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02/15/06

BenXL has released an updated version of their Batch Processes in dot Net. This makes batch processing more intuitive and easier to run. Under every process, the system shows the status of all steps that have been run or are pending. This updated version also includes a new rollback feature. The system also produces extensive audit trail and batch scheduling capabilities. The principal benefits of the updated version are: Non-systems personnel can run and schedule these processes. All process statuses are visible and intuitive. A rollback feature is provided at every step throughout every process. An extensive and easy to read audit trail has been provided.

02/01/06

BenXL has announced the release of its new Plan Setup Parameter Handling Mechanism. This is intended to ease installation into a client’s production environment. Clients now have the option of storing individual plan provisions in a self-contained database independent of the employee and employer database. This feature helps maintain different plans in an isolated secured environment, thus ensuring the integrity of all other plans. This also helps elevate a new plan into a client’s production environment without adversely affecting the production database. The process is now as easy as moving application script (bdts). Some other benefits of this new feature include: Increased productivity - the developer can customize a new plan without connectivity to the test or production database. Copying files will now automatically create backups. Better response time - the system does not have to access the database from the data server; instead it resides locally on the application server. Maintains global information in one place.

11/25/05

BenXL was recently retained to conduct an operational review of a large TPA’s current pension administration processes and systems. The goal of the project was to determine their efficiency in meeting customer expectations and achieving the TPA’s business goals. The principal criteria against which current processes and systems were evaluated included: speed, accuracy, adaptability and the ease of updating, resource requirements, integration and scalability. The BenXL project team drafted a highlight summary of findings. The particular emphasis of these findings was on areas warranting further study and/or immediate attention to support existing customers and future growth. The final document included: Analysis of if and how current processes differed from industry "best-practices." A description of shortcomings of current processes and procedural methods. Recommended solutions and their expected benefits. Determination of whether BenXL and other software had been implemented properly to respond to the TPA’s business requirements. A description of enhancements and modifications to the existing software.

11/01/05

Anil Kohli, Vice President, wrote an article titled Delivering On the Promise of Outsourcing that appeared in the fall issue of Actuarial Digest.

8/16/04

BenXL launches its freshly revamped website. Newly improved with more details of our products and services, our site now has an enhanced search capability, resume uploading, as well as a customized view for our three primary client types.

8/01/04

Runae Badciong to head the Atlanta branch of BenXL Technologies. BenXL announced the opening of a sales office in Atlanta, GA. It is the first sales office the company has opened outside of its suburban Philadelphia headquarters. Runae Badciong who has joined BenXL from SBC Systems where she was a vice president will head the office. In her new position, Badciong will be responsible for regional and national marketing and sales, drawing on BenXL’s national corporate staff in King of Prussia, PA for technical and customer service support. She has over 14 years of experience in benefits software marketing and sales, as well as group and qualified benefit plan design, financing and administration. She has held consulting and sales positions of increasing responsibility with three other firms since earning a business administration degree in risk management and insurance, with a concentration in actuarial science, from University of Georgia.

7/08/04

BenXL installs web-based administration system and participant center at Highmark, Inc. Highmark, headquartered in Camp Hill, PA, was created in 1996 by the consolidation of two Pennsylvania licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association — Pennsylvania Blue Shield (now Highmark Blue Shield) and a Blue Cross plan in western Pennsylvania (now Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield).Highmark is now one of the largest health insurers in the United States.

7/01/04

BenXL Technologies hires marketing firm to oversee the global marketing and sales effort. The Solutions Network, Inc., was retained to develop and manage a nationwide new business development campaign. Solutions Network is a business advisory services consulting firm based in Villanova, PA. Richard J. Anthony, Sr., the managing director and executive account manager, said that his firm is working with BenXL to develop a national marketing and sales plan, identify and evaluate candidates for sales positions, create marketing materials and support the sales staff. BenXL selected The Solutions Network because of the firm’s experience with technology companies and with BenXL’s target markets: large defined benefit pension administrators, Third Party Administrators and outsourcing firms. Anthony, before opening his consulting firm, had been CEO of US consulting operations for the Alexander Consulting Group (acquired by AON) and a vice president and principal with Towers Perrin. He also has corporate and agency advertising and public relations experience.

6/01/04

Serena Kohli joins BenXL. With a Bachelors of Arts from Cornell University in Computer Science and years of technical experience, she has been brought in to manage our clients as well as project life cycles. Prior to joining BenXL she was with Merrill Lynch and her duties involved managing internal projects and third party software products implementations.