Benefit Portals Produce Print Communications? OnlineBenefits Announces Innovative Upgrades to Its Benergy Platform.Business Editors UNIONDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003 OnlineBenefits, Inc., provider of Internet-based HR solutions, announced its eighth major release for its industry-leading employee benefit communication platform, Benergy(TM). Among the many advances in the release is a unique concept called the "Web-to-print benefits booklet." It used to be that employers ready to take the leap to online communications would take their benefit materials in print and post them to a website. Now they can do the reverse. Benergy serves as a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. knowledgebase where all the facts related to a benefit package are stored. The knowledgebase dynamically feeds an online portal where employees go to retrieve information. Now, with the click of a button, an HR person can create a booklet that compiles relevant information from Benergy's knowledgebase. The printable print·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being printed or of producing a print: printable negatives. 2. Fit for publication: printable language. benefit booklet benefit booklet, n a booklet or pamphlet provided to the subscriber that contains a general explanation of the benefits and related provisions of the dental benefits program. Also known as a summary plan description. gives a company an easy way to provide a hard copy of what is on the Web, without duplicating effort. It is perfect for workers without access to a computer, job candidates, dependents and COBRA cobra, name for African and Asian snakes of the family Elapidae that are equipped with inflatable neck hoods. The family also includes the African mambas, the Asian kraits, the New World coral snakes and a large number of Australian snakes. participants -- any situation where a printed overview of benefits is helpful. "There may always be people in the workforce who will not get to the Web, which has made it difficult for some employers to commit to using employee communication portals," says Andrew Ceccon, Vice President of Marketing at OnlineBenefits. "The web-to-print benefit booklet finally satisfies their desire to move their communication strategies forward into the online world without alienating al·ien·ate tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions. the needs of those who want it in print." Additional features included in this release are a new hire administrative tool and customized multimedia benefits orientation presentations called Plan Tours. Ready...Enroll, Benergy's online enrollment assistance module, aided over 100,000 employees during open enrollment season last year. It is now able to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the new hire administrative procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. process in a similar fashion -- saving HR even more time. Benergy's new Plan Tours offer employees and their family members the ability to view multimedia mini-classes that teach them the concepts of the plan and convey the provisions dynamically. HR departments no longer need to arrange group meetings for employees during open enrollment as employees can now view this information at their convenience. Benergy's Plan Tours offer a more efficient way -- ensuring information is offered accurately, each and every time, while presenting the employer's benefits programs in the most favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. fashion possible. About OnlineBenefits OnlineBenefits, Inc. is the HR solutions company behind the well-known Benergy family of communication, administration and intelligence products. Its market-proven solutions enrich the benefits and HR experience for employers, employees and brokers in innovative, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. ways. The company designs, implements and hosts its Internet-based applications and distributes them in partnership through its network of over 280 of the nation's leading brokers and consultants. Currently, more than 2,700 employers of all sizes and 700,000 employees use Benergy solutions. Visit www.onlinebenefits.com |
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