Ann Bevans, chief judge of the Ultraweb Awards Program. "What we found most impressive is the fact that your content is placed with architectural precision and artistic flavor on each page throughout the entire site." "The IT support area at Antares developed the Web site standards we adhered to when designing the site, which is why the Medical Mutual Web site is so precise in content and design," says Chris Hoffman, manager of Internet Communications, Medical Mutual. "Antares' contributions allowed Medical Mutual to create a highly functional, interactive Web site that is easy for our customers to use." An industry leader in providing both state-of-the-art Information Technology Outsourcing Information Technology Outsoucing or ITO is a company's outsourcing of computer or Internet related work, such as programming, to other companies. It is used in refence to Business Process Outsourcing or BPO, which is the outsourcing of the work that does not require so much (ITO Ito, city (1990 pop. 71,223), Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. See indium. ) and Business Process Outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in (BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ), Antares Management Solutions allows companies to cut costs while concentrating on their core business. Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 31,719 at the 2000 census. Geography Westlake is located at (41.454439, -81.928657)GR1. , the company designs and maintains information technology systems, develops software applications to meet customer needs and administers information technology services. For more information, visit www.AntaresSolutions.com. Founded in 1934, Medical Mutual is the oldest and largest health insurance company based in Ohio. The company serves its customers through high-quality, affordable group and individual health insurance plans, and third-party administrative services to self-insured group customers. Medical Mutual's annual premium and service-generated revenue is $1.6 billion. Based in Cleveland, Medical Mutual also has offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton and Youngstown. |
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