AtYourBusiness.com Unveils Unique Online Employer Services Site.ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 10, 1999-- Database Platform Offers Small and Mid-Sized Business Owners One Click Access to Top-Tier Employee Management Services AtYourBusiness.com today introduced the Web's first employer services hub that integrates an interactive HR management application with a series of business services aimed at the small business market. Services immediately available include payroll processing, pre-employment screening, and worker's compensation and, by year-end, benefits, OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. compliance, training and skills testing will also be available. The AtYourBusiness.com HR Manager(SM) is a web-based self-service application that enables employees to perform up to 90 percent of human resources paperwork. Users are able to perform a wide variety of tasks inside their own private, secure site, including the updating of benefits information, creation of job descriptions, review of management reports, screening of new job applicants and dozens of other tasks typically done by hand. Users also have one click access to a wide range of benefits and employee management services from top-tier providers including Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), and Wausau Insurance, a business unit of the Liberty Mutual Group. "Unlike other business Web sites that only provide forms and information, HR Manager is a true application and productivity tool that will save owners and managers hours each week as it helps them stay in compliance with a complex array of federal and state regulations," said Michael Shulman, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AtYourBusiness.com, which is based in Rockville, Maryland. "For example, we send you an e-mail informing you when you are subject to COBRA regulations and what you need to buy, or do, to comply. This is a to-do web service, not a read or link-to-somewhere-else site." "AtYourBusiness.com is an Application Service Provider that has built a unique database platform to serve as a hub for offering a range of employee management services. That's one of the key differentiators from small business portals that only offer links to other services," said Phil Gross, President of AtYourBusiness.com. "Our technology automatically builds a private site for each customer residing behind five levels of security. Every owner, manager and employee gets their own page, and enjoys the use of what is essentially their own Intranet for human resources and benefits management." In the next few weeks, the company will announce new relationships with providers of group benefits, online training, skills testing and recruitment services. AtYourBusiness.com has completed two rounds of financing totaling $5 million. Investors include SpaceVest, a Reston, Virginia based venture capital firm, along with Osprey Management, a Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. venture firm, and Steve Walker & Associates, the investment vehicle for the founder of Trusted Information Services, Inc. The company completed its angel round of financing in January 1999, raising $1 million. Business users can test AtYourBusiness.com and its Human Resource Manager service free of charge for the next 60 days, ending January. The Web site (www.AtYourBusiness.com or www.AYB AYB All Your Base (Are Belong to Us) AYB Atlantic Youth Bowling AYB Accessory Bulletin AYB Are You Bored? AYB All Your Base Are Belong to Us .com.) will feature sample companies that visitors can practice on to experience the service without any sign-up obligations. Editor's Note: Screen shots and executive photos are available upon request. About AtYourBusiness.com AtYourBusiness.com is a proprietary, web-based service that automatically builds and helps manage a custom human resources and employee management function for small to mid-size companies. The Company was founded in November 1998 by Phil Gross, a former CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of America Online (NYSE:AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), and Michael Shulman, an entrepreneur and business development consultant to XOOM XOOM Extraction of Object Oriented Software Metrics .com (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :XMCM). AtYourBusiness.com is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. |
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